A strategy inspired by the process responsible for muscle growth could lead to the development of stronger, longer-lasting materials. …read more Source:: Science
Month: January 2019
European waters drive ocean overturning, key for regulating climate
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•An international study reveals the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, which helps regulate Earth’s climate, is highly variable and primarily driven by the conversion of warm, salty, shallow waters into colder, …read more Source:: Science
Mars rover Curiosity makes first gravity-measuring traverse on the Red Planet
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•A clever use of non-science engineering data from NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has let a team of researchers to measure the density of rock layers in Gale Crater. …read more Source:: Science
To sleep, perchance to heal: Newly discovered gene governs need for slumber when sick
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•Humans spend nearly one-third of their lives in slumber, yet sleep is still one of biology’s most enduring mysteries. Little is known about what genetic or molecular forces drive the …read more Source:: Science
New 3D printer shapes objects with rays of light
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•A new 3D printer uses light to transform gooey liquids into complex solid objects in only a matter of minutes. The printer can create objects that are smoother, more flexible …read more Source:: Science
The 210-million-year-old Smok was crushing bones like a hyena
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•Coprolites, or fossil droppings, of the dinosaur-like archosaur Smok wawelski contain lots of chewed-up bone fragments. This led researchers to conclude that this top predator was exploiting bones for salt …read more Source:: Science
Layered cocktails inspire new form of male birth control
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•For decades, women have shouldered most of the burden of contraception. However, long-term use of female birth control pills could increase the risk for side-effects such as blood clots or …read more Source:: Science
Ubuntu 18.04 needs patching
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•Canonical is updating Ubuntu 18.04 to the 4.15.0-44.47 Linux kernel to fix several security bugs. …read more Source:: Linux
Ingestible, expanding pill monitors the stomach for up to a month
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•Engineers have designed an ingestible, Jell-O-like pill that, upon reaching the stomach, quickly swells to the size of a soft, squishy ping-pong ball big enough to stay in the stomach …read more Source:: Science
Dangerous bee virus might be innocent bystander
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•Researchers have found that the relationship between the Varroa mite and virulence of a virus of honey bees, has been misunderstood. The study challenges the long-held belief that the parasitic …read more Source:: Science