Circulation and cellular activity were restored in a pig’s brain four hours after its death, a finding that challenges long-held assumptions about the timing and irreversible nature of the cessation …read more Source:: Science
Month: April 2019
Coelacanth reveals new insights into skull evolution
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•An international team of researchers presents the first observations of the development of the skull and brain in the living coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae. Their study provides new insights into the …read more Source:: Science
Why lightning often strikes twice
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•Scientists have used the LOFAR radio telescope to study the development of lightning flashes in unprecedented detail. Their work reveals that the negative charges inside a thundercloud are not discharged …read more Source:: Science
Red Hat survey finds we’re living in an open-source world
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•Red Hat’s new survey of enterprise businesses reveals a world where almost everyone has joined the open-source bandwagon. …read more Source:: Linux
New form of laser for sound
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•The optical laser has grown to a $10 billion global technology market since it was invented in 1960, and has led to Nobel prizes for Art Ashkin for developing optical …read more Source:: Science
NASA’s Cassini reveals surprises with Titan’s lakes
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•On its final flyby of Saturn’s largest moon in 2017, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft gathered radar data revealing that the small liquid lakes in Titan’s northern hemisphere are surprisingly deep, perched …read more Source:: Science
Climate change to blame for Hurricane Maria’s extreme rainfall
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•Hurricane Maria dropped more rain on Puerto Rico than any storm to hit the island since 1956, a feat due mostly to the effects of human-caused climate warming, new research …read more Source:: Science
Bacteria harness viruses to distinguish friend from foe
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•Bacterial cells that normally colonize our guts can distinguish themselves from other bacterial species using what’s traditionally considered their enemy — a virus. Researchers report that some bacteria use viruses …read more Source:: Science
Pengwin: A Linux specifically for Windows Subsystem for Linux
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•You’ve been able to run many Linux distros on Windows thanks to WSL for years. Now, there’s a Linux distro built to work hand-in-glove with WSL. …read more Source:: Linux
Best in snow: New scientific device creates electricity from snowfall
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•Researchers have designed a new device that creates electricity from falling snow, a first. The device is inexpensive, small, thin and flexible like a sheet of plastic. …read more Source:: Science