Researchers investigated the earliest humans in Central America and how they adapted over time to new and changing environments, and how those changes have affected human life histories and societies. …read more Source:: Science
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Climate change reshaping how heat moves around globe
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•The Earth’s atmosphere and oceans play important roles in moving heat from one part of the world to another, and new research is illuminating how those patterns are changing in …read more Source:: Science
Linus Torvalds talks about coming back to work on Linux
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•While in Edinburgh, I caught up with Linus Torvalds. He confided his thoughts about returning to Linux, the Code of Conduct, and some software, BPF, which is fundamentally changing how …read more Source:: Linux
Surprising chemical complexity of Saturn’s rings changing planet’s upper atmosphere
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•A new study based on data from the final orbits last year of NASA’s Cassini spacecraft shows the rings of Saturn — some of the most visually stupendous objects in …read more Source:: Science
Congenital blindness reversed in mice
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•Researchers have reversed congenital blindness in mice by changing supportive cells in the retina called Müller glia into rod photoreceptors. The findings advance efforts toward regenerative therapies for blinding diseases …read more Source:: Science
Warming alters predator-prey interactions in the Arctic
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•Under warming conditions, arctic wolf spiders’ tastes in prey might be changing, according to new research — initiating a new cascade of food web interactions that could potentially alleviate some …read more Source:: Science
Closing the loop for robotic grasping
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•Roboticists have developed a faster and more accurate way for robots to grasp objects, including in cluttered and changing environments, which has the potential to improve their usefulness in both …read more Source:: Science
Gene-edited pigs are resistant to billion dollar virus
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•Scientists have produced pigs that can resist one of the world’s most costly animal diseases, by changing their genetic code. Tests with the virus — called Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory …read more Source:: Science
Decades of satellite monitoring reveal Antarctic ice loss
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•Scientists have reviewed decades of satellite measurements to reveal how and why Antarctica’s glaciers, ice shelves and sea ice are changing. Their report explains how ice shelf thinning and collapse …read more Source:: Science
Wind, sea ice patterns point to climate change in western Arctic
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•A major shift in western Arctic wind patterns occurred throughout the winter of 2017 and the resulting changes in sea ice movement are possible indicators of a changing climate, says …read more Source:: Science