There may be more habitable planets in the universe than we previously thought, according to geoscientists, who suggest that plate tectonics — long assumed to be a requirement for suitable …read more Source:: Science
Day: July 30, 2018
Hidden rules of genetics for how life on Earth began
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•All living things use the genetic code to “translate” DNA-based genetic information into proteins, which are the main working molecules in cells. Precisely how the complex process of translation arose …read more Source:: Science
Largest king penguin colony has shrunk nearly 90%
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•The world’s biggest colony of king penguins is found in the National Nature Reserve of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands (TAAF). Using high-resolution satellite images, researchers have detected a …read more Source:: Science
Memory-processing unit could bring memristors to the masses
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•A new way of arranging advanced computer components called memristors on a chip could enable them to be used for general computing, which could cut energy consumption by a factor …read more Source:: Science
Ever-increasing CO2 levels could take us back to the tropical climate of Paleogene period
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•A new study has warned that unless we mitigate current levels of carbon dioxide emissions, Western Europe and New Zealand could revert to the hot tropical climate of the early …read more Source:: Science