Given the right circumstances, water on Mars could hold more oxygen than previously believed, theoretically enough to support aerobic respiration, new research suggests. …read more Source:: Science
Month: October 2018
Breathing through the nose aids memory storage
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•The way we breathe may affect how well our memories are consolidated (i.e. reinforced and stabilized). If we breathe through the nose rather than the mouth after trying to learn …read more Source:: Science
Drug cocktail almost doubles lifespan of worms
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•A research team has discovered a combination of drugs that increases healthy lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans. The team administered combinations compounds targeting different ageing pathways to C. elegans. Results showed …read more Source:: Science
Asian elephants could be the math kings of the jungle
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•Asian elephants demonstrate numeric ability which is closer to that observed in humans rather than in other animals, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
New human cell structure discovered
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•A new structure in human cells has been discovered. The structure is a new type of protein complex that the cell uses to attach to its surroundings and proves to …read more Source:: Science
Genomic evidence of rapid adaptation of invasive Burmese pythons in Florida
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•New researchers set out to determine whether pythons could have adapted to an extreme Florida freeze event in 2010. They generated data for dozens of samples before and after the …read more Source:: Science
What’s new in Ubuntu Linux 18.10 ‘Cosmic Cuttlefish’
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Canonical’s Ubuntu distribution for Linux has earned a reputation for being user-friendly, with editions aimed at desktop, server, cloud, and IoT users. This changelog tracks updates to Ubuntu across its …read more Source:: OpenSource
Earth’s inner core is solid, ‘J waves’ suggest
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•A new study could help us understand how our planet was formed. Scientists report that their research shows that Earth’s inner core is solid — a finding made possible by …read more Source:: Science
Does herpes cause Alzheimer’s?
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•Herpes is the dreaded ‘gift that keeps on giving’. But could it also be taking our memories? Decades of research show a striking correlation between Alzheimer’s disease risk and infection …read more Source:: Science
MongoDB’s new license won’t solve its China problem
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•By Matt Asay MongoDB’s shift away from the Affero GPL to its homegrown Server-Side Public License (SSPL) can be cast as a way to clarify what open source means in the …read more Source:: OpenSource