Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history — and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely, warns …read more Source:: Science
Month: May 2019
Sculpting super-fast light pulses
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•Researchers have developed a novel and compact method of shaping ultrafast light pulses. …read more Source:: Science
These trippy images were designed by AI to super-stimulate monkey neurons
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•To find out which sights specific neurons in monkeys ‘like’ best, researchers designed an algorithm, called XDREAM, that generated images that made neurons fire more than any natural images the …read more Source:: Science
Running may have made dinosaurs’ wings flap before they evolved to fly
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•Before they evolved the ability to fly, two-legged dinosaurs may have begun to flap their wings as a passive effect of running along the ground. …read more Source:: Science
Organ bioprinting gets a breath of fresh air
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•Bioengineers have cleared a major hurdle on the path to 3D printing replacement organs. It’s a breakthrough technique for bioprinting tissues with exquisitely entangled vascular networks that mimic the body’s …read more Source:: Science
An evolutionary rescue in polluted waters
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•The combination of a big population, good genes and luck helps explain how a species of fish in the Houston Ship Channel was able to adapt to what normally would …read more Source:: Science
Synthetic biology used to target cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue
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•Synthetic proteins engineered to recognize overly active biological pathways can kill cancer cells while sparing their healthy peers, according to a new study. …read more Source:: Science
Chemical records in teeth confirm elusive Alaska lake seals are one of a kind
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•Lifelong chemical records stored in the canine teeth of an elusive group of seals show that the seals remain in freshwater their entire lives and are likely a distinct population …read more Source:: Science
Hippos, the animal silicon pumps
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•The excrements of hippos play an important role in the ecosystem of African lakes and rivers. Because there are fewer and fewer hippos, this ecosystem is in danger. In the …read more Source:: Science
Goodbye, Shadowman: Red Hat changes its logo
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•Perhaps the most famous Linux/open-source logo after Tux the Linux Penguin, Red Hat’s Shadowman is being replaced by — naturally — a Red Hat. …read more Source:: Linux