Mars has an invisible magnetic ‘tail’ that is twisted by interaction with the solar wind, according to new research using data from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft. …read more Source:: Science
Day: October 19, 2017
New NASA study improves search for habitable worlds
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•New NASA research is helping to refine our understanding of candidate planets beyond our solar system that might support life. …read more Source:: Science
Field trips of the future?
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•A biologist examines the benefits and drawbacks of virtual and augmented reality in teaching environmental science. …read more Source:: Science
New tyrannosaur fossil is most complete found in Southwestern US
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•A fossilized skeleton of a tyrannosaur discovered in Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument was airlifted by helicopter Oct 15, and delivered to the Natural History Museum of Utah where it …read more Source:: Science
Evolution in your back garden: Great tits may be adapting their beaks to birdfeeders
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•A British enthusiasm for feeding birds may have caused UK great tits to have evolved longer beaks than their European counterparts, according to new research. The findings identify for the …read more Source:: Science
H7N9 influenza is both lethal and transmissible in animal model for flu
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•In 2013, an influenza virus began circulating among poultry in China. It caused several waves of human infection and as of late July 2017, nearly 1,600 people had tested positive …read more Source:: Science
Liquid metal discovery ushers in new wave of chemistry and electronics
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•Researchers use liquid metal to create atom-thick 2-D never before seen in nature. The research could transform how we do chemistry and could also be applied to enhance data storage …read more Source:: Science