Human-caused pollution spurs the production of climate-changing particles known as secondary organic aerosols much more than previously thought. Researchers made the finding by analyzing air samples that were captured aboard …read more Source:: Science
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Calculating temperature inside moon to help reveal its inner structure
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•Little is known about the inner structure of the Moon, but a major step forward was made by a scientist who conducted experiments that enabled her to determine the temperature …read more Source:: Science
Great potential for floating solar photovoltaics systems
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•Researchers estimate that installing floating solar photovoltaics on the more than 24,000 human-made US reservoirs could generate about 10 percent of the nation’s annual electricity production. Their findings reveal for …read more Source:: Science
Decoding how brain circuits control behavior
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•Scientists have combined genetic analyses, anatomical maps, and detailed studies of neuronal activity to reveal brain cells’ roles in controlling movement. …read more Source:: Science
Time-traveling illusion tricks the brain
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•Researchers have developed two new illusions that reveal how the senses can influence each other — in particular, how sound can give rise to visual illusions. These illusions occur so …read more Source:: Science
Octopuses given mood drug ‘ecstasy’ reveal genetic link to evolution of social behaviors in humans
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•By studying the genome of a kind of octopus not known for its friendliness toward its peers, then testing its behavioral reaction to a popular mood-altering drug called MDMA or …read more Source:: Science
Blazes of light reveal how plants signal danger long distances
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•Botoniest reveal reveal how glutamate, an abundant neurotransmitter in animals, activates a wave of calcium when a plant is wounded — the best look yet at the communication systems within …read more Source:: Science
Decades of satellite monitoring reveal Antarctic ice loss
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•Scientists have reviewed decades of satellite measurements to reveal how and why Antarctica’s glaciers, ice shelves and sea ice are changing. Their report explains how ice shelf thinning and collapse …read more Source:: Science
Prehistoric teeth dating back two million years reveal details on Africa’s paleoclimate
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•New research shows that the climate of the interior of southern Africa almost two million years ago was much wetter than the modern environment. This first extensive paleoenvironmental sequence for …read more Source:: Science
Dusty rainfall records reveal new understanding of Earth’s long-term climate
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•Ancient rainfall records stretching 550,000 years into the past may upend scientists’ understanding of what controls the Asian summer monsoon and other aspects of the Earth’s long-term climate. Milankovitch theory …read more Source:: Science