Glaciers and enigmatic stone stripes in the Ethiopian highlands
As the driver of global atmospheric and ocean circulation, the tropics play a central role in understanding past and future climate change. Both global climate simulations and worldwide ocean temperature reconstructions indicate that the cooling in t.....»»
Icefields in South America are larger than all glaciers in the European Alps together
Although the two huge icefields in the Andes in South America cover approximately 16,000 square kilometers, an area roughly equivalent to the state of Thuringia in Germany, not much is known about the Patagonian icefields. A team led by Johannes Für.....»»
Planet "on the brink", with new heat records likely in 2024: UN
Global temperatures "smashed" heat records last year, as heat waves stalked oceans and glaciers suffered record ice loss, the United Nations said Tuesday—warning 2024 was likely to be even hotter......»»
New discovery highlights a potential stepping stone toward antibiotic resistance
A new study shows how heteroresistance, a transient resistance common in many bacteria, can act as a precursor to the development of antibiotic resistance. According to researchers at Uppsala University, this is the first time this link has been demo.....»»
Engineers manage a first: Measuring pH in cell condensates
Scientists trying to understand the physical and chemical properties that govern biomolecular condensates now have a crucial way to measure pH and other emergent properties of these enigmatic, albeit important, cellular compartments......»»
Researchers resurrect long-extinct fossil creature as a robot
Robot designed to mimic enigmatic sea creature can help us understand how it moved. Enlarge (credit: Carnegie Mellon University) Until now, when scientists and engineers have developed soft robots inspired by organisms,.....»»
"Molecular Rosetta Stone" reveals how our microbiomes "talk" to us
Researchers from Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of California San Diego have uncovered thousands of previously unknown bile acids, a type of molecule used by our gut microbiome to communicate with the rest of.....»»
The first Europeans reached Ukraine 1.4 million years ago, new study finds
During warm periods in Earth's history, known as interglacials, glaciers the size of continents pulled back to reveal new landscapes. These were new worlds for early humans to explore and exploit, and 1.4 million years ago this was Europe: a Terra nu.....»»
5 Netflix movies to watch instead of the 2024 Oscars
Don't want to watch the 2024 Oscars? Have no clue what to watch? Then stream these five great Netflix movies starring Brad Pitt, Emma Stone, and more......»»
These scientists built their own Stone Age tools to figure out how they were used
Telltale fractures and microscopic wear marks should be applicable to real artifacts. Enlarge / Testing replica Stone Age tools with a bit of wood-scraping. (credit: A. Iwase et al., 2024/Tokyo Metropolitan University) W.....»»
All the 2024 Best Actress Oscar nominees, ranked
The 2024 Oscars are here and the most competitive category is Best Actress. From Emma Stone to Sandra Hüller, I rank each nominee, from least to most deserving......»»
Learn 24 languages: Get 50% off lifetime access to Rosetta Stone
A lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone, an online learning platform for 24 languages, is 50% off from Amazon's Woot, bringing its price down to just $150......»»
Ancient stone tools found in Ukraine date to over 1 million years ago, and may be oldest in Europe
Ancient stone tools found in western Ukraine may be the oldest known evidence of early human presence in Europe, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature......»»
Axonius secures $200 million to scale its global reach and product innovation
Axonius announced it has secured $200 million in a Series E extension funding round led by Accel and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Stripes also participated. This new round of funding is intended to accelerate innovation and scale across the globe as.....»»
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Save 60% on a lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone at the Mashable Shop. TL;DR: Through March 3, you can get a lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone, the award-winning language-learning app, for only $159.97 with coupon code ROSETTA. That's.....»»
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You have the perfect tool for learning a new language at your fingertips with Rosetta Stone, and now StackCommerce is offering the famous language-learning software at a 60% discount with more than enough time before spring break travel.Learn a new l.....»»
Surprising methane discovery in Yukon glaciers: "Much more widespread than we thought"
Global melting is prying the lid off methane stocks, the extent of which we do not know. A young researcher from the University of Copenhagen has discovered high concentrations of the powerful greenhouse gas in meltwater from three Canadian mountain.....»»
An 80-mph speed record for glacier fracture helps reveal the physics of ice sheet collapse
There's enough water frozen in Greenland and Antarctic glaciers that if they melted, global seas would rise by many feet. What will happen to these glaciers over the coming decades is the biggest unknown in the future of rising seas, partly because g.....»»
Native animals are easy prey after a fire. Could artificial refuges save them?
Australia is home to some of the most spectacular and enigmatic wildlife on Earth. Much of it, however, is being eaten by two incredibly damaging invasive predators: the feral cat and the red fox......»»
New data can help better understand glaciers
On February 20, a dedicated team of researchers presented a new high-resolution calving front dataset from 149 glaciers in Svalbard, spanning from 1985 to 2023. This innovative dataset, featured in Earth System Science Data, offers an important tool.....»»
Neanderthals" usage of complex adhesives reveals higher cognitive abilities, scientists discover
Neanderthals created stone tools held together by a multi-component adhesive, a team of scientists has discovered. Its findings, which are the earliest evidence of a complex adhesive in Europe, suggest these predecessors to modern humans had a higher.....»»