[ad_1] The old metal boxes trailed around the ocean since 1931 have accidentally created a record in the history of ocean plastics. The devices – known as Continuous Plankton Recorders (CPR) – first trapped a plastic bag off the Irish coast in 1965. Researchers say this could be the first plastic marine litter found. The … Read more
[ad_1] A wealth of data showing when the Atlantic began to smother with plastic was unearthed in the handwritten logbooks of a little known but stubbornly persistent plankton study dating back to the middle of the last century. From the fishing string found in the ocean in the 50s, then from a first carrying bag … Read more
[ad_1] A new study reveals that the first meteor to have touched the Earth since interstellar space – and the second interstellar visitor known as a whole – has just been discovered. Interstellar meteors may be common and could potentially help life to travel from star to star, added researchers. The first known visitor to … Read more
[ad_1] (Space.com) The first Israeli lunar lander did not live up to its historic landing this afternoon (11 April). The Beresheet robotic spacecraft, built by SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), aimed to become the first Israeli craft and the first privately funded mission to land softly on the moon. But the little robot could … Read more
[ad_1] The study of organic matter in sediments helps to better understand the distant past. What was the climate? Which organisms populated the Earth? In what conditions did they live? Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, and the University of Lyon, France, examined the sediments in the Dead Sea, where salinity is unparalleled, … Read more
[ad_1] The face you see in the mirror is the result of millions of years of evolution and reflects the most distinctive characteristics that we use to identify and recognize ourselves, shaped by our need to eat, breathe, to see and communicate. But how has the modern human face evolved to look like this? Eight … Read more
[ad_1] Sticklebacks that have been used in research. Credit: Alex Poll For the first time, researchers shed new light on the evolution of different social roles within animal groups by exploring how fish predators target and attack groups of virtual prey. The study, led by the Universities of Bristol and Oxford and published today [Monday … Read more
[ad_1] Researchers and colleagues at UCLA have designed a new device that generates electricity from falling snow. First of its kind, this device is inexpensive, small, thin and flexible, like a plastic sheet. "This device can work in remote areas because it provides its own power and does not require batteries," said lead author Richard … Read more
[ad_1] The researchers added genes that direct yeast metabolism to produce tagatose. Pictured from left to right: Jamie Cate, Berkeley Professor, Berkeley Professor, Jingjing Liu, Postdoctoral Fellow in Illinois, and Yong-Su Jin, Professor. Credit: Yong-Su Jin The quest to satisfy gourmands without adding waist has a new weapon in its arsenal: a yeast strain able … Read more
[ad_1] <! – A "tweet" from Tim "The everyday astronaut," Dodd, announced that the main propeller of the Falcon Heavy rocket, launched on April 11, had been lost to the benefit of the sea. -> Jason Rhian April 15, 2019 SpaceX launched its second Falcon Heavy rocket on April 11, 2019. Photo credit: Scott Schilke … Read more