Geophysicists used data from an enormous earthquake in Bolivia to find mountains at the base of the mantle’s transition zone, located 660 kilometers below our feet. Their statistical model didn’t …read more Source:: Science
Day: February 14, 2019
Ultra-lightweight ceramic material withstands extreme temperatures
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•Researchers have created an extremely light, very durable ceramic aerogel. The material could be used for applications like insulating spacecraft because it can withstand the intense heat and severe temperature …read more Source:: Science
Gravitational waves will settle cosmic conundrum
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•Measurements of gravitational waves from approximately 50 binary neutron stars over the next decade will definitively resolve an intense debate about how quickly our universe is expanding, according to new …read more Source:: Science
New molecules reverse memory loss linked to depression, aging
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•New therapeutic molecules show promise in reversing the memory loss linked to depression and aging. These molecules not only rapidly improve symptoms, but remarkably, also appear to renew the underlying …read more Source:: Science
Orangutans make complex economic decisions about tool use
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•Flexible tool use is closely associated to higher mental processes such as the ability to plan actions. Now a group of cognitive biologists and comparative psychologists found out that the …read more Source:: Science