A lake beneath the West Antarctic ice sheet contains large amounts of methane and describes how methane-eating microbes may keep the climate-warming gas from entering the atmosphere. …read more Source:: Science
Month: July 2017
Loss of Arctic sea ice impacting Atlantic Ocean water circulation system
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•Arctic sea ice is not merely a passive responder to the climate changes occurring around the world, according to new research. Scientists say the ongoing Arctic ice loss can play …read more Source:: Science
Two degrees of warming already baked in
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•Even if humans could instantly turn off all our emissions of greenhouse gases, the Earth would continue to heat up about two more degrees Fahrenheit by the turn of the …read more Source:: Science
Hands-on: A walk through the openSUSE Leap 42.3 installer
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•The recently-released openSUSE Leap 42.3 distribution includes some changes to the installer. Here’s a screenshot walk through of one of my installations. …read more Source:: Linux
Windows 10’s Subsystem for Linux exits beta ready for Fall Creators Update
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•Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux is becoming an official feature of Windows 10. …read more Source:: Linux
New magnet has nearly massless charge carriers
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•Advances in modern electronics has demanded the requisite hardware, transistors, to be smaller in each new iteration. Recent progress in nanotechnology has reduced the size of silicon transistors down to …read more Source:: Science
Complex chemistry in Saturn’s moon Titan’s atmosphere
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•Saturn’s frigid moon Titan has a curious atmosphere. In addition to a hazy mixture of nitrogen and hydrocarbons, like methane and ethane, Titan’s atmosphere also contains an array of more …read more Source:: Science
Dementia: BACE inhibitor improves brain function
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•The protein amyloid beta is believed to be the major cause of Alzheimer’s disease. Substances that reduce the production of amyloid beta, such as BACE inhibitors, are therefore promising candidates …read more Source:: Science
Green tea ingredient may ameliorate memory impairment, brain insulin resistance, and obesity
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•A new study involving mice, suggests that EGCG (epigallocatechin-3-gallate), the most abundant catechin and biologically active component in green tea, could alleviate high-fat and high-fructose (HFFD)-induced insulin resistance and cognitive …read more Source:: Science
New surgical strategy offers hope for repairing spinal injuries
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•Repairing spinal injuries is a difficult business. Scientists previously developed a new surgical technique to reconnect sensory neurons to the spinal cord after traumatic spinal injuries. Now, they have gained …read more Source:: Science