During the Triassic period (252-201 million years ago) mammal-like reptiles called therapsids co-existed with ancestors to dinosaurs, crocodiles, mammals, pterosaurs, turtles, frogs, and lizards. One group of therapsids are the …read more Source:: Science
Month: November 2018
Evolution: South Africa’s hominin record is a fair-weather friend
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•The fossil record of early hominins in South Africa is biased towards periods of drier climate, suggests a study of cave deposits. This finding suggests there are gaps in the …read more Source:: Science
Brain-computer interface enables people with paralysis to control tablet devices
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•Three clinical trial participants with paralysis chatted with family and friends, shopped online and used other tablet computer applications, all by just thinking about pointing and clicking a mouse. …read more Source:: Science
Dell XPS 13: The best Linux laptop of 2018
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•Do you want the best of the best Linux laptop this holiday season and price is no object? If that’s you, then you want the Ubuntu Linux-powered Dell’s XPS 13 …read more Source:: Linux
Exoplanet stepping stones
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•New observations of a young gas giant demonstrate the power of a ground-based method for searching for signatures of life. …read more Source:: Science
To predict the future, the brain uses two clocks
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•One type of anticipatory timing relies on memories from past experiences. The other on rhythm. Both are critical to our ability to navigate and enjoy the world, and scientists have …read more Source:: Science
The taming of the dog, cow, horse, pig and rabbit
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•Research into one of the ‘genetic orchestra conductors’, microRNAs, sheds light on our selectively guided evolution of domestic pets and farmyard animals such as dogs and cows. …read more Source:: Science
Could yesterday’s Earth contain clues for making tomorrow’s medicines?
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•Researchers described initial steps toward achieving chemistries that encode information in a variety of conditions that might mimic the environment of prehistoric Earth. …read more Source:: Science
The ‘Swiss Army knife of prehistoric tools’ found in Asia, suggests homegrown technology
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•A study by an international team of researchers have determines that carved stone tools, also known as Levallois cores, were used in Asia 80,000 to 170,000 years ago. With the …read more Source:: Science
Jumping genes shed light on how advanced life may have emerged
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•A previously unappreciated interaction in the genome turns out to have possibly been one of the driving forces in the emergence of advanced life. This discovery began with a curiosity …read more Source:: Science