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Scientists find new indicators of Alaska permafrost thawing

More areas of year-round unfrozen ground have begun dotting Interior and Northwest Alaska and will continue to increase in extent due to climate change, according to new research by University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute scientists......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJun 7th, 2022

Animal social interactions could speed up evolution

Scientists typically predict how species evolve by looking at their genes and the environment they live in, but new research from the University of Aberdeen has highlighted a key factor that's often overlooked: social interactions, where the genes of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Scientists recreate sound of Earth"s magnetic flip 41,000 years ago

Approximately 41,000 years ago, Earth's magnetic field briefly reversed during what is known as the Laschamp event. During this time, Earth's magnetic field weakened significantly—dropping to a minimum of 5% of its current strength—which allowed.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Earning an associate degree has varying value for workers based on demographics, researchers find

New research from Virginia Commonwealth University confirms the economic value of completing an associate degree but also unmasks the disparate labor market outcomes for workers of diverse races/ethnicities, sexes and nationalities......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

World"s highest-voltage gun accelerates electrons from zero to 80% the speed of light

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed and tested the world's highest voltage polarized electron gun, a key piece of technology needed for building the world's first fully polarized Electron-I.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Declines in plant resilience threaten carbon storage in the Arctic

Rapid warming has impacted the northern ecosystem so significantly that scientists are concerned the region's vegetation is losing the ability to recover from climate shocks, suggests a new study......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Scientists explore whether smaller chromosomes lead to more segregation errors during egg cell division

Three RIKEN researchers have shed light on the cellular mechanisms underlying chromosomal abnormalities that can cause miscarriages and congenital disorders such as Down syndrome......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Scientists track and analyze lofted embers that cause spot fires

In the chaos of a wildfire, heat, wind, flames and fuel interact to produce embers that are lofted into surrounding areas, starting new spot fires and spreading destruction and property loss in California's wildland-urban interface......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

WordPress vs WP Engine battle gets seriously stupid, with new login requirement

You may be aware of a bizarre feud between WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg and website hosting platform WP Engine. If not, you’ll find a recap below. But things took a very silly turn today when the WordPress login acquired a new checkbox re.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

A sharper view of the Milky Way with Gaia and machine learning

A group of scientists led by the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) and the Institute of Cosmos Sciences at the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) have used a novel machine learning model to process data for 217 million stars observed by t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Researchers find dragonfly species with darker wings have evolved to withstand heat and attract partners

Temperature determines where species can live and if they are threatened by a warming climate. So, for a long time, biologists studied how heat tolerance affects survival. Yet, less is known about how thermal traits influence reproduction, which is d.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Hubble and New Horizons offer dual perspectives on Uranus to inform exoplanet research

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons spacecraft simultaneously set their sights on Uranus recently, allowing scientists to make a direct comparison of the planet from two very different viewpoints. The results inform future plans to study l.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Scientists long urged NASA to search for signs of life near Jupiter; now it"s happening

In 2015, Bill Nye was on Marine One with President Obama......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Oppo’s Next Flagship Packs MediaTek’s Latest Flagship Chip and Android 15 Features

There are some rumors though that the Find X8 Ultra variant will come with a Snapdragon chip. The post Oppo’s Next Flagship Packs MediaTek’s Latest Flagship Chip and Android 15 Features appeared first on Phandroid. With the Dim.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Octopus suckers inspire new tech for gripping objects underwater

New adhesive system could be powerful tool for underwater salvage, rescue operations. Over the last few years, Virginia Tech scientists have been looking to the octopus for inspir.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Polar jet stream could reveal Saturn"s rotational period

A hexagon-shaped atmospheric phenomenon first spotted on Saturn by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 has intrigued scientists since the 1980s. More recently, NASA's Cassini mission has periodically observed the hexagon and its embedded strong eastward jet that.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Underwater caves yield clues that may help explain early expansion of Homo sapiens into Mediterranean islands

Archaeological surveys led by scientists at Washington University in St. Louis suggest that coastal and underwater cave sites in southern Sicily contain important new clues about the path and fate of early human migrants to the island......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

You get your energy from your mom. A new study explains why

It's one of the basic tenets of biology: We get our DNA from our mom and our dad. But one notable exception has perplexed scientists for decades: Most animals, including humans, inherit the DNA inside their mitochondria—the cell's energy centers—.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to 3 scientists for work on proteins, building blocks of life

The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to three scientists for their breakthrough work predicting and even designing the structure of proteins, the building blocks of life......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is a solid $650 phone. Here’s why you shouldn’t buy it

The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE is Samsung's cheapest entry into the S24 family. But is it any good? I reviewed the phone to find out......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded for work on proteins

The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to scientists David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper for their work with proteins......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024