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Socially slick: Monkeys and more show human-style group adaption say researchers

, Apr 27th 2013 Discuss [0]

Research with monkeys and whales suggests that it's not only humans who mimic local behaviors when in new groups, with "cultural transmission" adaptation observed in more species than previously believed. The new discovery, by researchers at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, tracked the impact of learned group behaviors on new members to the group, and found that vervet monkeys, among other species, were quick to copy what was perceived as the group norm. Read The Full Story

Rhinos extinct in Mozambique National Park

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Rhinoceroses are being added to the ever-growing list of endangered species, and now, the horned animals are said to be extinct in parts of Africa where they used to thrive -- specifically in Mozambique, where officials of Mozambique National Park are reporting that no rhinos had been seen in the park since January. Read The Full Story

Russian cargo fail no block to today’s ISS dock

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Today the unpiloted Russian cargo ship known as Progress 51 has reached the International Space Station and docked successfully. This news is extra positive due to the failure of the craft's antenna after initial launch, both Russian mission control and NASA confirming earlier this week. The craft has now docked - at 1225 GMT to be precice - after extra care was given to the landing due to the unopened antenna. Read The Full Story

Earth’s core as hot as the Sun, claim scientists

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

A recent X-ray analysis of molten iron has uncovered that the Earth’s inner core is actually a lot hotter than we all thought previously. According to a team scientists from French research agency CEA, French National Center for Scientific Research CNRS, and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility ESRF, the inner core of the Earth is said to be 6,000 degrees Celsius, or 10,800 degrees Fahrenheit. Read The Full Story

Cassini snaps pics of Saturn’s rings getting pummeled by debris

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Saturn is one of the most beautiful planets in our solar system thanks in large part to its gigantic system of rings. Those rings can be difficult to see most of the time, but about halfway through Saturn's 30 Earth year orbit around the sun, those rings stand out in beautiful detail. The reason is that in the 15th year of Saturn's 30-year cycle Saturn's day and nights are equal and sunlight is able to shine on the rings edge-on making them easier to see. Read The Full Story

Scientists create artificial skin capable of feeling

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

Robotics is an intense field of research all around the world as scientists attempt to create robots that are able to assist humans in all sorts of situations. One thing that robots need to be able to assist humans in functional situations is the ability to feel an object. Knowing how hard to squeeze an object is something that humans take for granted. Read The Full Story

Theory of Relativity demonstrated in unusual binary star system

, Apr 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

About 7,000 light years away from us sit two recently-discovered stellar bodies, one being a white dwarf star and the other being a rotating neutron star said to be double our Sun's mass. These two stars are unusual because they orbit each other, passing by every 2.5 hours. Such a pairing provides a rare way to test gravity theories, of which Einstein's General Theory of Relativity trumps them all. Read The Full Story

Canadian Lynx re-ignites legend in UK museum basement

, Apr 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

An age-old tale of a big cat roaming the English countryside has found some rather convincing evidence pointing toward the existence of a real animal, a Canadian Lynx to be exact. This speciment had been sitting in the basement of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery since it had been added there in February 1903 and mis-labeled, according to Science World Report, a Eurasian lynx – this species having been extinct since the 7th century. The re-appearance of this mammal suggests firsts that the rumors of a big cat in England were true, and second that the cat certainly wasn’t born there.

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Partial lunar eclipse live-streaming later today

, Apr 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you're in the mood for a lunar eclipse, NASA says that there will be one later today, but it probably won't be anything too spectacular according to their description. The partial lunar eclipse will be taking place during the day in the US, but there will be a live stream from Dubai that will start at 3 pm ET. Read The Full Story

Clean up space or suffer satellite destruction warns ESA

, Apr 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Space debris that could potentially disrupt future satellites or even space travel must be actively cleared, with nets, harpoons, and other collection methods all under consideration, the European Space Agency concluded today. Although expensive, the tidy-up of space is essential if we're not to face even bigger bills for replacing damaged satellites, the ESA warned after the 6th European Conference on Space Debris held this week; in fact, the agency argues, the issue is akin to the problems recognized around climate change two decades ago. Read The Full Story

E. coli enzymes turned into biofuel identical to gasoline

, Apr 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

Biofuels aren't a new idea, with various types having been created over the years, none of which were quite the gasoline substitute we've hoped for. While biofuels are available, implementing them as standard fuel would require modified engines or a middle-man process that converts the biofuel into something more engine-friendly. That could be coming to an end soon, with a biofuel being created for the first time that is identical to gasoline. Read The Full Story

LED streetlamp innovation aims to reduce light pollution

, Apr 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

A group of researchers from both Taiwan and Mexico have developed a new design for an LED streetlamp that will limit light pollution all the way down to 2%. Currently, LED streetlamps can leak as high as 20% of their light into areas they weren't intending to target. These new streetlamps will only shine light in areas they are configured to light up, and will only leak a tiny amount of light into the night sky or surrounding objects. Read The Full Story
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