In a provocative new perspective piece, researchers say that disease genes are spread uniformly across the genome, not clustered in specific molecular pathways, as has been thought. …read more Source:: Science
Month: June 2017
Ten near-Earth size planets in habitable zone of their star
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•NASA’s Kepler space telescope team has released a mission catalog of planet candidates that introduces 219 new planet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and orbiting in their star’s …read more Source:: Science
Ancient skulls shed light on migration in the Roman empire
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•Skeletal evidence shows that, hundreds of years after the Roman Republic conquered most of the Mediterranean world, coastal communities in what is now south and central Italy still bore distinct …read more Source:: Science
The story of music is the story of humans
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•How did music begin? Did our early ancestors first start by beating things together to create rhythm, or use their voices to sing? What types of instruments did they use? …read more Source:: Science
How viewing cute animals can help rekindle marital spark
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•One of the well-known challenges of marriage is keeping the passion alive after years of partnership, as passions tend to cool even in very happy relationships. Psychological scientists have now …read more Source:: Science
Fighting global warming and climate change requires a broad energy portfolio
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•Can the continental United States make a rapid, reliable and low-cost transition to an energy system that relies almost exclusively on wind, solar and hydroelectric power? While there is growing …read more Source:: Science
X-ray eyes in the sky: Drones and WiFi for 3-D through-wall imaging
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•Researchers have given the first demonstration of 3-D imaging of objects through walls using ordinary wireless signal. The technique, which involves two drones working in tandem, could have a variety …read more Source:: Science
Debian 9 ‘Stretch’ Linux has arrived
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•Debian, one of the main Linux distributions, has just released its latest major update. …read more Source:: Linux
Ancient DNA reveals role of Near East and Egypt in cat domestication
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•DNA found at archaeological sites reveals that the origins of our domestic cat are in the Near East and ancient Egypt. Cats were domesticated by the first farmers some 10,000 …read more Source:: Science
MAVEN’s top 10 discoveries at Mars
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•Since its launch in November 2013 and its orbit insertion in September 2014, MAVEN has been exploring the upper atmosphere of Mars. MAVEN is bringing insight to how the sun …read more Source:: Science