Chimpanzees are well known for their extraordinary diversity of behaviors, with some behaviors also exhibiting cultural variation. An international research team has investigated whether chimpanzee behavioral diversity is reduced under …read more Source:: Science
Month: March 2019
Stars exploding as supernovae lose their mass to companion stars during their lives
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•Stars over eight times more massive than the sun end their lives in supernovae explosions. The composition of the star influences what happens during the explosion. …read more Source:: Science
What does the Milky Way weigh? Hubble and Gaia investigate
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•We can’t put the whole Milky Way on a scale, but astronomers have been able to come up with one of the most accurate measurements yet of our galaxy’s mass, …read more Source:: Science
When semiconductors stick together, materials go quantum
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•Researchers have developed a simple method that could turn ordinary semiconducting materials into quantum machines — superthin devices marked by extraordinary electronic behavior that could help to revolutionize a number …read more Source:: Science
New ‘acoustic metamaterial’ cancels sound
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•Researchers have demonstrated it’s possible to silence noise using an open, ringlike structure, created to mathematically perfect specifications, for cutting out sounds while maintaining airflow. …read more Source:: Science
Migrating snowline plays outsized role in setting pace of Greenland ice melt
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•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
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