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The cleaner wrasse has become the first fish ever to pass the mirror test – a classic experiment used to gauge self-awareness in animals from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2wrO7dc

If it becomes possible to make dozens of changes to DNA, future generations could live much longer before they succumb to diseases of old age such as cancer from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2Nyg1uJ

A report by The Children’s Society claims one in four teenage girls in the UK are self-harming, but the reality is probably more nuanced from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2LGo86v

The price of renewables is at rock bottom, making nuclear power look pointlessly expensive. But new atomic plants could be cheap - and safer too from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2N0s8U9

Some misfit galaxies don’t seem to conform to our standard model of the universe, but it may be because star formation and supernovae push dark matter around from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2PgYuHV

Gene editing has improved muscle function in dogs that have the mutation that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy in people, and could lead to new treatments from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2N1o6uS

The cleaner wrasse has become the first fish ever to pass the mirror test – a classic experiment used to gauge self-awareness in animals from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2wrO7dc

If it becomes possible to make dozens of changes to DNA, future generations could live much longer before they succumb to diseases of old age such as cancer from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2Nyg1uJ

A report by The Children’s Society claims one in four teenage girls in the UK are self-harming, but the reality is probably more nuanced from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2LGo86v

The price of renewables is at rock bottom, making nuclear power look pointlessly expensive. But new atomic plants could be cheap - and safer too from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2N0s8U9

Some misfit galaxies don’t seem to conform to our standard model of the universe, but it may be because star formation and supernovae push dark matter around from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2PgYuHV

Gene editing has improved muscle function in dogs that have the mutation that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy in people, and could lead to new treatments from New Scientist - News https://ift.tt/2PPTYBf

New research elucidates the mechanism of sexual transmission of filoviruses, which have been shown to persist in the testes and other immune privileged sites. Sexual transmission of filoviruses was first reported in 1968 after an outbreak of Marburg virus disease and recently caused flare-ups of Ebola virus disease in the 2013-2016 outbreak. The team found that Marburg virus persists in seminiferous tubules and that Sertoli cells are the reservoir for the virus. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C3uMV0

Electrons whizzing around each other and humans crammed together at a political rally don't seem to have much in common, but researchers are connecting the dots. They've developed a highly accurate mathematical approach to predict the behavior of crowds of living creatures, using methods originally developed to study large collections of quantum mechanically interacting electrons. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PS0kQE

Emissions associated with oil and gas production are a significant source of greenhouse gases. A new analysis ranks countries by emission levels and identifies the major sources of emissions, a first step toward policy to regulate oil and gas production practices. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C3ToNi

Researchers have uncovered an unexpected mechanism that underlies cardiomyopathy (heart failure) in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). They report that nuclear factor kappa B down-regulates calcium genes, contributing to cardiomyopathy in DMD. Furthermore, data from a mouse model show cardiomyocyte ablation of NF-kappaB rescues cardiac function. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2LIuhPC

How did life arise on Earth? Researchers have found among the first and perhaps only hard evidence that simple protein catalysts -- essential for cells, the building blocks of life, to function -- may have existed when life began. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PS0vvi

Processes that were thought to take tens of thousands of years can happen in hours, according to new research. And that may change our understanding of the carbon cycle, and maybe the history of Earth's climate. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2wrQcWE

Researchers report that the jaw joint bone, the center around which chewing activity revolves (literally), appears to have evolved based more on an animal's size than what it eats. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2oq01Qg

A study of earthquakes induced by injecting fluids deep underground has revealed surprising patterns, suggesting that current recommendations for hydraulic fracturing, wastewater disposal, and geothermal wells may need to be revised. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2wqij8O

A new assay can concurrently trace, in thousands of different cells, the marks that shape what each cell's genome will do -- the epigenome -- and the copies of the instructions themselves -- the transcriptome. The epigenome and transcriptome are part of the molecular biology that converts the genetic blueprint of DNA into tools and materials for living cells. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NzxVgs

