Large parts of Asian Russia could become habitable by the late 21st century due to climate change, new research has found. Scientists used current and predicted climate scenarios to examine …read more Source:: Science
Month: June 2019
Study provides new insight into origin of Canadian Rockies
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•The Canadian Rocky Mountains were formed when the North American continent was dragged westward during the closure of an ocean basin off the west coast and collided with a microcontinent …read more Source:: Science
How old are your organs? To scientists’ surprise, organs are a mix of young and old cells
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•Scientists once thought that neurons, or possibly heart cells, were the oldest cells in the body. Now, researchers have discovered that the mouse brain, liver and pancreas contain populations of …read more Source:: Science
Ultimate destiny: How undifferentiated cells commit to their biological fate
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•A new study using mouse neural crest tissue reveals how primitive, undifferentiated cells choose their adult fate. The findings help explain how some neural crest cells become craniofacial cells, while …read more Source:: Science
Danger avoidance can be genetically encoded for four generations, say biologists
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•Researchers have discovered that learned behaviors can be inherited for multiple generations in C. elegans, transmitted from parent to progeny via eggs and sperm cells. …read more Source:: Science
New study identifies molecular aging ‘midlife crisis’
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•Research provides a possible new reason why human disease burden increases so sharply from the sixth decade of life onward as health-protective mechanisms disappear. …read more Source:: Science
Bees can link symbols to numbers, study finds
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•We know bees get the concept of zero and can do basic math. Now researchers have discovered they may also be capable of connecting symbols to numbers. It’s a finding …read more Source:: Science
New RCE vulnerability impacts nearly half of the internet’s email servers
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•Exim vulnerability lets attackers run commands as root on remote email servers. …read more Source:: Linux
Is there a limit to human endurance? Science says yes
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•From the Ironman to the Tour de France, some competitions test even the toughest endurance athletes. A study of energy expenditure during some of the world’s longest, most grueling sporting …read more Source:: Science
Hoard of the rings: Unusual rings are a novel type of Bronze Age cereal-based product
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•Strange ring-shaped objects in a Bronze Age hillfort site represent a unique form of cereal-based product, according to a new study. …read more Source:: Science