The climate models that project greater amounts of warming this century are the ones that best align with observations of the current climate, according to a article. Their findings suggest …read more Source:: Science
Month: December 2017
Synchrotron sheds light on the amphibious lifestyle of a new raptorial dinosaur
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•A well-preserved dinosaur skeleton from Mongolia unites an unexpected combination of features that defines a new group of semi-aquatic predators related to Velociraptor. Detailed 3-D synchrotron analysis allowed an international …read more Source:: Science
In first, 3-D printed objects connect to WiFi without electronics
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•Engineers have developed the first 3-D printed plastic objects that can connect to other devices via WiFi without using any electronics, including a laundry bottle that can detect when soap …read more Source:: Science
Engineers 3-D print a ‘living tattoo’
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•Engineers have devised a 3-D printing technique that uses a new kind of ink made from genetically programmed living cells. The cells are engineered to light up in response to …read more Source:: Science
Experiment demonstrates quantum mechanical effects from biological system
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•Using green fluorescent proteins obtained from Escherichia coli, researchers have demonstrated quantum mechanical effects from a biological system. …read more Source:: Science
Obesity prevented in mice fed high-fat diet
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•Researchers activated the Hedgehog protein pathway in the fat cells of mice. After eight weeks of eating a high-fat diet, mice that had been engineered with genes to activate the …read more Source:: Science
Two Super-Earths around red dwarf K2-18
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•New research has revealed that a little-known exoplanet called K2-18b could well be a scaled-up version of Earth. Just as exciting, the same researchers also discovered for the first time …read more Source:: Science
Early avian evolution: The Archaeopteryx that wasn‘t
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•Paleontologists have corrected a case of misinterpretation: The first fossil “Archaeopteryx” to be discovered is actually a predatory dinosaur belonging to the anchiornithid family, which was previously known only from …read more Source:: Science
Pigeons can discriminate both space, time
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•Pigeons aren’t so bird-brained after all. New research shows that pigeons can discriminate the abstract concepts of space and time, likely using a different region of the brain than humans …read more Source:: Science
Invasive plants have unprecedented ability to pioneer new continents and climates
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•It’s no secret that globalization, aided by climate change, is helping invasive species gain a foothold across the planet. What came as something of a surprise to researchers was just …read more Source:: Science