In the blink of an eye, the squid’s skin changes color and pattern for the purpose of camouflage or sexual signaling, a virtuosic display that has long fascinated scientists. Now, …read more Source:: Science
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Crater counts on Pluto, Charon show small Kuiper Belt objects surprisingly rare
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•Using New Horizons data from the Pluto-Charon flyby in 2015, scientists have indirectly discovered a distinct and surprising lack of very small objects in the Kuiper Belt. The evidence for …read more Source:: Science
‘Incredibly’ diverse microbial community high in Yellowstone
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•More than 10 miles into the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park, on the edge of the caldera, lives a high-elevation community so diverse that scientists call it “incredible, unique and …read more Source:: Science
Diving into Earth’s interior helps scientists unravel secrets of diamond formation
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•Understanding the global carbon cycle provides scientists with vital clues about the planet’s habitability. …read more Source:: Science
A better eyeshot of the makeup of ancient meteorites
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•A team of scientists has visualized meteorite components at resolution powers much higher than ever before. Their efforts resulted in a much better look at — and enhanced understanding of …read more Source:: Science
In surprising reversal, scientists find a cellular process that stops cancer before it starts
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•Scientists studying the relationship of telomeres to cancer made a surprising discovery: a cellular recycling process called autophagy — generally thought of as a survival mechanism — actually promotes the …read more Source:: Science
Scientists discover new quantum spin liquid
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•A research team has made a significant breakthrough in the search for new states of matter. The scientists show that a perovskite-related metal oxide exhibits a quantum spin liquid state, …read more Source:: Science
Greenland ice melting four times faster than in 2003
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•Greenland is melting faster than scientists previously thought — and will likely lead to faster sea level rise — thanks to the continued, accelerating warming of the Earth’s atmosphere, a …read more Source:: Science
Waves in Saturn’s rings give precise measurement of planet’s rotation rate
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•Saturn’s distinctive rings were observed in unprecedented detail by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, and scientists have now used those observations to probe the interior of the giant planet and obtain the …read more Source:: Science
Saturn hasn’t always had rings
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•In its last days, the Cassini spacecraft looped between Saturn and its rings so that Earth-based radio telescopes could track the gravitational tug of each. Scientists have now used these …read more Source:: Science