Scientists have developed tiny elastic robots that can change shape depending on their surroundings. Modeled after bacteria and fully biocompatible, these robots optimize their movements so as to get to …read more Source:: Science
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Unique immunity genes in one widespread coral species
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•A new study has found that a common coral species might have evolved unique immune strategies to cope with environmental change. …read more Source:: Science
Light-controlled polymers can switch between sturdy and soft
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•Researchers have designed a polymer material that can change its structure in response to light, converting from a rigid substance to a softer one that can heal itself when damaged. …read more Source:: Science
Tipping point for large-scale social change
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•A new study finds that when 25 percent of people in a group adopt a new social norm, it creates a tipping point where the entire group follows suit. This …read more Source:: Science
Rise and fall of the Great Barrier Reef
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•Study is first of its kind to reconstruct evolution of reef over 30,000 years in response to abrupt environmental change. …read more Source:: Science
Linux comes to Chromebooks
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•Chrome OS is based on Linux, but you can’t easily run Linux applications on it. That’s about to change, with Google’s Project Crostini rolling out. …read more Source:: Linux
Is your stress changing my brain?
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•Scientists have discovered that stress transmitted from others can change the brain in the same way as a real stress does. …read more Source:: Science
Life goes on for marine ecosystems after cataclysmic mass extinction
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•One of the largest global mass extinctions did not fundamentally change marine ecosystems, scientists have found. …read more Source:: Science
Climate change damages US economy, increases inequality
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•Unmitigated climate change will make the United States poorer and more unequal, according to a new study. The poorest third of counties could sustain economic damages costing as much as …read more Source:: Science
IDG Contributor Network: Android: Disable auto-play sound in Facebook videos
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•By Jim Lynch Android: Disable auto-play sound in Facebook videos Facebook is making a potentially very annoying change to videos on their social media service. Videos that load in your newsfeed will now play …read more Source:: OpenSource