Where should the first people on Mars land? A new paper provides a map of water ice believed to be as little as an inch (2.5 centimeters) below the surface …read more Source:: Science
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Gimme six! Researchers discover aye-aye’s extra finger
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•The world’s weirdest little primate has gotten even weirder, thanks to the discovery of a tiny extra digit. Aye-ayes possess small ‘pseudothumbs’ — complete with their own fingerprints — that …read more Source:: Science
Mysterious release of radioactive material uncovered
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•It was the most serious release of radioactive material since Fukushima 2011, but the public took little notice of it: In September 2017, a slightly radioactive cloud moved across Europe. …read more Source:: Science
World’s smallest fossil monkey found in Amazon jungle
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•Some 18 million years ago, a tiny monkey weighing little more than a baseball lived in the Amazon rainforest, the smallest fossil monkey known worldwide. The finding is based on …read more Source:: Science
Mysterious eruption came from Campi Flegrei caldera
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•The caldera-forming eruption of Campi Flegrei (Italy) 40,000 years ago is the largest known eruption in Europe during the last 200,000 years, but little is known about other large eruptions …read more Source:: Science
Island lizards are expert sunbathers, and researchers find it’s slowing their evolution
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•If you’ve ever spent some time in the Caribbean, you might have noticed that humans are not the only organisms soaking up the sun. Anoles — diminutive little tree lizards …read more Source:: Science
Screen time — even before bed — has little impact on teen well-being
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•Data from more than 17,000 teenagers show little evidence of a relationship between screen time and well-being in adolescents. The study casts doubt on the widely accepted notion that spending …read more Source:: Science
Yellowstone elk don’t budge for wolves, say scientists
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•Elk roam the winter range that straddles the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park with little regard for wolves, according to a new study illustrating how elk can tolerate living …read more Source:: Science
Beaked whales’ incredible diving abilities confirmed
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•A new study provides the first record of the diving behavior of Cuvier’s beaked whales in US Atlantic waters. The species is Earth’s deepest-diving mammal but spends very little recovery …read more Source:: Science
To sleep, perchance to heal: Newly discovered gene governs need for slumber when sick
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•Humans spend nearly one-third of their lives in slumber, yet sleep is still one of biology’s most enduring mysteries. Little is known about what genetic or molecular forces drive the …read more Source:: Science