Scientists have determined that a volcano and mountain plateau across Turkey formed not by the collision of tectonic plates, but by a massive detachment of plate material beneath Earth’s surface. …read more Source:: Science
Day: November 28, 2017
New genetic variations linked to educational attainment: Genetic overlap between cognitive ability and longevity
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•Investigators have discovered dozens of new genetic variations associated with a person’s general cognitive ability. While profiling cognitive ability, researchers also discovered a genetic overlap with longevity. …read more Source:: Science
Infant stars found surprisingly near galaxy’s supermassive black hole
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•ALMA has revealed the telltale signs of eleven low-mass stars forming perilously close — within three light-years — to the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole. …read more Source:: Science
How Himalayan rivers influenced ancient Indus civilization settlements
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•Much of the Indus civilization developed around an extinct river, challenging ideas about how urbanization in ancient cultures developed, scientists have discovered. …read more Source:: Science
Beating heart patch is large enough to repair the human heart
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•Engineers have developed a ‘heart patch’ that is just as strong and electrically active as healthy adult cardiac tissue and large enough to cover the damage caused by most heart …read more Source:: Science