A robotic chef that can whip up professional quality meals in a matter of minutes has been developed by engineers in the UK, who call it the world’s first Automated …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Strange rituals or cannibalism? Neanderthals manipulated bodies of adults and children shortly after death
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•Neanderthals from the French region of Poitou-Charentes cut, beat and fractured the bones of their recently deceased companions, as revealed by the fossil remains of two adults and a child …read more Source:: Science
Insecticide contamination of global surface waters substantially higher than expected
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•A new study evaluated for the first time comprehensive global insecticide contamination data for agricultural surface waters using the legally-accepted regulatory threshold levels (RTLs) as defined during the official pesticide …read more Source:: Science
The five biggest changes in Ubuntu 15.04, Vivid Vervet
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•At first glance, there’s little new in the next version of Ubuntu Linux. Under the hood, it’s a different story. …read more Source:: Linux
U.S. satellite launcher gets first request for Vulcan rocket – change the name
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Hours after unveiling its next-generation “Vulcan” rocket, the company that launches most of America’s satellites, United Launch Alliance, ran into its first problem – the …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Synesthesia: Why some people hear color, taste sounds
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•Researchers have shed new light on synesthesia — the effect of hearing colors, seeing sounds and other cross-sensory phenomena. …read more Source:: Science
Scientists create invisible objects in the microwave range without metamaterial cloaking
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•Physicists have managed to make homogenous cylindrical objects completely invisible in the microwave range. Contrary to the now prevailing notion of invisibility that relies on metamaterial coatings, the scientists achieved …read more Source:: Science
Why we have chins: Our chin comes from evolution, not mechanical forces
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•Why are modern humans the only species to have chins? Researchers say it’s not due to mechanical forces, such as chewing, but may lie in our evolution: As our faces …read more Source:: Science
Violent Methane Storms on Titan May Solve Dune Direction Mystery
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•Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is among the most Earthlike places in the solar system. As the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft examines Titan, its discoveries bring new mysteries. One of these is that …read more Source:: Science
Your pain reliever may also be diminishing your joy
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•Researchers studying the commonly used pain reliever acetaminophen found it has a previously unknown side effect: It blunts positive emotions. Study results suggest “that using Tylenol or similar products might …read more Source:: Science