DEET, a chemical in bug sprays, affects the behavior of highly diverse organisms — but how it works remains unclear. New research in C. elegans shows that the compound exploits …read more Source:: Science
Month: September 2018
Powerful jet discovered coming from ‘wrong’ kind of star
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•Discovery of a jet of material launched by a highly magnetic neutron star forces rethinking a longstanding theory about the origin of such jets. …read more Source:: Science
Fossil evidence of large flowering trees in N. America 15 millions years earlier
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•A newly discovered fossil suggests that large, flowering trees grew in North America by the Turonian age, showing that these large trees were part of the forest canopies there nearly …read more Source:: Science
Taller plants moving into Arctic because of climate change
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•The effects of climate change are behind an increase in plant height across the Arctic tundra over the past 30 years. …read more Source:: Science
How a tiny Curiosity motor identified a massive Martian dust storm
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•When dust filled the Martian atmosphere during the recent planet-wide dust storm, observations were plentiful — even from unlikely instruments. …read more Source:: Science
Liquid metal discovery to make toxic water safe and drinkable
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•Researchers have discovered a revolutionary and cheap way to make filters that can turn water contaminated with heavy metals into safe drinking water in a matter of minutes. …read more Source:: Science
Genetic testing: Not a one-and-done deal
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•A study that reviewed genetic testing results from 1.45 million individuals found that nearly 25 percent of ‘variants of uncertain significance’ were subsequently reclassified — sometimes as less likely to …read more Source:: Science
The grim, final days of a mother octopus
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•A new study uses modern genetic sequencing tools to describe several distinct molecular signals produced by the optic gland after a female octopus reproduces. The research also details four separate …read more Source:: Science
Fedora Linux 29 beta rolls out
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•The latest version of Fedora Linux is coming out. …read more Source:: Linux
Linus Torvalds and Linux Code of Conduct: 7 myths debunked
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•No, protesting programmers are not removing code from Linux; there are no purges of politically incorrect Linux kernel developers. And Linus Torvalds is coming back. …read more Source:: Linux