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Seismologists agree that foreshocks are the most widely identified signal of an upcoming mainshock earthquake. But do these foreshock sequences have distinctive characteristics that separate them from aftershock sequences, and could these characteristics be used to help forecast mainshocks? from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/fxVUGov

A strange and unfamiliar view of Saturn has been captured by the James Webb Space Telescope to help researchers identify its smaller objects and structures from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/6EIsVmu

The gigantic, slimy salamanders known as hellbenders, once the apex predators of many freshwater streams, have been in decline for decades. A study has determined that in deforested areas, hellbender fathers are far more likely to eat their entire brood than in areas that still have lush foliage. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/bxqrayO

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new therapy for type 1 diabetes in which people with the condition receive donor pancreatic cells capable of producing insulin from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/iMkKI8g

A group used a nematode model to discover that the weakening of the learning ability of older individuals does not occur when their diet includes the bacteria Lactobacillus reuteri. Since such bacteria are commonly found in the human gut, these findings suggest ways to use diet to reduce age-related cognitive decline. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/jnGIo1P

A neutrino detector in Antarctica has found heaps of high-energy neutrinos coming from distant galaxies, but none from within our own – until now from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/BnWflZy

An analysis reveals that 14,663 species of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles and amphibians are killed for food, kept as pets or used by humans in some way from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/CMSYfxA

'Natural' foods are trendy, and proponents claim that little or no processing helps preserve the food's inherent flavor. Research now shows that, at least for certain artisanal, bean-to-bar chocolates, this could indeed be the case. The team reports that unroasted, 'raw' chocolate features certain compounds responsible for fruity flavors and sour tastes that are lost when the cacao beans are processed at high temperatures. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/Qmk4H0M

An analysis of oxygen levels in Earth's oceans may provide some rare, good news about the health of the seas in a future, globally warmed world. A study analyzing ocean sediment shows that ocean oxygen levels in a key area were higher during the Miocene warm period, some 16 million years ago when the Earth's temperature was hotter than it is today. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/e6j0iLa

By looking at electrical signals octopuses produce in their brain while asleep and awake, researchers have gathered some of the best evidence yet that the cephalopods dream from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/IwK7Qab

A new study shows that information from body postures plays a similarly important role for dogs as it does for humans. The results offer new insights into how dogs and humans perceive each other and their environment. They confirm that the temporal lobe plays a central role in social communication and perception. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/Aqd6WIU

The specialization in sheep in the early Neolithic populations of Dalmatia, Croatia, may have been related to the rapid expansion of these communities and the spread of agriculture throughout the central and western Mediterranean. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/D2nFzVZ

Two separate groups of orangutans have been observed making calls that use two sounds simultaneously. The finding could help researchers better understand the origins of human communication from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/exDQ9Yy

50 million years ago in what is now northwestern Colorado, a katydid died, sank to the bottom of a lake and was quickly buried in fine sediments, where it remained until its compressed fossil was recovered in recent years. When researchers examined the fossil under a microscope, they saw that not only had many of the insect's hard structures been preserved in the compressed shale, so had several internal organs and tissues, which are not normally fossilized. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/rSl6TxR

Taiwan experiences some of the world's fastest rates of mountain building -- they are growing at a faster rate than our fingernails grow in a year. The mountains also see frequent and significant earthquakes, the region experiences about four typhoons per year on average, and in some places, it receives upwards of several meters of rain annually. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3twOcFC

A water purification system separates out salt and other unnecessary particles with an electrified version of dialysis. Successfully applied to wastewater with planned expansion into rivers and seas, the method saves money and saps 90% less energy than its counterparts. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/qm6Qpj4

Demand for modern biofuels is expected to grow substantially in order to mitigate climate emissions. However, they are far from being a climate neutral alternative to gasoline and diesel. A new study shows that under current land-use regulations, CO2 emission factors for biofuels might even exceed those for fossil diesel combustion due to large-scale land clearing related to growing biomass. Before bioenergy can effectively contribute to achieving carbon neutrality, international agreements need to ensure the effective protection of forests and other natural lands by introducing carbon pricing, the expert team argues. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/eCdUzQr

Researchers estimate that gray whales feeding off the Oregon Coast consume up to 21 million microparticles per day, a finding informed in part by feces from the whales. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/xtJgLTA

Similar to the expeditions of a hundred or two hundred years ago, the Tara Pacific expedition lasted over two years. The goal: to research the conditions for life and survival of corals. The ship crossed the entire Pacific Ocean, assembling the largest genetic inventory conducted in any marine system to date. The team's 70 scientists from eight countries took around 58,000 samples from the hundred coral reefs studied. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/nw2baZB

