Meltwater from Greenland’s ice sheet is a leading contributor to global sea level rise, and a new study shows that an underappreciated factor — the position of the snowline on …read more Source:: Science
Day: March 6, 2019
Elegant interplay of coloration strategies is discovered in squid’s smart skin
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•In the blink of an eye, the squid’s skin changes color and pattern for the purpose of camouflage or sexual signaling, a virtuosic display that has long fascinated scientists. Now, …read more Source:: Science
Alzheimer’s-like symptoms reversed in mice
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•A diet containing compounds found in green tea and carrots reversed Alzheimer’s-like symptoms in mice genetically programmed to develop the disease. …read more Source:: Science
As sea level rises, wetlands crank up their carbon storage
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•Some wetlands perform better under pressure. A new study revealed that when faced with sea-level rise, coastal wetlands respond by burying even more carbon in their soils. …read more Source:: Science
Can entangled qubits be used to probe black holes?
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•Information escapes from black holes via Hawking radiation, so it should be possible to capture it and use it to reconstruct what fell in: if given time longer than the …read more Source:: Science