Scars left by orca attacks indicate that most victims are young whales on the first trip from breeding to feeding grounds. Increasing numbers of scars may mean that there are …read more Source:: Science
Month: November 2018
GraphQL gets its own foundation
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•By Paul Krill The Linux Foundation plans to host a foundation to support the GraphQL API project, with the intent of growing a neutral ecosystem for the technology. GraphQL is a specification for building …read more Source:: OpenSource
Family tree of 400 million people shows genetics has limited influence on longevity
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•Although long life tends to run in families, genetics has far less influence on life span than previously thought, according to a new analysis of more than 400 million people. …read more Source:: Science
Cosmic fountain offers clues to how galaxies evolve
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•Galaxy evolution can be chaotic and messy, but it seems that streams of cold gas spraying out from the region around supermassive black holes may act to calm the storm. …read more Source:: Science
A kinder, gentler Linus Torvalds and Linux 4.20
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•The next release of Linux is on the way, and it comes without fireworks from Linus Torvalds. …read more Source:: Linux
Elusive star has origins close to Big Bang
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•Astronomers have found what could be one of the universe’s oldest stars, made almost entirely of materials spewed from the Big Bang. …read more Source:: Science
Oldest evidence of dairying on the East Asian Steppe
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•Although dairy pastoralism once made Mongolian steppe herders successful enough to conquer most of Asia and Europe, the origins of this way of life on the East Asian steppe are …read more Source:: Science
Evidence of outburst flooding indicates plentiful water on early Mars
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•The presence of water on Mars has been theorized for centuries. Early telescopes revealed ice caps, and early astronomers noted channels that were hypothesized to be natural rivers or creature-created …read more Source:: Science
Evidence of restored vision in rats following cell transplant
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•Researchers have discovered that neurons located in the vision centers of the brains of blind rats functioned normally following fetal retina cell transplants, indicating the successful restoration of vision. …read more Source:: Science
Laser tech could be fashioned into Earth’s ‘porch light’ to attract alien astronomers
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•If extraterrestrial intelligence exists somewhere in our galaxy, a new study proposes that laser technology on Earth could, in principle, be fashioned into something of a planetary porch light — …read more Source:: Science