Where you live has a significant impact on the likelihood that you will reach centenarian age, suggests a new study. New research suggests that people who live in highly walkable, …read more Source:: Science
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Earthquakes disrupt sperm whales’ ability to find food
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•Scientists studying sperm whales have discovered earthquakes affect their ability to find food for at least a year. The research is among the first to examine the impact of a …read more Source:: Science
Sea level rise could reshape the United States, trigger migration inland
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•A new study uses machine learning to project migration patterns resulting from sea-level rise. Researchers found the impact of rising oceans will ripple across the country, beyond coastal areas at …read more Source:: Science
Birds’ seasonal migrations shift earlier as climate changes
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•In what the authors believe is one of the first studies to examine climate change impact on the timing of bird migration on a continental scale, researchers report that spring …read more Source:: Science
Did an extraterrestrial impact trigger the extinction of ice-age animals?
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•Based on research at White Pond near Elgin, South Carolina, archaeologists present new evidence of a controversial theory that suggests an extraterrestrial body crashing to Earth almost 13,000 years ago …read more Source:: Science
Black holes stunt growth of dwarf galaxies
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•Astronomers have discovered that powerful winds driven by supermassive black holes in the centers of dwarf galaxies have a significant impact on the evolution of these galaxies by suppressing star …read more Source:: Science
Linus Torvalds releases Linux 5.3: Kernel fixes are about user impact, nothing else
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•Linux kernel developers get a gentle reminder of a lesson Linus Torvalds has been shouting at them for years: if there’s no user impact, shut up. …read more Source:: Linux
Hurricanes drive the evolution of more aggressive spiders
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•Researchers who rush in after storms to study the behavior of spiders have found that extreme weather events such as tropical cyclones may have an evolutionary impact on populations living …read more Source:: Science
Near-Earth asteroid 2006 QV89 not a threat for next century
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•Observations of the near-Earth asteroid 2006 QV89 made on August 11, 2019 with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) have ruled out any potential future impact threat to the Earth by this …read more Source:: Science
Origami-inspired materials could soften the blow for reusable spacecraft
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•Researchers have developed a novel solution to help reduce impact forces — for potential applications in spacecraft, cars and beyond. …read more Source:: Science