The effects of climate change will likely cause smaller but stronger storms in the United States, according to a new framework for modeling storm behavior. Though storm intensity is expected …read more Source:: Science
Day: December 1, 2016
A watershed moment in understanding how water conducts electricity
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•Scientists have taken spectroscopic snapshots of nature’s most mysterious relay race: the passage of extra protons from one water molecule to another during conductivity. The finding represents a major benchmark …read more Source:: Science
Climate cycles may explain how running water carved Mars’ surface features
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•Dramatic climate cycles on early Mars, triggered by buildup of greenhouse gases, may be the key to understanding how liquid water left its mark on the planet’s surface, according to …read more Source:: Science
Increasing tornado outbreaks: Is climate change responsible?
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•In a new study, researchers looked at increasing trends in the severity of tornado outbreaks where they measured severity by the number of tornadoes per outbreak. They found that these …read more Source:: Science
Canonical partners with Docker for cloud container management
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•Linux power Canonical will support Docker Engine, as well as Kubernetes, for cloud container management. …read more Source:: Linux
Gut microbes promote motor deficits in a mouse model of Parkinson’s disease
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•Gut microbes may play a critical role in the development of Parkinson’s-like movement disorders in genetically predisposed mice, researchers report. Antibiotic treatment reduced motor deficits and molecular hallmarks of Parkinson’s …read more Source:: Science
Visual Studio toolkit will build bootable apps
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•By Paul Krill The Cosmos open source OS “construction kit” is looking to create fast, small-footprint applications that are less dependent on hardware. In development since 2006, the kit is not …read more Source:: OpenSource
Amazon Lightsail: The private server killer
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•Amazon is going after hosting and virtual private server companies with its latest low-end cloud offering. …read more Source:: Linux