A large number of the valley networks scarring Mars’s surface were carved by water melting beneath glacial ice, not by free-flowing rivers as previously thought, according to new research. The …read more Source:: Science
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New Windows Terminal preview is out: These are the latest features, says Microsoft
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•Microsoft’s first preview of Windows Terminal since version 1.0 includes a number of new settings and features. …read more Source:: Linux
Insects: Largest study to date finds declines on land, but recoveries in freshwater
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•A worldwide compilation of insect abundance studies shows the number of land-dwelling insects is in decline. On average, there is a global decrease of 0.92 percent per year, which translates …read more Source:: Science
Amazon deforestation and number of fires show summer of 2019 not a ‘normal’ year
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•The perceived scale of the Amazon blazes received global attention this summer. However, international concerns raised at the time were countered by the Brazilian Government, which claimed the fire situation …read more Source:: Science
The real number of open source developers
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•By Matt Asay GitHub just released its latest State of the Octoverse report with some astonishing numbers. Unfortunately, some of the numbers—like the claim of 40 million developers—are not just astonishing, …read more Source:: OpenSource
Saturn surpasses Jupiter after the discovery of 20 new moons
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•Move over Jupiter; Saturn is the new moon king. A team has found 20 new moons orbiting Saturn. This brings the ringed planet’s total number of moons to 82, surpassing …read more Source:: Science
Coral reefs shifting away from equator
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•Coral reefs are retreating from equatorial waters and establishing new reefs in more temperate regions, according to new research. The researchers found that the number of young corals on tropical …read more Source:: Science
Horseshoe crabs are really relatives of spiders, scorpions
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•By analyzing troves of genetic data and considering a vast number of possible ways to examine it, scientists now have a high degree of confidence that horseshoe crabs do indeed …read more Source:: Science
A very small number of crops are dominating globally: That’s bad news for sustainable agriculture
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•A new study finds that globally we’re growing more of the same kinds of crops, and this presents major challenges for agricultural sustainability on a global scale. …read more Source:: Science
Scientists find increase in asteroid impacts on ancient Earth by studying the Moon
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•A team of scientists has determined the number of asteroid impacts on the Moon and Earth increased by two to three times starting around 290 million years ago. Previous theories …read more Source:: Science