A new tool uses a smartphone camera, a small 3D-printed box and a simple chemical test to show whether a dead mosquito belongs to the Aedes aegypti species, which carries Zika and other devastating viruses that afflict an estimated 100 million people worldwide each year. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PjrtuA

Without dramatic reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions, most of the planet's land-based ecosystems -- from its forests and grasslands to the deserts and tundra -- are at high risk of 'major transformation' due to climate change. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PTUnCT

Scientists have determined the DNA code of the opium poppy genome, uncovering key steps in how the plant evolved to produce the pharmaceutical compounds used to make vital medicines. The discovery may pave the way for scientists to improve yields and the disease resistance of the medicinal plant, securing a reliable and cheap supply of the most effective drugs for pain relief and palliative care. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2N1Uu0j

Scientists detail how technology and a growing understanding of the evolution of venoms are pointing the way toward entirely new classes of drugs capable of treating diabetes, autoimmune diseases, chronic pain, and other conditions. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2MHJ8iI

A new paper reviews current knowledge on climate change and biodiversity. In the past, plants and animals reacted to environmental changes by adapting, migrating or going extinct. These findings point to radical changes in biodiversity due to climate change in the future. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2LIMwEJ

Researchers are teasing out the rules that guide how cells process RNA messages from our genes that provide a template for protein synthesis. This will enable better predictions about the impact of specific genetic mutations that affect this process and can cause a host of serious illnesses. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C3JdZg

Scientists report that insect activity in today's temperate, crop-growing regions will rise along with temperatures. Researchers project that this activity, in turn, will boost worldwide losses of rice, corn and wheat by 10-25 percent for each degree Celsius that global mean surface temperatures rise. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PhwDr4

The reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park is tied to the recovery of aspen in areas around the park. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2MGwUGY

A new discovery could help grape growers roll back a devastating virus that withers vines and shrivels harvests. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2N64hCy

Fruit flies use the sun to avoid flying in circles, according to new research. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2LLlgFO

Researchers have developed a new way to make low-cost, single-atom catalysts for fuel cells -- an advance that could make important clean energy technology more economically viable. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2wu6dvg

Putting a figure on the number of endangered lemurs left in the wild isn't easy, but researchers say one clue might help: the plants they rely on for food. Bamboo lemur populations in their native Madagascar may have shrunk by half over the last two decades; red-fronted brown lemurs by as much as 85 percent. But numbers for other lemur species may not be as low as feared, new models suggest. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2wyaU6l

Despite rapidly aging, dominant animals live longer because their underlings are driven out of the group -- becoming easy targets for predators. The secret of a long meerkat life is to be 'ruler of your community ... cracking down on would-be rivals,' say scientists. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2wshJXY

Both genetic and environmental factors explain cognitive traits, shows a new study carried out on red junglefowl. Researchers have shown that the ability of fowl to cope with difficult learning tasks is heritable, while their optimism can be explained by environmental factors. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2opwXJ0

First results appeared 24h after one single dose of the marijuana component; scientists concluded that CBD activate mechanisms which repair neuronal circuitry in patients' prefrontal cortex and hippocampus. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PRREtl

An extract of camu camu -- a fruit native to the Amazon -- prevents obesity in mice fed a diet rich in sugar and fat, say researchers. The discovery suggests that camu camu phytochemicals could play a leading role in the fight against obesity and metabolic disease. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PT9vQX

An team of researchers has introduced a novel method that can solve issues associated with the thickness of the photoactive layers in OSCs. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2LHhRrl

Researchers aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor used autonomous underwater robots, along with the Institute's remotely operated vehicle (ROV) SuBastian, to acquire 1.3 million high resolution images of the seafloor at Hydrate Ridge, composing them into the largest known high resolution color 3D model of the seafloor. Using unsupervised clustering algorithms, they identified dynamic biological hotspots in the image data for more detailed surveys and sampling by a remotely operated vehicle. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2oq0x0V

A new study is helping to shed light on the genetic diversity and reproductive process of rock gnome lichen, one of only two varieties of lichens on the US endangered species list. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NFiOlC

