First detection of sugars in meteorites gives clues to origin of life
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/goddard/2019/sugars-in-meteorites
Space Exploration
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Long spaceflights found to lead to blood flowing in the wrong direction in some cases
An international team of researchers has found that people in space for long durations can experience blood flowing in the wrong direction in the jugular vein. In their paper published on JAMA Network Open, the group describes ...
Researchers find secret of beetle success: Stolen genes
An international team of researchers has found what appears to be one of the secrets to evolutionary success for beetles—genes stolen from bacteria and fungi. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy ...
New finding on origin of avian predentary in Mesozoic birds
The predentary bone is one of the most enigmatic skeletal elements in avian evolution. Located at the tip of the lower jaw, this bone is absent in more primitive birds and in living birds; it is thought to have been lost ...
Archaeology
Nov 19, 2019
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Breathing space for a marine world under pressure
A small, motorized fishing boat heads out to sea from the port of Sinabang, leaving behind the remote island of Simeulue, off the coast of western Sumatra. Noticeable on the deck is a tangle of plastic tubes, linked up to ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 19, 2019
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Economic recovery kept more robots from eliminating jobs
A strong economic recovery over the past decade has saved many jobs and slowed automation in the United States, but a new report says less-educated, younger and minority workers in the Midwest manufacturing industry are being ...
Economics & Business
Nov 19, 2019
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Hubris behind corporate unethical behavior, research finds
New research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found overconfidence driven by outstanding performance is the decisive factor when companies behave badly.
Economics & Business
Nov 19, 2019
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Research uncovers first evidence of RNA-triggered phase separation
A fundamental question in biology is how cells orchestrate chemical reactions in time and space.
Biochemistry
Nov 19, 2019
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Drones carting GoPros to track gray whale behavior and spot their poop off Oregon Coast
Using drones deployed in the air and GoPros underwater, Oregon State University marine ecologist Leigh Torres recently completed her fourth field season documenting previously unseen behaviors of gray whales—and gathering ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 19, 2019
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Freshwater lakes already emit a quarter of global carbon—and climate change could double that
Lakes and ponds are the final resting place for many of the Earth's plants. Rivers collect much of the planet's dead organic matter, transporting it to rest in calmer waters.
Environment
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