Himalayan marmots can survive at altitudes up to 5,000 meters in the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal, and Pakistan and on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China, where many of them …read more Source:: Science
Month: December 2018
Faint starlight in Hubble images reveals distribution of dark matter
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•Astronomers have employed a revolutionary method to detect dark matter in galaxy clusters. The method allows astronomers to ‘see’ the distribution of dark matter more accurately than any other method …read more Source:: Science
Mighty morphing materials take complex shapes
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•Scientists have created a liquid crystal elastomer that can be molded into shapes that shift from one to another when heated. The material is intended for biomedical and robotics applications. …read more Source:: Science
Huge armored dinosaurs battled overheating with nasal air-conditioning
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•Researchers show that the heavily armored, club-tailed ankylosaurs had a built-in air conditioner in their snouts. …read more Source:: Science
Mortality rates rising for Gens X and Y too
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•Declining life expectancies in the US include Gen X and Y Americans, in addition to the older Baby Boomers. But the causes of premature mortality vary by race, gender and …read more Source:: Science
Why is sea level rising faster in some places along the US East Coast than others?
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•Sea levels are rising globally from ocean warming and melting of land ice, but the seas aren’t rising at the same rate everywhere. Sea levels have risen significantly faster in …read more Source:: Science
Sapphires and rubies in the sky
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•Researchers have discovered a new, exotic class of planets outside our solar system. These so-called super-Earths were formed at high temperatures close to their host star and contain high quantities …read more Source:: Science
Some prehistoric horses were homebodies
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•A strontium analysis of fossilized horse teeth from Florida found that the animals did not travel far from where they were born. Researchers also found evidence that prehistoric horses fed …read more Source:: Science
Greener days ahead for carbon fuels?
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•A discovery shows that recycling carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and fuels can be economical and efficient — all through a single copper catalyst. …read more Source:: Science
Fossils suggest flowers originated 50 million years earlier than thought
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•The discovery in China of fossil specimens of a flower called Nanjinganthus from the Early Jurassic shakes up widely accepted theories of plant evolution. …read more Source:: Science