NASA Finds Strange Alien Planet Hiding Outside Our Solar System
It’s very small and very cool.
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Genetic Code That Turns Animals Monogamous Identified By Scientists
Researchers say similar gene profile may have a role in long-term partnerships formed by humans.
How The Brain Enables Us To Rapidly Focus Attention
Researchers have discovered a key mechanism in the brain that may underlie our ability to rapidly focus attention. Our brains are continuously bombarded with information from the senses, yet our level of vigilance to such input varies, allowing us to selectively focus on one conversation and not another.
Researchers Develop 128Mb STT-MRAM With World’s Fastest Write Speed For Embedded Memory
A research team has successfully developed 128Mb-density STT-MRAM (spin-transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory) with a write speed of 14 ns for use in embedded memory applications, such as cache in IOT and AI. This is currently the world’s fastest write speed for embedded memory application with a density over 100Mb and will pave the way for the mass-production of large capacity STT-MRAM.
Someone Drilled Through The International Space Station From The Inside, Astronaut Says
Mysterious gap has led to a wide variety of accusations.
Saturn Is Losing Its Rings At ‘Worst-Case-Scenario’ Rate
New NASA research confirms that Saturn is losing its iconic rings at the maximum rate estimated from Voyager 1 & 2 observations made decades ago. The rings are being pulled into Saturn by gravity as a dusty rain of ice particles under the influence of Saturn’s magnetic field.
Strangest Scientific Discovery Of 2018? Memory Formation Appears To Be Facilitated By The Same Mechanism As A Viral Infection
A pair of papers published in Cell on January 11 suggest that the protein encoded by one such gene uses its virus-like structure to shuttle information between cells: a new form of cellular communication that may be key to long-term memory formation and other neurological functions.
Engineers Fly First-Ever Plane With No Moving Parts (VIDEO)
MIT engineers have built and flown the first-ever plane with no moving parts. Instead of propellers or turbines, the light aircraft is powered by an “ionic wind” — a silent but mighty flow of ions that is produced aboard the plane, and that generates enough thrust to propel the plane over a sustained, steady flight.
The Weight is Over: Kilogram, Ampere, Kelvin and Mole Redefined
Historic vote means unit of measurement will no longer be defined by a piece of metal first conceived in 1889.
Massive Impact Crater Bigger Than Paris Discovered Under Ice Sheet In Greenland
A giant crater that was formed when a meteorite smashed into Earth, has been uncovered deep below Greenland’s ice sheets.
Fish Recognize Their Prey By Electric Colors
Electrolocation by weakly electric fish shows astonishing similarities to vision.
Extinction Mystery Deepens After Discovery Of Bird Fossil From Age Of Dinosaurs
Analysis of perfectly intact Mirarce eatoni reveals that it was just as well adapted to flight as modern birds, prompting questions about why it was wiped out.
Primates Of The Caribbean: Ancient DNA Reveals History Of Mystery Monkey
Weird evolution revealed in now-extinct monkey which inhabited Jamaica until a few hundred years ago.
Scientists Create Musical Piece From The ‘Sound’ Of Sunrise On Mars (VIDEO)
Scientists have created the soundtrack of the 5,000th Mars sunrise captured by the robotic exploration rover, Opportunity, using data sonification techniques to create a two-minute piece of music.
Bitcoin Alone Can Push Global Warming Above 2°C Degrees In A Couple Decades
A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Climate Change finds that if Bitcoin is implemented at similar rates at which other technologies have been incorporated, it alone could produce enough emissions to raise global temperatures by 2°C as soon as 2033.