An experiment using hundreds of plastic drifters in the Gulf of Mexico shows that rather than simply spread out, as current calculations would predict, many of them clumped together in …read more Source:: Science
Day: January 18, 2018
Long-term warming trend continued in 2017: NASA, NOAA
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•Continuing the planet’s long-term warming trend, globally averaged temperatures in 2017 were 1.62 degrees Fahrenheit (0.90 degrees Celsius) warmer than the 1951 to 1980 mean, according to scientists. …read more Source:: Science
Why animals diversified on Earth: Cancer research provides clues
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•Can tumors teach us about animal evolution on Earth? Researchers believe so and now present a novel hypothesis of why animal diversity increased dramatically on Earth about half a billion …read more Source:: Science
First evidence of sub-Saharan Africa glassmaking
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•Scholars have found the first direct evidence that glass was produced in sub-Saharan Africa centuries before the arrival of Europeans, a finding that the researchers said represents a ‘new chapter …read more Source:: Science
Large volcanic island flank collapses trigger catastrophic eruptions
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•New research not only implies a link between catastrophic volcanic eruptions and landslides, but also suggests that landslides are the trigger. At the heart of Tenerife and standing almost 4 …read more Source:: Science
Global analysis reveals how sharks travel the oceans to find food
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•You’ve heard of “you are what you eat” – this research shows that for sharks, the more relevant phrase is “you are where you ate.” …read more Source:: Science
First global atlas of the bacteria living in your dirt
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•What lives in your dirt? Researchers are one step closer to finding out after compiling the first global atlas of soil bacterial communities and identifying a group of around 500 …read more Source:: Science
Flu may be spread just by breathing
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•It is easier to spread the influenza virus (flu) than previously thought, according to a new study. People commonly believe that they can catch the flu by exposure to droplets …read more Source:: Science