By analyzing genomic sequences from more than 400 strains of the bacterium that causes anthrax, researchers have provided the first evidence that the severity -- technically known as virulence -- of specific strains may be related to the number of copies of certain plasmids they carry. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2LFl2ji

Researchers made a new algorithm for enabling a single robotic unmanned aerial vehicle to herd a flock of birds away from a designated airspace. This novel approach allows a single autonomous quadrotor drone to herd an entire flock of birds away without breaking their formation. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2N6sMiY

Some misfit galaxies don’t seem to conform to our standard model of the universe, but it may be because star formation and supernovae push dark matter around from New Scientist - Space https://ift.tt/2wwFEpb

A US withdrawal from the WTO potentially would be far more significant for the global economy than even Trump’s growing trade war with China, undermining the post-World War II system that the US helped build. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2MD1dOW

An Israeli firm says it has sold US customers hundreds of its bullet-proof schoolbags, introduced in the wake of the Parkland school massacre from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2LCLpXa

Iran is sticking to the terms of its nuclear deal with world powers, a UN atomic watchdog report showed Thursday, despite ongoing uncertainty over its future from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2LHLIji

Punjab’s new information minister, Islamist politician Fayaz-ul-Hasan Chohan, has announced a ban on “vulgar” movie billboards in the Pakistani province from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2PSbK6G

The terms on which the UK will leave the European Union remain mired in uncertainty, but a minister in the Theresa May government believes that selling naan to India could be an example of “Global Britain” after Brexit from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2C1ur51

The app has 30 Canadian institutions on board, and its success had led to an expansion, with its launch in New Zealand, tying up with Unitech Institute of Technology in Auckland. Similar moves in the US are in the offing from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2wusZTC

The aircraft crashed on a flight between the eastern Ethiopian city of Dire Dawa and the air force headquarters in Bishoftu. The cause of the crash is being investigated, an official said. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2BWMRnH

The committee will receive a warning letter from the government heritage department, while deputy culture minister Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik said he was “very disappointed” and the work had “disturbed the harmony, integrity and originality of Batu Caves” from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2N5hYBI

Prosecutors have said Reality Winner once wrote in a notebook of her desire to “burn the White House down”. She has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for mailing the classified material to a news outlet. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2wudGu5

A Pentagon official said there would be no change in its policy towards Islamabad and its current approach of cutting financial assistance would continue. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2Pmib17

The new missile, which can reach a speed of 4 km per second, has no equal in the world, Sputnik news quoted the Ministry’s official newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda as saying. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2wwQUBg

The cleaner wrasse has become the first fish ever to pass the mirror test – a classic experiment used to gauge self-awareness in animals from New Scientist - News https://ift.tt/2LDp8IB

If it becomes possible to make dozens of changes to DNA, future generations could live much longer before they succumb to diseases of old age such as cancer from New Scientist - News https://ift.tt/2PfTZ06

A report by The Children’s Society claims one in four teenage girls in the UK are self-harming, but the reality is probably more nuanced from New Scientist - News https://ift.tt/2NtiyWW

Some misfit galaxies don’t seem to conform to our standard model of the universe, but it may be because star formation and supernovae push dark matter around from New Scientist - News https://ift.tt/2Pjp6YF

The cleaner wrasse has become the first fish ever to pass the mirror test – a classic experiment used to gauge self-awareness in animals from New Scientist - Life https://ift.tt/2LFeIII

Analyzing the poppy’s genome reveals the evolutionary history of morphine. from Latest Headlines | Science News https://ift.tt/2wsh7BA

Scientists have used CRISPR’s molecular scissors in beagle puppies to repair a genetic mutation that causes muscular dystrophy. from Latest Headlines | Science News https://ift.tt/2NBHRq5

How did life arise on Earth? Researchers have found among the first and perhaps only hard evidence that simple protein catalysts -- essential for cells, the building blocks of life, to function -- may have existed when life began. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PS0vvi

Materials scientists have developed a highly efficient thin-film solar cell that generates more energy than typical solar panels, thanks to its double-layer design. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C4gOSZ

