Secrets of life on early Earth — and other planets — may be trapped in ancient gas bubbles
The layers on this 2.7-billion-year-old rock, a stromatolite from Western Australia, show evidence of single-celled, photosynthetic life on the shore of a large lake. The new result suggests that this microbial life thrived despite a thin atmosphere. (Roger Buick/University of Washington) Some 2.7 billion years ago, lava started oozing out of a crack in the planet in what is now Australia. It spread and spread, flowing out in every direction until it hit seawater. Then, swiftly, it hardened ..>> view originalWatch global warming spiral out of control in this new climate visualization
A climate scientist in the UK has devised a new way of visualizing the progression of human-caused global warming, and it is one that you've likely never considered before. Ed Hawkins, a climate scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Science at the University of Reading, devised the spiral animation to show how global average surface temperatures are increasing relative to the average temperature during preindustrial times. "I wanted to try and visualise the changes we have seen in ..>> view originalArtificial intelligence: Key to Kentucky Derby betting?
You probably didn't consider basing your Kentucky Derby bets on artificial intelligence -- but maybe you should have. The artificial intelligence company Unanimous tested its new software platform, UNU, on last weekend's Kentucky Derby, as reported by TechRepublic. Twenty participants, convened by the company, first used the software to narrow the field of 20 horses down to four top picks. The participants then used UNU to predict the winning order -- and it turned out to be 100 percent correct..>> view originalWere camels' genetics shaped by human trading routes?
Our influence on domesticated animals may be written in their genes, if the camel is a good measuring stick.In fact, ancient trade routes may have shaped the current genetic diversity of one-humped camels, or dromedaries, according to a new study.Despite the fact that camels have been an essential part of human societies in desert regions for thousands of years, little was known about their evolutionary history and genetic diversity. So a team of researchers dug into the DNA of 1,083 extant cam..>> view originalStudy Casts Doubt on Theory That Legal Hunting Reduces Poaching
Photo A howling gray wolf. Authors of a study on wolves in Wisconsin and Michigan say they have quantitative evidence that government authorization of legal killing of wolves appears to also increase illegal killing. Credit Tim Fitzharris/Minden Pictures Government wildlife authorities and some conservation groups have for years argued that allowing some legal hunting can help reduce the illegal killing of threatened carnivores like wolves and grizzly bears.Their theory..>> view originalNew Topographical Map Shows All of Mercury's Mountains and Valleys | The Weather Channel
A new topographical map released by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory on Friday shows that Mercury would be a hiker’s dream, minus the temperatures that reach over 800 degrees Fahrenheit, of course.About one year after the Messenger, a spacecraft that spent nearly five years orbiting the closest planet to the sun, ended its mission by slamming into Mercury, scientists revealed the first global elevation map of the planet ever produced.The APL found the planet’s highest poin..>> view originalNASA releases dozens of patents into the public domain
NASA NASA has released 56 of its previously patented technologies to the public domain for unrestricted commercial use. The released patents are completely free to use and don't require any licensing agreements with the US space agency."These technologies were developed to advance NASA missions but may have non-aerospace applications and be used by commercial space ventures and other companies free of charge, el..>> view original
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