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Ancient brown bear genomes shed light on Ice Age losses and survival

The brown bear is one of the largest living terrestrial carnivores, and is widely distributed across the Northern Hemisphere. Unlike many other large carnivores that went extinct at the end of the last Ice Age (cave bear, sabretoothed cats, cave hyen.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJan 24th, 2024

Morphology study highlights diverse jaw evolution in lizards and snakes

A University of Bristol study has shed light on how lizards and snakes—the most diverse group of land vertebrates with nearly 12,000 species—have evolved remarkably varied jaw shapes, driving their extraordinary ecological success......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsDec 11th, 2024

Graphene stacking discovery could herald new era for quantum applications

Graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice, is known for its exceptional properties: incredible strength (about 200 times stronger than steel), light weight, flexibility, and excellent conduction of elect.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 10th, 2024

Ultrafast electron imaging captures never-before-seen nuclear motions in hydrocarbon molecules excited by light

The interactions between light and nitroaromatic hydrocarbon molecules have important implications for chemical processes in our atmosphere that can lead to smog and pollution. However, changes in molecular geometry due to interactions with light can.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 10th, 2024

Seals" iceberg strategies: Navigating icy habitats for survival

Harbor seals in icy regions use icebergs shed by glaciers as safe platforms to give birth, care for young and molt. New research finds that as glaciers change with the climate, the resulting changes in size, speed and number of icebergs affect seals'.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 10th, 2024

Once-endangered Kirtland"s warblers show extensive signs of inbreeding in genome

The genome of a once-endangered songbird shows extensive signs of inbreeding, according to a new study by Penn State researchers. Because inbreeding can negatively impact survival and reproduction, the results could guide continuing conservation effo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 10th, 2024

Apple may finally fix the worst things about the MacBook Pro

A component road map has brought to light more details about the notch's presence in the future MacBook Pro line......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 9th, 2024

Meet Hyperlight, Ars Technica’s new, even brighter “Light” mode

You asked, so we built it! Like many sites, apps, and operating systems, Ars Technica has both "Light" and "Dark" visual styles. They look great! But even the "Light" mode has dar.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 9th, 2024

Geneticists have finally solved the mystery of Garfield"s orange coat

Garfield, star of the eponymous comic strip created by Jim Davis in 1978, is, like many of the cats that roam our homes, orange. He is orange in the same way that some people are redheaded, some horses are brown, or some dogs are Irish setters, but t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 7th, 2024

PowerWash Simulator’s latest seasonal update is here, and it’s festive

If you've left Muckville clean enough to satisfy even its picky residents, this new task of cleaning up the Ice Rink is perfect for you......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 7th, 2024

With their new movie Y2K, Kyle Mooney and Evan Winter invite you to 1999’s deadliest party

In an interview with Digital Trends, Kyle Mooney and Evan Winter discuss their new film Y2K and how they used nostalgia to power this coming-of-age story......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 7th, 2024

Observing gain-induced group delay between multiphoton pulses generated in a spontaneous down-conversion source

Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) and spontaneous four-wave mixing are powerful nonlinear optical processes that can produce multi-photon beams of light with unique quantum properties. These processes could be leveraged to create various.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 7th, 2024

Lizards and snakes are 35 million years older than we thought

Reanalysis of a fossil finds that reptiles' traits go back earlier than we thought. Lizards are ancient creatures. They were around before the dinosaurs and persisted long after d.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

World"s oldest known wild bird is expecting again, aged 74

Parenting can be tough, even for the young and energetic, but one elderly albatross is about to go through it all again—at the ripe old (and apparently record-setting) age of 74......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Record-low Antarctic sea ice can be explained and forecast months out by patterns in winds

Amid all the changes in Earth's climate, sea ice in the stormy Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica was, for a long time, an odd exception. The maximum winter sea ice cover remained steady or even increased slightly from the late 1970s through 2015,.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Gurman: Apple-designed 5G modem coming to 2025 iPhones will be worse than Qualcomm’s

Apple’s long-in-the-works project to build its own cellular modem is about to see the light of day. As multiple reports have indicated in the past, select 2025 iPhone models will carry the Apple 5G modem—but thanks to a new report, now we know it.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Beaver survey aims to show the urban benefits of Chicago"s "ecosystem engineers"

As the boat zipped down the Chicago River on a nippy November morning, Sammie Clark stood up and pointed at a creature swimming in the water, its brown fur slick and its head bobbing just above the surface. It kept close to the edge, a sheet metal wa.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Triassic reptile with unusual jaws named as a new species

A new species of ancient reptile has been named after spending more than 200 million years buried in the ground. Threordatoth chasmatos was one of the last survivors of the procolophonids, a group of lizard-like animals that were once widespread duri.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

The moon"s biggest and most ancient crater is more circular than previously thought

The South Pole-Aitken basin is the moon's oldest and largest visible crater—a massive geological wound 4 billion years old that preserves secrets about the moon's early history, much like a lunar time capsule......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 6th, 2024

Experiments provide evidence that interaction of light with a hydrocarbon molecule produces strained molecular rings

When molecules interact with ultraviolet (UV) light, they can change shape quickly, producing strain—stress in a molecule's chemical structure due to an increase in the molecule's internal energy. These processes typically take just tens of picosec.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024

PUBG’s creator announces 3 games with more on the way

The creator of PUBG wants to create ambitious sandbox video games, starting with tech demo Preface: Undiscovered World and survival game Prologue: Go Wayback......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 5th, 2024