Researchers have identified the oldest decisive evidence of humans' close evolutionary relatives butchering and likely eating one another. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/mf129NW

Scientists have discovered a new molecular signalling pathway, triggered when leaves are exposed to low humidity, that ensures plant roots keep growing towards water. A new study has found that when the leaves of a plant are exposed to dry air (low humidity), they send a shoot-to-root signal, using abscisic acid (ABA), to tell the roots to keep growing. This is a surprising finding as ABA is usually thought to be a growth inhibitor, not a growth promoter. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/oGJXzKP

The largest long-term standardized camera-trap survey to date finds that human activity impacts tropical mammals living in protected areas and sheds light on how different species are affected based on their habitat needs and anthropogenic stressors. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/36z9WJt

Using a combination of satellite data and modeling to study the temperatures and humidity people might feel in urban areas, researchers have pinpointed who in the U.S. is most vulnerable to heat stress. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/4OcAFta

A study in mice has shown that eating during what would normally be a resting period helps build muscle fibres needed for endurance running, though this has yet to be confirmed in humans from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/75p0loC

A genetic condition that sees children develop almost no teeth or sweat glands can now be treated by injecting a protein into the amniotic fluid, in just one of a number of new therapies that act before a child is even born from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/rRMw7Z2

A genetic condition that sees children develop almost no teeth or sweat glands can now be treated by injecting a protein into the amniotic fluid, in just one of a number of new therapies that act before a child is even born from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/rRMw7Z2

Frances Haugen leaked thousands of pages of Facebook's internal documents. The revelations she uncovered about, among many other things, hate speak and eating disorder content on the social network are unforgettable; sadly, her account of the story is from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/4CUaMGO

For executives or politicians with an eye on the next financial quarter or electoral cycle, net zero has clear appeal. But we shouldn't use it as a way to delay action on tackling climate change from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/XrzRv5y

For executives or politicians with an eye on the next financial quarter or electoral cycle, net zero has clear appeal. But we shouldn't use it as a way to delay action on tackling climate change from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/XrzRv5y

The European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope is scheduled to launch on 1 July and then begin its mission of studying the effects of dark energy and dark matter from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/DNtREnO

Deep-sea Osedax worms, known to consume whale bones and the remains of bony fish, also feed on shark teeth after the predators die from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/t2X1yek

Deep-sea Osedax worms, known to consume whale bones and the remains of bony fish, also feed on shark teeth after the predators die from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/t2X1yek

You don’t need eggs, flour and special gadgets to make your own pasta – semolina, water and a good knead will do it, says Sam Wong from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/yuKrlX5

A computer vision system uses photographs of someone’s face from different angles to reconstruct the scene they are viewing from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/p8VWjdJ

A team of glaciologists set out to quantify how much ice melt occurred on Antarctica's ice shelves from 1980 to 2021. The results might seem to be good news for the region, but the researchers say there's no cause for celebration just yet. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/NsJzaRr

DNA can mimic protein functions by folding into elaborate, three-dimensional structures, according to a new study. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/qRDjYa1

If you've ever wondered how the monarch butterfly got its spots, University of Georgia researchers may have just found the answer. The new study suggests that the butterflies with more white spots are more successful at reaching their long-distance wintering destination. Although it's not yet clear how the spots aid the species' migration, it's possible that the spots change airflow patterns around their wings. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/SHPy9sX

The distant ancestors of modern horses had hooved toes instead of a single hoof, which vanished over time, according to researchers. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/keOAXEW

Astronomers have found a blast of gamma rays from space that seems to have been caused by two stellar corpses smashing together in a way that’s never been seen before from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/WyuYIOP

Researchers detected elevated PFAS levels in the blood of pet dogs and horses from Gray's Creek, N.C. -- including dogs that only drank bottled water. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/oAyTRml

An obscure aquatic plant has helped to explain how plants avoid cracking up under the stresses and strains of growth. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/AiBq7xY

Animals that eat fruit or sip nectar often ingest alcohol because naturally occurring yeasts turning sugar into ethanol. But how do animals feel about that? A new study details an experiment to determine whether hummingbirds are turned off by alcohol in sugar water. At 1% by volume, no. At 2% by volume, they consume much less. The implication is that hummingbirds have adjusted to small amounts of alcohol likely present in flowers and backyard feeders. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/1tgzFlO

The first ever 3D seismic imaging of a subducting seamount shows a previously unknown sediment trail in Earth's crust off the coast of New Zealand. Scientists think the sediment patches help release tectonic pressure gradually in slow slip earthquakes instead of violent tremors. The findings will help researchers search for similar patterns at other subduction zones like Cascadia in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/zqLbkvD

