Scientists have identified a group of planets outside our solar system where the same chemical conditions that may have led to life on Earth exist. …read more Source:: Science
Day: August 1, 2018
Climate change-driven droughts are getting hotter, study finds
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•In a new study, researchers report that temperatures during droughts have been rising faster than in average climates in recent decades, and they point to concurrent changes in atmospheric water …read more Source:: Science
Yeast grow — but can’t always breed — with their 16 chromosomes fused into two
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•Baker’s yeast survive and grow after a drastic reorganization, not of their genes, but of the chromosome superstructures that house, protect and control access to their DNA code. …read more Source:: Science
Harmful dyes in lakes, rivers can become colorless with new, sponge-like material
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•Scientists have created an environmentally friendly way to remove color from dyes in water in a matter of seconds. …read more Source:: Science
What makes diamonds blue? Boron from oceanic crustal remnants in Earth’s lower mantle
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•Blue diamonds — like the world-famous Hope Diamond at the National Museum of Natural History — formed up to four times deeper in the Earth’s mantle than most other diamonds, …read more Source:: Science