Researchers have uncovered a destructive mechanism at the molecular level that causes a well-known phenomenon associated with obesity: leptin resistance. They found that mice fed a high-fat diet produce an …read more Source:: Science
Day: August 22, 2018
Macaws may communicate visually with ‘blushing,’ ruffled feathers
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•Parrots — highly intelligent and highly verbal — may also ruffle their head feathers and blush to communicate visually, according to a new study. The study extends the understanding of …read more Source:: Science
If the birds can expect a larger profit in the future, they foregoe their desire for immediate reward
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•An economic decision-making involves weighing up differently beneficial alternatives to maximize profits. This sometimes requires foregoing one’s desire for immediate rewards. Not only does one have to control one’s own …read more Source:: Science
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 beta is out now
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•The latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux takes a big step forward into the cloud. …read more Source:: Linux
Laser breakthrough has physicists close to cooling down antimatter
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•For the first time, physicists at CERN have observed a benchmark atomic energy transition in anithydrogen, a major step toward cooling and manipulating the basic form of antimatter. Antimatter, annihilated …read more Source:: Science