Microbes could have performed oxygen-producing photosynthesis at least one billion years earlier in the history of the Earth than previously thought. …read more Source:: Science
Month: November 2018
Blood-sucking flies have been spreading malaria for 100 million years
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•The microorganisms that cause malaria, leishmaniasis and a variety of other illnesses today can be traced back at least to the time of dinosaurs, a study of amber-preserved blood-sucking insects …read more Source:: Science
NASA InSight lander arrives on Martian surface to learn what lies beneath
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•Mars has just received its newest robotic resident. NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) lander successfully touched down on the Red Planet after an almost …read more Source:: Science
Disordered materials could be hardest, most heat-tolerant carbides
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•Materials scientists have discovered a new class of carbides expected to be among the hardest materials and the highest melting points in existence. Made from inexpensive metals, the new materials …read more Source:: Science
Light-activated, single-ion catalyst breaks down carbon dioxide
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•A team of scientists has discovered a single-site, visible-light-activated catalyst that converts carbon dioxide into ‘building block’ molecules that could be used for creating useful chemicals. The discovery opens the …read more Source:: Science
New federal climate assessment for U.S. released
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•A new federal report finds that climate change is affecting the natural environment, agriculture, energy production and use, land and water resources, transportation, and human health and welfare across the …read more Source:: Science
New Linux crypto-miner steals your root password and disables your antivirus
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•Trojan also installs a rootkit and another strain of malware that can execute DDoS attacks. …read more Source:: Linux
Engineers fly first-ever plane with no moving parts
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•Engineers have built and flown the first-ever plane with no moving parts. Instead of propellers or turbines, the light aircraft is powered by an ‘ionic wind’ — a silent but …read more Source:: Science
For ants, unity is strength — and health
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•When a pathogen enters their colony, ants change their behavior to avoid the outbreak of disease. In this way, they protect the queen, brood and young workers from becoming ill. …read more Source:: Science
Human ancestors not to blame for ancient mammal extinctions in Africa
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•New research disputes a long-held view that our earliest tool-bearing ancestors contributed to the demise of large mammals in Africa over the last several million years. Instead, the researchers argue …read more Source:: Science