Researchers report that the jaw joint bone, the center around which chewing activity revolves (literally), appears to have evolved based more on an animal's size than what it eats. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2oq01Qg

A new assay can concurrently trace, in thousands of different cells, the marks that shape what each cell's genome will do -- the epigenome -- and the copies of the instructions themselves -- the transcriptome. The epigenome and transcriptome are part of the molecular biology that converts the genetic blueprint of DNA into tools and materials for living cells. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NzxVgs

Without dramatic reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions, most of the planet's land-based ecosystems -- from its forests and grasslands to the deserts and tundra -- are at high risk of 'major transformation' due to climate change. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PTUnCT

Scientists for the first time have used CRISPR gene editing to halt the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in a large mammal, according to a new study that provides a strong indication that a lifesaving treatment may be in the pipeline. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2wszm9W

Scientists have determined the DNA code of the opium poppy genome, uncovering key steps in how the plant evolved to produce the pharmaceutical compounds used to make vital medicines. The discovery may pave the way for scientists to improve yields and the disease resistance of the medicinal plant, securing a reliable and cheap supply of the most effective drugs for pain relief and palliative care. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2N1Uu0j

A new paper reviews current knowledge on climate change and biodiversity. In the past, plants and animals reacted to environmental changes by adapting, migrating or going extinct. These findings point to radical changes in biodiversity due to climate change in the future. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2LIMwEJ

Scientists report that insect activity in today's temperate, crop-growing regions will rise along with temperatures. Researchers project that this activity, in turn, will boost worldwide losses of rice, corn and wheat by 10-25 percent for each degree Celsius that global mean surface temperatures rise. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PhwDr4

Fruit flies use the sun to avoid flying in circles, according to new research. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2LLlgFO

As the saying goes, everything old is new again. While the common phrase often refers to fashion, design, or technology, scientists have found there is some truth to this mantra even when it comes to research. Revisiting some older data, the researchers discovered new information about the shape of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) -- large-scale eruptions of plasma and magnetic field from the sun -- that could one day help protect satellites in space as well as the electrical grid on Earth. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C2nUan

A new study reveals that up to 20 percent of genes classified as coding (those that produce the proteins that are the building blocks of all living things) may not be coding after all because they have characteristics that are typical of non-coding or pseudogenes (obsolete coding genes). The work once again highlights doubts about the number of real genes present in human cells 15 years after the sequencing the human genome. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2wt1kmd

If governments don't act decisively by 2035 to fight climate change, humanity could cross a point of no return after which limiting global warming below 2°C in 2100 will be unlikely, according to a new study. The research also shows the deadline to limit warming to 1.5°C has already passed, unless radical climate action is taken. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2wCkCF4

Engineers have created a new way to remove contaminants from storm water, potentially addressing the needs of water-stressed communities that are searching for ways to tap the abundant and yet underused source of fresh drinking water. The mineral-coated sand reacts with and destroys organic pollutants, providing a way to help purify storm water percolating into underground aquifers, creating a safe and local reservoir of drinking water for parched communities. from All Top News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2N4v2HF

Researchers detail a neural-network model that can be unleashed on raw text and audio data from interviews to discover speech patterns indicative of depression. Given a new subject, it can accurately predict if the individual is depressed, without needing any other information about the questions and answers. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2wyZyz8

Electrons whizzing around each other and humans crammed together at a political rally don't seem to have much in common, but researchers are connecting the dots. They've developed a highly accurate mathematical approach to predict the behavior of crowds of living creatures, using methods originally developed to study large collections of quantum mechanically interacting electrons. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PS0kQE

Emissions associated with oil and gas production are a significant source of greenhouse gases. A new analysis ranks countries by emission levels and identifies the major sources of emissions, a first step toward policy to regulate oil and gas production practices. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C3ToNi

Materials scientists have developed a highly efficient thin-film solar cell that generates more energy than typical solar panels, thanks to its double-layer design. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C4gOSZ

