Researchers have found eight sites where thick deposits of ice beneath Mars’ surface are exposed in faces of eroding slopes. The ice was likely deposited as snow long ago. The …read more Source:: Science
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Pigeons can discriminate both space, time
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•Pigeons aren’t so bird-brained after all. New research shows that pigeons can discriminate the abstract concepts of space and time, likely using a different region of the brain than humans …read more Source:: Science
Contagious yawning more closely associated with perceptual sensitivity than empathy
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•Contrary to common belief that the yawning contagion is associated with empathy, it is in fact, more likely that perceptual sensitivity is to blame, research suggests. …read more Source:: Science
Natural compound coupled with specific gut microbes may prevent severe flu
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•A particular gut microbe can prevent severe flu infections in mice, likely by breaking down naturally occurring compounds — called flavonoids — commonly found in foods such as black tea, …read more Source:: Science
Primordial asteroids discovered
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•Astronomers recently discovered a relatively unpopulated region of the main asteroid belt, where the few asteroids present are likely pristine relics from early in solar system history. The team used …read more Source:: Science
Type 1 diabetes risk linked to intestinal viruses
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•Viruses in the intestines may affect a person’s chance of developing Type I diabetes, new research suggests. Children whose gut viral communities are less diverse are more likely to generate …read more Source:: Science
Linux flagship Munich’s U-turn: Install Windows 10 everywhere by end of 2020
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•A meeting next week looks likely to spell the end of Munich’s Linux desktop experiment and a return to Windows for the city’s staff. …read more Source:: Linux
New, complex call recorded in Mariana Trench believed to be from baleen whale
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•A sound in the Mariana Trench notable for its complexity and wide frequency range likely represents the discovery of a new baleen whale call, according to the researchers who recorded …read more Source:: Science
Early Pacific seafarers likely latched onto El Nino, other climate patterns
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•Researchers employed computer simulations and climatic data to help them explore the travels that led to the settlement of islands in Remote Oceania. …read more Source:: Science
Oldest known squawk box suggests dinosaurs likely did not sing
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•The oldest known vocal organ of a bird has been found in an Antarctic fossil of a relative of ducks and geese that lived more than 66 million years ago …read more Source:: Science