A new study explored fairness and feasibility in deep mitigation pathways with novel carbon dioxide removal, taking into account institutional capacity to implement mitigation measures. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/Oiu8Uy9

The herpes simplex virus-1 can sometimes cause a dangerous brain infection. Combining an anti-inflammatory and an antiviral could help in these cases, report scientists. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/pAOaqS0

Kinesiologists at McMaster University have found ketone supplements, used by some athletes hoping to cross the finish line faster, may in fact worsen performance. The new study tackles contradictory research findings related to the effectiveness of ketone supplements, which have gained popularity among athletes seeking a competitive advantage. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/uJktPRy

We know there are stars moving fast enough to escape the Milky Way, so the same is probably true of other galaxies. Now, simulations suggest there could be almost 4000 stars from the Andromeda galaxy in the Milky Way today from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/h3vjict

Collaborators have created 'living-like' bioactive interior architecture designed to one day protect us from hidden airborne threats. This publication establishes that the lab's biomaterial manufacturing process is compatible with the leading-edge cell-free engineering that gives the bioactive sites their life-like properties. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/F6UvRkN

The big white spots seen on the wings of migratory monarch butterflies may have evolved to help them fly more efficiently on their long, hot journeys from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/z80Q3C1

Symbols have been found carved on the walls of a cave in France that was inhabited by Neanderthals before being sealed off at least 57,000 years ago from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/HhGKO43

Tidal range schemes are financially viable and could lower energy bills say researchers. Research combined a tidal range power generation model with its cost model to demonstrate the viability of tidal power. The research demonstrates the benefits of tidal energy, which does not suffer from unpredictable intermittency as power is generated both day and night, and in windy or calm weather. The creation of a tidal barrage could operate for 120 years or more to meet future demand and storage problems. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/fDQFSOC

Machine learning can help extract important information from the huge numbers of plant specimens stored in herbaria, say scientists. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/6ghNSbz

Mining cryptocurrencies like bitcoin could be done using quantum computers, cutting their electricity use by 90 per cent from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/k0UGdm2

Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has made progress towards halting the illegal destruction of Amazon rainforest, but political opposition and the incoming El Niño will bring further challenges from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/tReSdw6

Adults who live in walkable neighborhoods are more likely to socialize and have a stronger sense of community, report researchers. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/FJQseaC

A research group has discovered that using an antibiotic to target Fusobacterium, a common bacterium that causes inflammation, improved the symptoms of endometriosis. Their findings suggest an alternative treatment for the disease. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/Az7i3JS

By combining a solar fuel cell that converts carbon dioxide into fuel with a plastic recycling system, researchers can create sustainable fuels and useful chemicals from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/YzmxaZK

Sara Imari Walker, who developed Assembly Theory with chemist Lee Cronin, explains how the theory's definition of life might help us find it on other planets from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/JgPopRU

New research indicates the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) could be devastating to amphibian biodiversity if introduced to North America. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/wZg9HeP

Superfast, subatomic-sized particles called muons have been used to wirelessly navigate underground in a reportedly world first. By using muon-detecting ground stations synchronized with an underground muon-detecting receiver, researchers were able to calculate the receiver's position in the basement of a six-story building. As GPS cannot penetrate rock or water, this new technology could be used in future search and rescue efforts, to monitor undersea volcanoes, and guide autonomous vehicles underground and underwater. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/MOqcrWP

The Ontong Java Plateau, a volcanically-formed underwater plateau located in the Pacific Ocean north of the Solomon Islands, is younger and its eruption was more protracted than previously thought, new research suggests. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/0HSnjaP

A distant star called FU Orionis has been shining extraordinarily bright for the last 85 years, and it may be because it is incinerating a young, nearby planet that could be fully consumed in another 300 years from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/hBIWcNi

We are often told to add used coffee grounds to garden soil to perk up plants. But the science doesn’t support this, says James Wong from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/W0bziou

Levels of pollutants in the UK's rivers are tested by random sampling, a method that experts say is decades out of date and not thorough enough to tackle the issues facing the waterways from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/yRxNXWB

Climate change in current times has created problems for humans such as wildfires and reduced growing seasons for staple crops, spilling over into economic effects. Many researchers predict, and have observed in published literature, an increase in interpersonal violence and homicides when temperatures increase. Violence during climatic change has evidence in history, anthropology researchers say. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/chxWPEm

As part of New Scientist's Save Britain's Rivers campaign, we've rounded up the best citizen science projects that let you play an active role in improving the nation's waterways from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/rQumsf1