Researchers have computationally predicted a number of unique properties in a group of iron-based superconductors, including room-temperature super-elasticity. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NDYbXm

A study of earthquakes induced by injecting fluids deep underground has revealed surprising patterns, suggesting that current recommendations for hydraulic fracturing, wastewater disposal, and geothermal wells may need to be revised. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2wqij8O

A new assay can concurrently trace, in thousands of different cells, the marks that shape what each cell's genome will do -- the epigenome -- and the copies of the instructions themselves -- the transcriptome. The epigenome and transcriptome are part of the molecular biology that converts the genetic blueprint of DNA into tools and materials for living cells. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NzxVgs

Scientists detail how technology and a growing understanding of the evolution of venoms are pointing the way toward entirely new classes of drugs capable of treating diabetes, autoimmune diseases, chronic pain, and other conditions. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2MHJ8iI

The breakneck pace of biomedical discovery is outstripping clinicians' ability to incorporate this new knowledge into practice. Scientists have now written about a possible way to approach this problem, one that will accelerate the movement of newly-generated evidence about the management of health and disease into practice that improves the health of patients. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2onhwRt

Jobs in information technology -- like computer software, big data, and cybersecurity -- are providing American workers with long-lasting financial stability, suggests a new study. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2PRAwUw

Researchers have developed a new way to make low-cost, single-atom catalysts for fuel cells -- an advance that could make important clean energy technology more economically viable. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2wu6dvg

As the saying goes, everything old is new again. While the common phrase often refers to fashion, design, or technology, scientists have found there is some truth to this mantra even when it comes to research. Revisiting some older data, the researchers discovered new information about the shape of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) -- large-scale eruptions of plasma and magnetic field from the sun -- that could one day help protect satellites in space as well as the electrical grid on Earth. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C2nUan

Using a single pixel camera and terahertz electromagnetic waves, physicists have devised a novel imaging concept -- called nonlinear ghost imaging -- that could lead to the development of better airport scanners capable of detecting explosives. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Pl9hkf

A combination of organoboron and radical chemistry generates unusual trans-selectivity in hydroboration of alkynes. The use of N-heterocyclic carbene boranes is key to the success of this chemical transformation. This study is expected to open the door to the development of new boron-containing materials. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2wx3nVq

An team of researchers has introduced a novel method that can solve issues associated with the thickness of the photoactive layers in OSCs. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2LHhRrl

Based on a protein from E. coli, scientists have developed a fluorescent protein sensor able to provide real-time information on dynamic changes in oxygen levels with very high sensitivity. As the oxygen level is a major determinant of cellular function, the idea behind this sensor may revolutionize our ability to detect cellular changes of critical importance, such as in tumors and following stroke and heart attack. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2wsLPut

Wear has major impacts on everything from the bearing of a wind power plant to an artificial hip joint. However, the exact cause of wear is still unclear. Scientists now show that the effect occurs at the first contact and always takes place at the same point of the material. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2oqABlM

Researchers aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor used autonomous underwater robots, along with the Institute's remotely operated vehicle (ROV) SuBastian, to acquire 1.3 million high resolution images of the seafloor at Hydrate Ridge, composing them into the largest known high resolution color 3D model of the seafloor. Using unsupervised clustering algorithms, they identified dynamic biological hotspots in the image data for more detailed surveys and sampling by a remotely operated vehicle. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2oq0x0V

Tiny protein structures called amyloids are key to understanding certain devastating age-related diseases, but they are so minuscule they can't be seen using conventional microscopic methods. A team of engineers has developed a new technique that uses temporary fluorescence, causing the amyloids to flash or 'blink', allowing researchers to better spot these problematic proteins. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Pn4Mpd

Researchers made a new algorithm for enabling a single robotic unmanned aerial vehicle to herd a flock of birds away from a designated airspace. This novel approach allows a single autonomous quadrotor drone to herd an entire flock of birds away without breaking their formation. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2N6sMiY

A team of semiconductor researchers based in France has used a boron nitride separation layer to grow indium gallium nitride (InGaN) solar cells that were then lifted off their original sapphire substrate and placed onto a glass substrate. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C1nj8O

