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Completing the "timetree" of primates: A new way to map the evolutionary history of life on Earth

In a new article published in Frontiers in Bioinformatics, biologists Dr. Jack M Craig, Dr. Blair Hedges, and Dr. Sudhir Kumar, all at Temple University, have built an evolutionary tree that encompasses 455 primates, every species for which genetic d.....»»

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Biologist explores why humans have sex—and sexes—in a world where life requires neither

University of Maryland biology Professor Eric Haag has spent his career studying animal reproduction, but people's sex lives never factored into his research. That changed in 2014 when a cancer diagnosis prompted Haag to take stock of his career......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Acer Swift 14 AI review: battery life for days

The Acer Swift 14 AI is a very good 14-inch laptop at a price that's reasonable but not a true bargain. But its battery life is what stands out the most......»»

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Scientists streamline creation of nucleoside analogs, a group of life-saving molecules

A team of researchers has found a quicker and more efficient way to create nucleoside analogs, a type of small molecule that can be used in treatments for everything from cancer to viral diseases......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Warming oceans are changing marine habitats. A new study explores the impact on thousands of species

Every year, human activities release billions of tons of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. These gases trap heat from the Sun, making the Earth warmer than it would be without them. Over 90% of the extra heat from greenhouse gases gets absorbed b.....»»

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Study confirms two forms of longtooth groupers in Asia are separate species of fish

A team of marine biologists from the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, the Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History, also in Japan, and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, has found via genetic and physical study that tw.....»»

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Discovery of molecular switch explains how bacteria control their protein biosynthesis through cell metabolism

Protein biosynthesis—the process whereby cells produce protein molecules, which are essential for life and growth—is a highly complex and strictly regulated affair. An interdisciplinary team led by LMU biologist PD Dr. Jürgen Lassak has now disc.....»»

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Russian court sentences kingpin of Hydra drug marketplace to life in prison

The underground marketplace distributed more than a metric ton of narcotics. A Russian court has issued a life sentence to a man found guilty of being the kingpin of a dark web dr.....»»

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Planning autonomous surface missions on ocean worlds

Through advanced autonomy testbed programs, NASA is setting the groundwork for one of its top priorities—the search for signs of life and potentially habitable bodies in our solar system and beyond. The prime destinations for such exploration are b.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 4th, 2024

Neanderthals were making hand stencil rock art more than 66,000 years ago, U-series dating suggests

A discovery deep within a cave in Spain has challenged the history of human artistic expression. Researchers have determined that hand stencils in Maltravieso Cave are more than 66,000 years old, suggesting that Neanderthals, not modern humans, were.....»»

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Massive asteroid impacts did not change Earth"s climate in the long term, research finds

Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth's climate, according to a study by UCL researchers......»»

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Starspot activity of the red giant XX Trianguli indicates non-periodic, chaotic dynamo

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the Leibniz-Institut for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and the HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences (HUN-REN CSFK) have reconstructed the temporal changes in the distrib.....»»

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Check out astronaut’s stunning ‘science and art’ photo from the ISS

American astronaut Don Pettit has just shared another dazzling image captured from the International Space Station 250 miles above Earth......»»

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Bose QuietComfort headphones are down to only $199 for Cyber Week

The Bose QuietComfort wireless headphones feature active noise cancellation and a 24-hour battery life. They're on sale for an affordable $199 from Best Buy......»»

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Check out astronaut’s stunning ‘science and art’ from the ISS

American astronaut Don Pettit has just shared another dazzling image captured from the International Space Station 250 miles above Earth......»»

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Simulated outbreaks demonstrate how evolutionary approaches can estimate the speed of viral spread

Evaluating the speed at which viruses spread and transmit across host populations is critical to mitigating disease outbreaks. A study published December 3 in PLOS Biology by Simon Dellicour at the University of Brussels (ULB), Belgium, and colleague.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2024

Team links comet water to Earth"s oceans

Researchers have found that water on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko has a similar molecular signature to the water in Earth's oceans. Contradicting some recent results, this finding reopens the case that Jupiter-family comets like 67P could have h.....»»

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Seeking a new way of life under the sea—and a world record

There are probably easier ways to set a world record, but Rudiger Koch has found his method 11 meters (36 feet) under the sea......»»

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NEOWISE, the NASA mission that cataloged objects around Earth for over a decade, has come to an end

The NASA project NEOWISE, which has given astronomers a detailed view of near-Earth objects—some of which could strike the Earth—ended its mission and burned on reentering the atmosphere after over a decade......»»

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Bird dispersal ability shapes biodiversity patterns on islands worldwide, new study finds

You can know a lot of things about birds just by the shape of their wings. A seafaring albatross, stretching out its sail-like airfoils, lives a very different life from a ground-dwelling antpitta with its long legs and short, stubby wings that it us.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsDec 3rd, 2024

The "donut effect" persists: Major US cities may never again look like they did before the pandemic

What is the shelf life of a freshly baked donut? Two days, tops. But when it comes to an entirely different kind of donut—one that Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom described early in the pandemic when he measured the exodus of people from city cen.....»»

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