Understanding the global carbon cycle provides scientists with vital clues about the planet’s habitability. …read more Source:: Science
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New disease surveillance tool helps detect any human-infecting virus
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•A new computational method called ‘CATCH’ designs molecular ‘baits’ for any virus known to infect humans and all their known strains, including those that are present in low abundance in …read more Source:: Science
European waters drive ocean overturning, key for regulating climate
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•An international study reveals the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, which helps regulate Earth’s climate, is highly variable and primarily driven by the conversion of warm, salty, shallow waters into colder, …read more Source:: Science
Fossilized slime of 100-million-year-old hagfish shakes up vertebrate family tree
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•Paleontologists have discovered the first detailed fossil of a hagfish, the slimy, eel-like carrion feeders of the ocean. The 100-million-year-old fossil helps answer questions about when these ancient, jawless fish …read more Source:: Science
Medical scanner helps to unlock the mysteries of a giant prehistoric marine reptile
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•A nearly meter-long skull of a giant fossil marine ichthyosaur found in a farmer’s field more than 60 years ago has been studied for the first time. Using cutting-edge computerized …read more Source:: Science
New tool helps scientists better target the search for alien life
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•Scientists have developed a novel approach that boosts the chances of finding extraterrestrial intelligence in our galaxy. The method uses probability theory to calculate the possibility of detecting an extraterrestrial …read more Source:: Science
Pain response in babies’ brains controlled in ‘similar way to adults’
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•Researchers have identified the neural network that helps control babies’ brain activity in response to pain in a similar way to adults. Their findings build on their previous study from …read more Source:: Science
Remarkable skill of ancient Peru’s cranial surgeons
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•A neurorehabilitation expert who helps modern patients recover from brain surgery, chronicles the remarkable skill of ancient Peru’s cranial surgeons. …read more Source:: Science
Scientists identify mechanism that helps us inhibit unwanted thoughts
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•Scientists have identified a key chemical within the ‘memory’ region of the brain that allows us to suppress unwanted thoughts, helping explain why people who suffer from disorders such as …read more Source:: Science
Celestial Boondocks: Study Supports the Idea We Live in a Void
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•A new study not only firms up the idea that we exist in one of the holes of the Swiss cheese structure of the cosmos, but helps ease the apparent …read more Source:: Science