[ad_1] The fact that enough bone fragments were found to be able to reconstruct the skull was extremely rare, he said. Paranthropus robustus may have gone extinct as climate change produced a more humid environment that affected their plant-based diet of tubers and roots. Homo erectus, on the other hand, …
Read More »Scientists uncover the secrets to designing brain-like devices
[ad_1] Ball and stick (central) representation of the defective material simulated in the study, for neuromorphic applications. Credit: Illustration by Emmanuel Gygi Even with decades of unprecedented development in computing power, the human brain still retains many advantages over modern computer technologies. Our brains are extremely efficient for many cognitive …
Read More »The alien-style photo shows the snake eel dangling from a heron’s stomach in mid-air
[ad_1] According to photos taken by an amateur photographer in Delaware, a snake eel fighting for its life made an “alien” move by exploding from the stomach of a heron that had just swallowed it whole. The photos show the snake eel, its head dangling in mid-air, while the surprisingly …
Read More »Food overlap of birds, bats and dragonflies disadvantageous in the decline of insects
[ad_1] Chironomids. Credit: Eero Vesterinen According to a new Finnish study, different groups of insectivores compete for the same type of food. Researchers from the University of Turku, Finland, and the Finnish Museum of Natural History have made a discovery by comparing birds, bats and dragonflies that eat food in …
Read More »The review committee says NASA and ESA are ready to continue the Mars sample return mission.
[ad_1] In a newly released report, an independent group of scientists and space policy experts from NASA and the European Space Agency gave the green light for a campaign to return samples of Mars. “Full steam ahead,” Maria Zuber, a member of the Independent Review Board and Vice President of …
Read More »Scientists have discovered an ancient lake floor beneath the Greenland ice
[ad_1] Using radar and other ice-penetrating tools, scientists have detected a “fossil lake bed” preserved under the Greenland ice sheet, in what is the first discovery of its kind. Now a basin suffocated by a gigantic sheet of ice, this former lake once measured 7,100 square kilometers in size, which …
Read More »Scientists have discovered an ancient lake floor beneath Greenland ice
[ad_1] The ancient basin, now under a mile of ice, is shaped like a cleaver. Image: Paxman et al., EPSL, 2020 Using radar and other ice-penetrating tools, scientists have detected a “fossil lake bed” preserved under the Greenland ice sheet, in what is the first discovery of its kind. Now …
Read More »Researchers have found a backup mechanism that removes cellular debris from the brain
[ad_1] Newswise – Microglia – the brain’s immune cells – plays a primary role in removing cell debris from the brain. According to a recent study by a research group led by the University of Nagoya in Japan, another type of brain cell, called an astrocyte, is also involved in …
Read More »Researchers have found a backup mechanism that removes cellular debris from the brain
[ad_1] Newswise – Microglia – the brain’s immune cells – plays a primary role in removing cell debris from the brain. According to a recent study by a research group led by the University of Nagoya in Japan, another type of brain cell, called an astrocyte, is also involved in …
Read More »The Universe Is Warming Up, Says New Study | Astronomy
[ad_1] The average gas temperature in the universe has risen more than 10 times over the past 10 billion years and has reached about 2 million Kelvin today, according to new research published in Astrophysical Journal. As the Universe evolves, concentrations of matter are surrounded by gas halos that get …
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