Trait adaptations in a Tibetan saber-toothed cat
Published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a new study details unique findings, analysis and interpretation of saber-toothed cat fossils, offering a glimpse into how the fierce apex predators operated on the high plains of its native enviro.....»»
Regional climate, kilometer-scale dynamical downscaling over the Tibetan Plateau
Known as the "Roof of the World," the Tibetan Plateau is tough to study for meteorological scientists, given its high altitude, steep terrain and harsh natural environments. Limitations and uncertainties of general observation tools spawned model sim.....»»
Don’t miss this (Oculus) Meta Quest 2 bundle deal – save $50
Best Buy is selling a Meta Quest 2 bundle that includes the virtual reality headset and copies of Resident Evil 4 and Beat Saber for a discounted price of $350......»»
Will cyber saber-rattling drive us to destruction?
As cyberattacks have grown increasingly destructive, nations are entertaining the idea of responding to them with conventional military forces. It is difficult to determine how serious countries are when they threaten “kinetic” responses to digit.....»»
Everything we know about "House of the Dragon" Season 2
The Season 1 finale of House of the Dragon ended with a devastating, dragon-toothed crunch that shook the realm and set in motion the Targaryen civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons. But with that epic cliffhanger comes the horrifying realizati.....»»
Recordings show some "mute" animals communicate vocally: Study
More than 50 animal species previously thought to be mute actually communicate vocally, according to a study published on Tuesday which suggested the trait may have evolved in a common ancestor over 400 million years ago......»»
One of Netflix’s best animated shows won’t season 2
Video game adaptations miss far more often than they hit, but Netflix has had a shockingly solid track record. Castlevania, Arcane, and, most recently, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners were each able to satisfy fans of the games they were based on while findin.....»»
Resurrecting billion-year-old enzymes reveals how photosynthesis adapted to the rise of oxygen
The central biocatalyst in photosynthesis, Rubisco, is the most abundant enzyme on earth. By reconstructing billion-year-old enzymes, a team of Max Planck Researchers has deciphered one of the key adaptations of early photosynthesis. Their results, n.....»»
No thanks, Chris Pratt. The perfect "Super Mario Bros." movie already exists.
It’s time to drop the notion that movie adaptations have to be accurate to be good.When the husband-and-wife director duo Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel sat down to bring the Super Mario Bros. video games to life in the early 1990s, they didn&.....»»
Rising daily surface temperatures of 160 lakes across Tibetan Plateau shown over 40 years
The annual surface temperature of 160 lakes across the Tibetan Plateau has increased significantly in the period of 1978–2017, according to a study on large-scale dynamic monitoring and simulation of lake water temperature......»»
Feeding behavior traits may be an indicator of feed efficiency in Holstein cows
Genetic selection is a powerful tool to improve livestock production, given that genetic gains are cumulative and permanent, and feeding behavior in cows may be used as an indicated trait for feed efficiency......»»
Rare fossil teeth overturn long-held views about evolution of vertebrates
An international team of researchers has discovered 439-million-year-old remains of a toothed fish that suggest the ancestors of modern osteichthyans (ray- and lobe-finned fish) and chondrichthyans (sharks and rays) originated much earlier than previ.....»»
How the Tibetan uplift affects evolution of westerly circulation
As an important part of the global climate system, the westerly wind drives the mid-latitude surface currents, regulates the exchange of heat, water vapor, and carbon between the ocean and the atmosphere, and influences regional and global climate ch.....»»
Chinese propose to build a dam with a distributed 3D printer
Engineers want to use robots as a sort of distributed 3D printer. Enlarge / The Chinese already have a number of dams in the generally arid Tibetan Plateau. (credit: Holger Kleine) A study recently published by a team of resea.....»»
Half of China hit by drought in worst heatwave on record
A crippling drought exacerbated by a record heatwave has spread across half of China and reached the normally frigid Tibetan Plateau, according to official data released ahead of more searing temperatures on Thursday......»»
Study finds that ocean cooling over millennia led to larger fish
Earth's geological history is characterized by many dynamic climate shifts that are often associated with large changes in temperature. These environmental shifts can lead to trait changes, such as body size, that can be directly observed using the f.....»»
Precipitation underlies longitudinal variation cline in seed size across sand rice natural populations
Seed size is an important functional trait affecting multiple aspects of plant fitness and is also one of the most important agronomic traits in the process of plant domestication......»»
Irreversible declines in freshwater storage projected in parts of Asia by 2060
The Tibetan Plateau, known as the "water tower" of Asia, supplies freshwater for nearly 2 billion people who live downstream. New research led by scientists at Penn State, Tsinghua University and the University of Texas at Austin projects that climat.....»»
New research using stable isotopes sheds light on how New Zealand"s diverse range of toothed whales and dolphins coexist
An international collaborative study involving researchers from Massey University, the University of Canterbury, NIWA, and Flinders University has analyzed the isotopic niche of 21 species of toothed whales in New Zealand......»»
Meta Increasing Quest 2 Price by $100 on August 1st, Will Include Beat Saber
You'll get one of the best VR games free with the Quest 2, but that hardly makes up for such a substantial increase at this late stage. The post Meta Increasing Quest 2 Price by $100 on August 1st, Will Include B.....»»
Introduced donkeys and indigenous pumas are helping to resurrect extinct food webs in Death Valley
Around 12,000 years ago, a diversity of horses and their kin (known as equids) roamed North and South America. These animals were hunted by large, mythical-sounding, now-extinct predators, such as saber-toothed cats and dire wolves. In a geologic hea.....»»