Excavations at two quarries in Wales, known to be the source of the Stonehenge ‘bluestones’, provide new evidence of megalith quarrying 5,000 years ago. …read more Source:: Science
Month: February 2019
Great white shark genome decoded
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•In a major scientific step to understand the biology of this iconic apex predator and sharks in general, the entire genome of the white shark has now been decoded in …read more Source:: Science
Graphene-based wearables for health monitoring, food inspection and night vision
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•Scientists have developed dozens of new graphene-based prototypes. These technologies aim to turn mobile phones into life saving devices. …read more Source:: Science
Tidal tails: The beginning of the end of an open star cluster
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•In the course of their life, open star clusters continuously lose stars to their surroundings. The resulting swath of tidal tails provides a glimpse into the evolution and dissolution of …read more Source:: Science
A nearby river of stars
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•Astronomers have found a river of stars, a stellar stream in astronomical parlance, covering most of the southern sky. The stream is relatively nearby and contains at least 4000 stars …read more Source:: Science
Massive Bolivian earthquake reveals mountains 660 kilometers below our feet
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•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
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