New research reveals how a week in the dark rewires brain cell networks and changes hearing sensitivity in adult mice long after the optimal window for auditory learning has passed. …read more Source:: Science
Month: December 2019
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe sheds new light on the sun
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•Since its 2018 launch, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (record-holder for closest-ever spacecraft to the Sun) has finished three of 24 planned passes through never-before-explored parts of the Sun’s atmosphere. Four …read more Source:: Science
Firefox 71 rolls out: Windows 10 picture-in-picture video plus wider VPN beta for $4.99
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•Mozilla’s Firefox VPN extension will cost $4.99 per month for now, but that could change in future. …read more Source:: Linux
Novel material switches between electrically conducting and insulating states
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•A new approach could inform the design of quantum materials platforms for future electronics, as well as faster devices with more storage capabilities. …read more Source:: Science
How does language emerge?
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•How did the almost 6,000 languages of the world come into being? Researchers have tried to simulate the process of developing a new communication system in an experiment — with …read more Source:: Science
Bacterial communities ‘hitchhiking’ on marine plastic trash
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•Using an innovative microscopy method, scientists have revealed the structure of the microbial communities coating microplastic trash collected from a variety of ocean sites. …read more Source:: Science
Global levels of biodiversity could be lower than we think, new study warns
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•Biodiversity across the globe could be in a worse state than previously thought, as assessments fail to account for long-lasting impact of land change, a new study has warned. …read more Source:: Science
How ancient microbes created massive ore deposits, set stage for early life
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•Ancestors of modern bacteria cultured from an iron-rich lake in Democratic Republic of Congo could have been key to keeping Earth’s dimly lit early climate warm, and in forming the …read more Source:: Science
4GB Raspberry Pi 4 Model B for $55 – or new 4GB Orange Pi for $50?
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•Rockchip-based rival to Raspberry Pi 4 Model B costs $5 less for the same amount of memory. …read more Source:: Linux