Wind and solar farms are known to have local effects on heat, humidity and other factors that may be beneficial — or detrimental — to the regions in which they …read more Source:: Science
Month: September 2018
Galactic ‘wind’ stifling star formation is most distant yet seen
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•For the first time, a powerful ‘wind’ of molecules has been detected in a galaxy located 12 billion light-years away. Probing a time when the universe was less than 10 …read more Source:: Science
Same mutations underpin spread of cancer in individuals
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•Scientists have arrived at a key understanding about how cancers in individual patients spread, or metastasize. …read more Source:: Science
Evidence of 7,200-year-old cheese-making found on the Dalmatian Coast
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•Analysis of fatty residue in pottery from the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia revealed evidence of fermented dairy products — soft cheeses and yogurts — from about 7,200 years ago. …read more Source:: Science
Australian fur seal pup population is shrinking
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•A census of annual pup production by Australian fur seal populations revealed the first reduction since species-wide protection was implemented in 1975, according to a new study. The study also …read more Source:: Science
Endocrine disruptors found in bottlenose dolphins
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•Evidence of exposure to phthalates, chemical compounds used in hundreds of consumer products, has been found in resident bottlenose dolphins in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Some phthalates have been linked to …read more Source:: Science
Careful, You are made of glass
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•Ever wondered how groups of cells managed to build your tissues and organs while you were just an embryo? …read more Source:: Science
Scientists ‘teleport’ a quantum gate
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•Researchers have demonstrated one of the key steps in building the architecture for modular quantum computers: the ‘teleportation’ of a quantum gate between two qubits, on demand. …read more Source:: Science
Giving tortoises a ‘head start’
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•Research indicates that head-starting — raising a species in captivity and releasing it into a protected habitat after it has grown large enough to be less vulnerable to predators — …read more Source:: Science
Why we stick to false beliefs: Feedback trumps hard evidence
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•Ever wonder why flat earthers, birthers, climate change and Holocaust deniers stick to their beliefs in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary? New findings suggest that feedback, rather …read more Source:: Science