Diversifying working lands — including farmland, rangeland and forests — may be key to preserving biodiversity in the face of climate change, says a new review article. These changes could …read more Source:: Science
Month: October 2018
PostgreSQL 11 taps LLVM and parallelization for speed boost
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•By Serdar Yegulalp The developers behind open source SQL database PostgreSQL, long vaunted as both an underappreciated gem and a potential replacement for Oracle, has officially released PostgreSQL version …read more Source:: OpenSource
Superflares from young red dwarf stars imperil planets
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•Flares from the youngest red dwarfs surveyed are 100 to 1,000 times more energetic than when the stars are older. This younger age is when terrestrial planets are forming around …read more Source:: Science
150-million-year old, piranha-like specimen is earliest known flesh-eating fish
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•Researchers have described a remarkable new species of fish that lived in the sea about 150 million years ago in the time of the dinosaurs. The new species of bony …read more Source:: Science
Electrical properties of dendrites help explain our brain’s unique computing power
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•Neuroscientists have discovered that human dendrites have very different electrical properties from those of other species. These differences may contribute to the enhanced computing power of the human brain. …read more Source:: Science
Arctic greening thaws permafrost, boosts runoff
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•A new collaborative study has investigated Arctic shrub-snow interactions to obtain a better understanding of the far north’s tundra and vast permafrost system. Incorporating extensive in situ observations, scientists tested …read more Source:: Science
So long, JCP: Eclipse has a new Java spec process in mind
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•By Paul Krill Through a new community process, the Eclipse Foundation seeks an open source, lightweight, code-first approach to evolving enterprise Java. The specification process and future revisions have to approved by the …read more Source:: OpenSource
Vast leukemia dataset could help researchers match therapies to patients
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•Data on the molecular makeup and drug sensitivity of hundreds of patient samples could accelerate progress against the aggressive blood cancer acute myeloid leukemia. …read more Source:: Science
Dandelion seeds reveal newly discovered form of natural flight
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•A study of dandelion seeds in motion has revealed a form of flight not seen before, and explains why the plant is among nature’s best fliers. …read more Source:: Science
Pupil’s brain recognizes the perfect teacher
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•Human and avian youngsters learn behaviors by imitating adults. But learners are selective in who they copy, and scientists don’t understand how they choose the right teacher. Young male zebra …read more Source:: Science