An innovative, decade-long experiment in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains shows carbon stocks buried deep underground are vulnerable to climate change. The findings have implications for mitigating global warming through the natural carbon sinks provided by soil and forests which capture 25% of all carbon emissions. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/LCo7mPt

Changes in the distribution of groundwater around the planet between 1993 and 2010 were enough to make Earth's poles drift by 80 centimetres from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/VyHsc8S

A cutting-edge experiment has revealed the quantum dynamics of one of nature's most crucial processes. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/pDvwK06

Changes in the distribution of groundwater around the planet between 1993 and 2010 were enough to make Earth's poles drift by 80 centimetres from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/VyHsc8S

Particles from wildfire smoke may cause the formation of cirrus clouds high in the atmosphere far away from the location of the fires from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/xjgDHJQ

If language models such as ChatGPT are trained using outputs of other AIs, they will become heavily biased, overly simple and disconnected from reality, researchers warn from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/hk5H1w6

Atoms of a metal don't like to bond with one another, but chemists have succeeded in forging a metallic bond between two beryllium atoms from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/3CwSRbJ

Researchers have identified the major mechanism behind the transition between chronic and acute P. aeruginosa infections. Their research findings can inform the development of future treatments for life-threatening acute infections. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/vjGVezX

Particles produced by cosmic rays hitting Earth's atmosphere, called muons, have been proposed as an alternative to GPS navigation that would work underground - and now it has been tested for real from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/bFmWMkz

Transferring a mother's vaginal fluid to a baby born by Caesarean section was linked to their development being more advanced at 6 months from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/siN7OMo

A team of researchers has applied a machine learning model to explore where and to what extent human activities are contributing to the hydrogeochemical changes, such as increases in salinity and alkalinity in U.S. rivers. The group used data from 226 river monitoring sites across the U.S. and built two machine learning models to predict monthly salinity and alkalinity levels at each site. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/5D2Fyzo

For good or ill, dividing people up along generational lines with names and traits to fit seems hard to resist. What's going on, asks a new book that sets out to find the real differences from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/bAdTmDj

The first image of the structures that power human cilia -- the tiny, hairlike projections that line our airways -- has now been produced and it could lead to much-needed treatments for people with rare cilial diseases. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/NM8GmFi

Extinct kangaroos used alternative methods to their famous hop according to comprehensive analysis. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/9ExMWmb

Bacteria that contribute to gum disease may be a cause of the gynaecological condition endometriosis, which means it could be treated with antibiotics from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/bikeIWK

Ultrasound is most familiar to us as a non-invasive imaging technology used during pregnancy – now it is in clinical trials as a powerful new tool for treating all sorts of medical conditions from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/NMoEpzO

Tiliqua frangens, a giant, armoured skink that lived over 40,000 years ago, is the latest bizarre megafauna species to be discovered in Australia from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/u8bwznq

The first side-necked turtle ever to be found in the UK has been discovered by an amateur fossil collector and palaeontologists. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/1pgJYK2

Researchers tested a new method of diagnosing sleep-disordered breathing in dogs using a neckband developed for human sleep apnea diagnostics. The study revealed that sleep-disordered breathing is more prevalent among short-snouted dogs than those with longer snouts. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/K35FcyY

Genetic experiments have identified a small group of neurons in the brain of fruit flies that respond to the sight of fly corpses and trigger accelerated ageing from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/uG14SjH

Human skull and shinbone fragments found in a cave in northern Laos suggest modern humans may have been in South-East Asia between 68,000 and 86,000 years ago, considerably further back than the previous estimates of around 50,000 years from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/F2Wf4ju

The new study used a model of volcano fracturing to interpret patterns of earthquakes and ground uplift, and concluded that parts of the volcano had been stretched nearly to breaking point. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/6NzUGje

Clouds of dust blown from the Sahara desert generally have a cooling effect on the North Atlantic, but the winds that blow the dust are weaker than usual, possibly due to El Niño from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/e7Clof0

The microbes that insects harbour may have played a key role in shaping the diets and driving the diversification of inspect species from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/nypr5m4

People who were played fake translations in their sleep could recall which category of words they belonged to when they woke up from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/SdR9uzk

Clouds of dust blown from the Sahara desert generally have a cooling effect on the North Atlantic, but the winds that blow the dust are weaker than usual, possibly due to El Niño from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/e7Clof0

The fungal parasite Nosema is deadly to honeybee colonies and evolving resistance to fungicides, but engineered bacteria may help bees resist infection from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/1kKlQWc

