[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain New research has revealed that some soil bacteria are primed ready to consume the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide when they experience life without oxygen in the …
Read More »The Earth's carbon dioxide levels are probably the highest for 15 million years.
[ad_1] We entered a deeply unknown planetary territory. In a context where American politicians are still wondering whether climate change is man-made (that's the case), it is highly likely that we have …
Read More »Synthetic microorganisms allow scientists to study ancient evolutionary mysteries
[ad_1] A genetically modified yeast containing an endosymbiotic bacterium. Credit: Scripps Research Scientists at Scripps Research and their collaborators have created microorganisms that may recapitulate key features of organisms thought to have …
Read More »Écoutez l'histoire des coulisses du programme Apollo avec l'audio récemment publié
[ad_1] L'astronaute Buzz Aldrin transportant deux composants du paquet d'expériences scientifiques du début du processus Apollo au cours de la mission Apollo 11. (Crédit: NASA) (Inside Science) – Le 20 juillet 1969, …
Read More »Climate change is a factor of climbing towards extinction for mountain birds
[ad_1] Copyright of the image Graham Montgomery Legend A yellow-throated tanager Scientists have brought new evidence that climate change is leading to the extinction of tropical bird species living near the summit …
Read More »The regulation of coal-fired power plants neglects a crucial pollutant
[ad_1] Researchers at Rice University have determined that particle-forming sulfur dioxide is the most damaging pollutant for Texas coal-fired power plants, lacking equipment to clean up emissions. Credit: 123RF According to researchers …
Read More »Mars' Arsia Mons Volcano Is Not Erupting, Despite Strange Cloud That Seems to Suggest Otherwise
[ad_1] The elongated "water ice cloud" seen lingering over Arsia Mons on Sept. 13, 2018. (European Space Agency) There's a long, curious cloud lingering over Mars' massive Arsia Mons volcano. Despite its …
Read More »Synthetic life forms mimic critical evolutionary events in Scripps Research studies
[ad_1] Scripps Research scientists have published two studies on synthetic life with the common goal of explaining two of the greatest mysteries of the evolution of the oldest life forms. One is …
Read More »Casino lights and sounds encourages risky decision-making
[ad_1] <a rel = "lightbox" href = "https://3c1703fe8d.site.internapcdn.net/newman/gfx/news/2018/lightssounds.jpg" title = "This image illustrates the two gambling tasks used in the study. : Cherkasova et al., JNeurosci (2018) "> This image illustrates the …
Read More »Mars satellite spots mystery plume of smoke over volcano that’s been dormant for 50million years
[ad_1] A ‘mysterious plume of smoke’ forming near a dormant Martian volcano has been spreading across the surface of the Red Planet for over a month. Space.com reports that for several weeks, …
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