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Deep sea rocks suggest oxygen can be made without photosynthesis, deepening the mystery of life

Oxygen, the molecule that supports intelligent life as we know it, is largely made by plants. Whether underwater or on land, they do this by photosynthesizing carbon dioxide. However, a recent study demonstrates that oxygen may be produced without th.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgNov 3rd, 2024

Our Universe is not fine-tuned for life, but it’s still kind of OK

Inspired by the Drake equation, researchers optimize a model universe for life. Physicists including Robert H. Dickle and Fred Hoyle have argued that we are living in a universe t.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News16 hr. 13 min. ago

Ryugu asteroid sample rapidly colonized by terrestrial life despite strict contamination control

Panspermia is the hypothesis that life can survive the transfer between planetary bodies as a secondary path for life to get started on planets throughout a solar system. The discovery of extraterrestrial life on asteroids or within meteorites would.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News19 hr. 5 min. ago

Scientists construct first complete energy spectrum of solar high-energy protons in Martian space

Scientists have constructed the first complete proton energy spectrum observed during an eruptive solar event in Martian space, deepening our understanding of the radiation environment around Mars......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News20 hr. 40 min. ago

Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach

The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach, officials said Friday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

Origin of life research finds RNA can favor both left- and right-handed proteins

The mystery of why life uses molecules with specific orientations has deepened with a discovery that RNA—a key molecule thought to have potentially held the instructions for life before DNA emerged—can favor making the building blocks of proteins.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Neanderthal adhesive manufacturing site found in Gibraltar cave

Cut into a Gibraltar cliff face overlooking the Alboran Sea, a cave opening leads back in time to one of the earliest manufacturing sites on the planet—a Neanderthal-built tar distillation oven hidden for 65,000 years......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Wild chimpanzees play as adults to better cooperate as a group, researchers suggest

Compared to children, adults don't play as much, but social play into adulthood is considered a universal human trait. Play has a role in building tolerance, cohesion, bonding, and cooperation. By comparison, play in adults of other species has been.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Greenland"s meltwater will slow Atlantic circulation, climate model suggests

A team of climate scientists in Germany and China has found evidence, using a climate model, that in the coming years, freshwater inputs to the Irminger Sea Basin will have the biggest impact on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Air fryer or cordless vacuum, you choose: Two deep Black Friday discounts worth shopping

These Black Friday discounts include great prices on a COSORI air fryer or cordless vacuum from Levoit. Learn all about them here......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Scientists uncover cross-species neural mechanism for early detection of life motion in visual processing

Visual systems of both humans and animals can detect life motion from the environment at the earliest stage of visual processing, research by scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) uncovered......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Plastic reduces krill"s ability to remove carbon in the deep ocean, marine ecologists find

New research shows that increased levels of plastic pollution in the Southern Ocean could reduce the ability of Antarctic krill, a tiny shrimp-like crustacean, to help take CO2 from the atmosphere. The results are published this month in the journal.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Engineering nature"s blueprint: Dendron-based assemblies for chlorophyll"s materials

Researchers often look to photosynthesis—a process that turns sunlight into chemical energy in plants and bacteria—as a model for innovation. Photosynthesis is in turn linked to chlorophyll pigments, tiny green molecules that play a key role in h.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Deep Instinct delivers malware and ransomware prevention for cloud data stored in S3 buckets

Deep Instinct launched Deep Instinct DSX for Cloud Amazon S3. As organizations increasingly rely on the cloud to power their digital transformation, businesses are generating and storing record amounts of data in the cloud. Cybercriminals know this a.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Lenovo introduces ThinkShield Firmware Assurance

Lenovo introduced ThinkShield Firmware Assurance as part of its portfolio of enterprise-grade cybersecurity solutions. ThinkShield Firmware Assurance is one of the only computer OEM solutions to enable deep visibility and protection below the operati.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

The 8 best OLED monitors to buy in 2024: tested and reviewed

One should consider an OLED monitor for its superior color accuracy, deep blacks, and high contrast ratio, enhancing overall visual experience......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Decontaminating toxic tires: Researchers show ability to remove toxic particles from end-of-life tires

Tires are an indispensable part of daily life. Without them, our vehicles would just be a bunch of assembled parts—convenient to sit in, but not effective for getting where you are going......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Making Mars"s moons: Supercomputers offer "disruptive" new explanation

A NASA study using a series of supercomputer simulations reveals a potential new solution to a longstanding Martian mystery: How did Mars get its moons? The first step, the findings say, may have involved the destruction of an asteroid......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

The mystery of the secretly sexual lichens

The patches of lichen you've probably seen growing on tree trunks and park benches might be easy to overlook, but they're actually some of the world's strangest living things. While they're sometimes mistaken for moss, lichens are miniature ecosystem.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Apple’s best selling iPhone models aren’t what you’d expect, but there’s a good reason

Early in the iPhone’s life, Apple made only one model for everyone. Today, the company releases four flagships every year and also offers the iPhone SE and older models. It’s a lot to keep up with, but a new report gives us a good picture of whic.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Madagascar"s huge ocean algae bloom was caused by dust from drought-stricken southern Africa

Scientists have found new evidence that desertification, potentially linked to global warming, leads to large amounts of nutrient-rich dust landing in the sea, causing ocean algae to grow rapidly. Biological oceanographer John A. Gittings and an inte.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024