A group of trees that grow fast, live long lives and reproduce slowly account for the bulk of the biomass — and carbon storage — in some tropical rainforests, a …read more Source:: Science
Month: April 2020
Ancient teeth from Peru hint now-extinct monkeys crossed Atlantic from Africa
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•Four fossilized monkey teeth discovered deep in the Peruvian Amazon provide new evidence that more than one group of ancient primates journeyed across the Atlantic Ocean from Africa. The teeth …read more Source:: Science
Microsoft tests these new Windows 10 features: File cleanup tips and better media controls
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•Microsoft is working on new Settings features to help users clean up storage and find new features. …read more Source:: Linux
Synchrotron X-ray sheds light on some of the world’s oldest dinosaur eggs
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•Scientists have reconstructed the skulls of some of the world’s oldest known dinosaur embryos in 3D, using powerful and non-destructive synchrotron techniques. They found that the skulls develop in the …read more Source:: Science
Archaeologists on a 5,000-year-old egg hunt
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•Scientists are closer to cracking a 5,000-year-old mystery surrounding the ancient trade and production of decorated ostrich eggs. Long before Fabergé, ornate ostrich eggs were highly prized by the elites …read more Source:: Science
Nextstrain seeks JavaScript developers to combat COVID-19
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•By Serdar Yegulalp Nextstrain, an open source project to provide real-time tracking information about the evolution of pathogens, has put out a call for JavaScript developers to help build out its …read more Source:: OpenSource
Microsoft adds File Explorer integration to Windows Subsystem for Linux in new Windows 10 Fast Ring build
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•Microsoft’s newest Windows 10 Fast Ring test build, 19603, adds File Explorer-Linux integration, as well as new user clean-up recommendations. …read more Source:: Linux
Revolutionary new method for dating pottery sheds new light on prehistoric past
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•A team has developed a new method to date archaeological pottery using fat residues remaining in the pot wall from cooking. The method means prehistoric pottery can be dated with …read more Source:: Science
Repairing stroke-damaged rat brains
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•Researchers have succeeded in restoring mobility and sensation of touch in stroke-afflicted rats by reprogramming human skin cells to become nerve cells, which were then transplanted into the rats’ brains. …read more Source:: Science
Mozilla: Firefox 75 gets this new address bar, but we’re pausing features over coronavirus
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•Mozilla has delayed new security features in case they break home users’ access to services during the pandemic. …read more Source:: Linux