Bones of an entirely new but already extinct genus of gibbon have been discovered in China, revealing the magnitude of human-caused extinction of primates. …read more Source:: Science
Month: June 2018
Delivering insulin in a pill
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•Researchers have developed an oral delivery method that could dramatically transform the way in which diabetics keep their blood sugar levels in check. …read more Source:: Science
‘Electrogeochemistry’ captures carbon, produces fuel, offsets ocean acidification
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•Limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius will require not only reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, but also active removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This has prompted heightened …read more Source:: Science
Closing the loop for robotic grasping
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•Roboticists have developed a faster and more accurate way for robots to grasp objects, including in cluttered and changing environments, which has the potential to improve their usefulness in both …read more Source:: Science
GitLab moves from Azure to Google Cloud Platform
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•Microsoft may own GitHub soon, but GitLab is moving further away from Microsoft. …read more Source:: Linux
Cranium of a four-million-year-old hominin shows similarities to that of modern humans
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•A cranium of a four-million-year-old fossil, that, in 1995 was described as the oldest evidence of human evolution in South Africa, has shown similarities to that of our own, when …read more Source:: Science
Can the kids wait? Today’s youngsters able to delay gratification longer than those of the 1960s
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•Some 50 years since the original ‘marshmallow test’ in which most preschoolers gobbled up one treat immediately rather than wait several minutes to get two, today’s youngsters may be able …read more Source:: Science
Why life on Earth first got big
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•Some of the earliest complex organisms on Earth — possibly some of the earliest animals to exist — got big not to compete for food, but to spread their offspring …read more Source:: Science
Men’s testosterone levels largely determined by where they grow up
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•Men’s testosterone levels are largely determined by their environment during childhood, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
‘Stealth’ material hides hot objects from infrared eyes
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•Infrared cameras are the heat-sensing eyes that help drones find their targets even in the dead of night or through heavy fog. Hiding from such detectors could become much easier, …read more Source:: Science