The fungal parasite Nosema is deadly to honeybee colonies and evolving resistance to fungicides, but engineered bacteria may help bees resist infection from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/1kKlQWc

Our planet is about to hit a critical 1.5°C of global warming. To rectify things, we must cut emissions, but we also need to harness technology and the natural world to suck carbon dioxide from the air from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/4WvhsoU

Ants infected by the parasite don't work, are cared for by uninfected workers and live much longer than usual from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/i8vsI6F

A vegetable-growing trial has pitted expert human gardeners against an AI-powered robot – both produced comparable crops, but the robot used about 40 per cent less water from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/eyuWBCx

Prion diseases are invariably fatal, but an experimental genetic treatment has dramatically extended the lifespans of infected mice from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/A0cFq9f

How can you ensure you use the fewest bags when loading your shopping? A dash of maths will help, says Peter Rowlett from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/IyStkVB

An alarming documentary about the court case of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard shows how a powerful, untamed social media has the potential to undermine our justice systems from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/1AN5cJz

Research shows that the natural peptide, called drosocin, protects fruit flies from bacterial infections by binding to ribosomes in bacteria. Once bound, drosocin prevents the ribosome from making new proteins. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/ayspWe6

Researchers have shed light on the life of the ancient reptile Rhynchosaur, which walked the earth between 250-225 million years ago, before being replaced by the dinosaurs. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/QCBhlMd

If any alien civilisations have spotted the new supernova SN 2023ixf in the Pinwheel galaxy, they may use it to try to make contact from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/kqvOiIQ

Water from the Pacific Ocean flows into the Indian Ocean via the Indonesia Archipelago thanks to a vast network of currents that act as a conveyor belt, transporting warmth and nutrients. Currents can sometimes form circular motions and these are known as eddies. An international group of researchers has modeled the impacts of eddies on the currents that carry water from the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/cEFxl4V

Smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada has triggered air quality alerts across the northern US, including in New York City from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/lFJM2dw

Octopuses don't thermoregulate, so their powerful brains are exposed to -- and potentially threatened by -- changes in temperature. Researchers report that two-spot octopuses adapt to seasonal temperature shifts by producing different neural proteins under warm versus cool conditions. The octopuses achieve this by editing their RNA, the messenger molecule between DNA and proteins. This rewiring likely protects their brains, and the researchers suspect that this unusual strategy is used widely amongst octopuses and squid. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/DWGcy32

Newly discovered biomarker signatures point to a whole range of previously unknown organisms that dominated complex life on Earth about a billion years ago. They differed from complex eukaryotic life as we know it, such as animals, plants and algae in their cell structure and likely metabolism, which was adapted to a world that had far less oxygen in the atmosphere than today. from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/npZOxXY

Megan McCubbin's mini-anthology of animals at risk is full of striking tales, including ones about snow leopards and partying orcas. It should provide a powerful motivation for concerned humans from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/CNuakgM

Great crested newts live mostly underground, so they’re tricky to find – a researcher trained her dog, Freya, to detect the threatened amphibians deep in the soil with more than 87 per cent accuracy from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/PM9iOSq

Smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada has triggered air quality alerts across the northern US, including in New York City from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/1sAEYLg

Sorting algorithms are basic functions used constantly by computers around the world, so an improved one created by an artificial intelligence could make millions of programs run faster from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/mBV9Zj6

Pressure on the San Andreas fault from a now-dried lake could have been sufficient to trigger past major earthquakes in California. The lake’s disappearance could explain why there have been no such quakes for nearly 300 years from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/9dR0tWm

Primitive steroids found in ancient Australian rocks may have been made by the earliest complex cells before they evolved into animals, plants, fungi and algae from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/vOrJ03G

Passing 1.5°C of global warming isn't just a political disaster, it will have dire consequences for us all, as those living on the front line already know from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/RUYmLdD

A junior astronomy competition is spectacularly derailed by world-changing events in this star-studded film by Wes Anderson, but what is really going on? It’s complicated from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/84qnl5h

An egg laid by a female American crocodile with no access to males developed into a fully formed fetus in the first known case of "virgin birth" in a crocodilian from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/U9D5W7Q

In early 2014, a great anomaly descended upon the seas: A patch of warm water that manifested in the Gulf of Alaska. Scientists called it 'The Blob.' from Top Environment News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/0QU8jzl

An egg laid by a female American crocodile with no access to males developed into a fully formed fetus in the first known case of "virgin birth" in a crocodilian from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/U9D5W7Q

The brain processes voices differently depending on the volume of the speaker and if the listener is focused on them from New Scientist - Home https://ift.tt/zk9bP1S