It’s a well-known fact that water, at sea level, starts to boil at a temperature of 212 degrees Fahrenheit, or 100 degrees Celsius. And scientists have long observed that when …read more Source:: Science
Day: November 28, 2016
What’s up with Madagascar?
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The island of Madagascar off the coast of Africa was largely unexplored seismically until recently. The first broadband seismic images of the island help solve a longstanding mystery: why are …read more Source:: Science
Modern hunter-gatherers show value of exercise
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In a remote area of north-central Tanzania, men leave their huts on foot, armed with bows and poison-tipped arrows, to hunt for their next meal. Dinner could come in the …read more Source:: Science
Our closest worm kin regrow body parts, raising hopes of regeneration in humans
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A new study of one of our closest invertebrate relatives, the acorn worm, reveals that regenerating body parts might one day be possible. …read more Source:: Science
Biggest exposed fault on Earth discovered
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Geologists have for the first time seen and documented the Banda Detachment fault in eastern Indonesia and have worked out how it formed. …read more Source:: Science
To the cloud! Real-world container migrations
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By Bob Violino We hear a lot from vendors and service providers about the wisdom of migrating applications and workloads to the cloud. The potential benefits include lower capital costs and increased flexibility. <a class="colorbox" …read more Source:: OpenSource
Time is running out for NTP
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By Fahmida Y. Rashid There are two types of open source projects: those with corporate sponsorship and those that fall under the “labor of love” category. Actually, there’s a third variety: projects that get …read more Source:: OpenSource