Researchers have discovered that terahertz (THz) wave irradiation activates the filamentation of actin protein. The discovery offers a new possibility for the manipulation of cellular functions. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2N5B0bh

Engineers have created a new way to remove contaminants from storm water, potentially addressing the needs of water-stressed communities that are searching for ways to tap the abundant and yet underused source of fresh drinking water. The mineral-coated sand reacts with and destroys organic pollutants, providing a way to help purify storm water percolating into underground aquifers, creating a safe and local reservoir of drinking water for parched communities. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2N4v2HF

A new paper provides a proof of concept for using recurrence plots to mimic the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, which scientists use to determine if two data sets significantly differ. from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2C1RoFf

Warmer water that originated hundreds of miles away has penetrated deep into the interior of the Arctic, researchers found. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2NBMQag

Imran Khan was received by Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters, a Pakistan Army spokesman said. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2N0idy1

China today derided the “irresponsible and absurd logic” of the United States after President Donald Trump accused Beijing of making Washington’s relationship with North Korea more difficult. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2NA5Y8y

Trump says, joint exercises will be “far bigger” than ever before if they’re needed. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2N7k9oi

The Argentine peso has lost more than 40 per cent of its value against the US dollar in 2018 and inflation is rampant. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2PiTbaN

Chinese laws dictate that rumour-mongers could be charged with defamation, and they face up to seven years in prison. from Hindustan Times - world https://ift.tt/2NuS2MV

An experimental treatment can nearly halve the loss of brain tissue in people who have the worst forms of multiple sclerosis, for which there are few treatments from New Scientist - News https://ift.tt/2PNr5Wd

An experimental treatment can nearly halve the loss of brain tissue in people who have the worst forms of multiple sclerosis, for which there are few treatments from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2wvrZhb

An opioid drug that is 100 times more effective at providing pain relief than morphine has no apparent addictive properties in monkeys from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2PQbHIW

If a rapidly-heating layer of water building up under the Arctic wells up to the surface, it may melt all remaining seasonal sea ice in the area from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2BYOX6j

Forget your own genome – now you can pay to sequence the DNA of the microbes in your gut and get advice on which foods to eat for better health from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2woeu3S

Remains of dung from 3700 years ago reveal how it was nomadic herders, not nature, that seeded the Serengeti’s unique ecosystems from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2LDhoGD

We’ve never accelerated electrons to high enough energies to smash them apart before, but a new machine at the home of the Large Hadron Collider is a step towards doing so from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2MXZ0wN

Forget your own genome – now you can pay to sequence the DNA of the microbes in your gut and get advice on which foods to eat for better health from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2woeu3S

Remains of dung from 3700 years ago reveal how it was nomadic herders, not nature, that seeded the Serengeti’s unique ecosystems from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2LDhoGD

We’ve never accelerated electrons to high enough energies to smash them apart before, but a new machine at the home of the Large Hadron Collider is a step towards doing so from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/2MXZ0wN

New research shows a more prosperous global future is possible if both climate change and sustainable fisheries management are addressed now. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2MYCnbG

Arctic sea ice isn't just threatened by the melting of ice around its edges, a new study has found: Warmer water that originated hundreds of miles away has penetrated deep into the interior of the Arctic. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2NtOjPz

A new study finds that well-established, low-tech land management practices like planting cover crops, optimizing grazing and sowing legumes on rangelands, if instituted globally, could capture enough carbon from the atmosphere and store it in the soil to make a significant contribution to international global warming targets. When combined with biochar and aggressive emissions reductions, the sequestered carbon in agricultural and grazing lands worldwide could lower global temperatures by nearly half a degree Celsius. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2wojuWc

Amber from Sicily arrived in Iberia as early as the 4th Millennium BC, some 2,000 years before the appearance of Baltic amber to the peninsula. New study also suggests that Baltic amber reached Iberia via the Mediterranean not via direct trade with the North. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2Pfx19q