The innate immune system, our first line of defense against bacterial infection, has a side job that’s equally important: fine-tuning our metabolism. …read more Source:: Science
Day: June 21, 2018
US oil & gas methane emissions 60 percent higher than estimated
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•The US oil and gas industry emits 13 million metric tons of the potent greenhouse gas methane from its operations each year, 60 percent more than estimated by the US …read more Source:: Science
Antarctic ice sheet is melting, but rising bedrock below could slow it down
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•An international team of researchers has found that the bedrock below the remote West Antarctic Ice Sheet is rising much more rapidly than previously thought, in response to ongoing ice …read more Source:: Science
Psychiatric disorders share an underlying genetic basis
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•Researchers explored the genetic connections between brain disorders at a scale far eclipsing previous work on the subject. The team determined that psychiatric disorders share many genetic variants, while neurological …read more Source:: Science
Einstein proved right in another galaxy
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•Astronomers have made the most precise test of gravity outside our own solar system. By combining data taken with NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large …read more Source:: Science
A mechanism behind choosing alcohol over healthy rewards is found
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•Changes in a brain signalling system contribute to the development of alcohol addiction-like behaviors in rats, according to a new study. The findings indicate a similar mechanism in humans. …read more Source:: Science
Nearly 80 exoplanet candidates identified in record time
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•Scientists have analyzed data from K2, the follow-up mission to NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, and have discovered a trove of possible exoplanets amid some 50,000 stars. The scientists report the …read more Source:: Science