People who experience anxiety symptoms might be helped by taking steps to regulate the microorganisms in their gut using probiotic and non-probiotic food and supplements, suggests a review of studies. …read more Source:: Science
Day: May 20, 2019
Bonobo mothers help their sons to have more offspring
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•New research finds that bonobo mothers take action to ensure their sons will become fathers. This way bonobo mothers increase their sons’ chance of fatherhood three-fold. …read more Source:: Science
‘Spider-like senses’ could help autonomous machines see better
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•Researchers are building ‘spidey senses’ into the shells of autonomous cars and drones so that they could detect and avoid objects better. …read more Source:: Science
Synthetic biologists hack bacterial sensors
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•Synthetic biologists have hacked bacterial sensing with a plug-and-play system that could be used to mix-and-match tens of thousands of sensory inputs and genetic outputs. …read more Source:: Science
Counter-intuitive climate change solution
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•A seemingly counterintuitive approach — converting one greenhouse gas into another — holds promise for returning the atmosphere to pre-industrial concentrations of methane, a powerful driver of global warming. …read more Source:: Science
How Earth’s mantle is like a Jackson Pollock painting
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•New research paints an intricate picture of Earth’s mantle as a geochemically diverse mosaic, far different from the relatively uniform lavas that eventually reach the surface. …read more Source:: Science
Giant impact caused difference between Moon’s hemispheres
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•The stark difference between the Moon’s heavily-cratered farside and the lower-lying open basins of the Earth-facing nearside has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, new evidence about the Moon’s crust suggests …read more Source:: Science