Chemistry lessons from bacteria may improve biofuel production
If you're made of carbon, precious few things are as important to life as death.
Biochemistry
Jun 8, 2016
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Massive trove of battery and molecule data released to public
The Materials Project, a Google-like database of material properties aimed at accelerating innovation, has released an enormous trove of data to the public, giving scientists working on fuel cells, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, ...
Materials Science
Jun 8, 2016
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Rust under pressure could explain deep Earth anomalies
Using laboratory techniques to mimic the conditions found deep inside the Earth, a team of Carnegie scientists led by Ho-Kwang "Dave" Mao has identified a form of iron oxide that they believe could explain seismic and geothermal ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 8, 2016
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New research counters claim that the 'Hobbit' had Down syndrome
Analysis of a wealth of new data contradicts an earlier claim that LB1, an ~80,000 year old fossil skeleton from the Indonesian island of Flores, had Down syndrome, and further confirms its status as a fossil human species, ...
Archaeology
Jun 8, 2016
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Fossil teeth suggest prehistoric red deer in the Adriatic migrated seasonally
Analysis of oxygen isotopes in fossil teeth from red deer near the Adriatic Sea suggest that they migrated seasonally, which may have driven the movements of the Paleolithic hunter-gatherers that ate them, according a study ...
Archaeology
Jun 8, 2016
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New research shines light on surprising numbers and evolutionary variety of bioluminescent ocean fish
A study appearing in the journal PLOS ONE this week shows that bioluminescence—the production of light from a living organism—is more widespread among marine fishes than previously understood.
Evolution
Jun 8, 2016
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Helping satellites be right as rain
As you read this paragraph, a NASA satellite orbits around planet Earth, gathering data on—of all things—soil moisture. Moisture in the soil acts like a thermostat for the planet. Along with affecting agricultural production, ...
Environment
Jun 8, 2016
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Likely ancestor of mystery 'hobbit' found
Half-sized humans who lived 700,000 years ago were almost certainly the ancestors of enigmatic "hobbits" whose fossils were found on the same Indonesian isle in 2013, scientists stunned by their own discovery reported Wednesday.
Archaeology
Jun 8, 2016
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France seizes 350 kg of ivory
French customs said Wednesday that officers had seized over 350 kilogrammes (770 pounds) of elephant tusks in recent weeks, the biggest haul of ivory in the country in ten years.
Ecology
Jun 8, 2016
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Scientists observe supermassive black hole feeding on cold gas
At the center of a galaxy cluster, 1 billion light years from Earth, a voracious, supermassive black hole is preparing for a chilly feast.
Astronomy
Jun 8, 2016
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