A new article describes the detrimental impact of stellar wind on the atmosphere of exoplanets. …read more Source:: Science
Month: November 2017
Hundreds of fossilized eggs shed light on pterosaur development
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•An invaluable collection of more than 200 eggs is providing new insights into the development and nesting habits of pterosaurs. …read more Source:: Science
Squeezing light into a tiny channel brings optical computing a step closer
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•By forcing light to go through a smaller gap than ever before, researchers have paved the way for computers based on light instead of electronics. …read more Source:: Science
New early gravity signals to quantify the magnitude of strong earthquakes
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•After an earthquake, there is a disturbance in the field of gravity almost instantaneously. This could be recorded before the seismic waves. Researchers have managed to observe these weak signals …read more Source:: Science
Gravitational waves could shed light on the origin of black holes
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•The detection of gravitational waves has given astronomers a new way of looking at the universe, and a new study shows how these ripples in the fabric of spacetime might …read more Source:: Science
Breakthrough process for directly converting methane to methanol
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•The direct oxidation of methane — found in natural gas — into methanol at low temperatures has long been a holy grail. Now, researchers have found a breakthrough way to …read more Source:: Science
Sea-level rise predicted to threaten >13,000 archaeological sites in southeastern US
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•Sea-level rise may impact vast numbers of archaeological and historic sites, cemeteries, and landscapes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the southeastern United States, according to a new study. …read more Source:: 13,000 archaeological sites in southeastern US” >Science
Prehistoric women had stronger arms than today’s elite rowing crews
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•The first study to compare ancient and living female bones shows the routine manual labor of women during early agricultural eras was more grueling than the physical demands of rowing …read more Source:: Science
Wearable computing ring allows users to write words and numbers with thumb
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•With the whirl of a thumb, researchers have created technology that allows people to trace letters and numbers on their fingers and see the figures appear on a nearby computer …read more Source:: Science
Lifespan prolonged by inhibiting common enzyme
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•The lifespans of flies and worms are prolonged by limiting the activity of an enzyme common to all animals, finds a new study. The enzyme — RNA polymerase III (Pol …read more Source:: Science