ESA released the 1st of a series of global maps aimed at quantifying change in carbon stored as biomass across the world’s forests and shrublands. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/new-biomass-map-earths-carbon…
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Earliest sunsets for 40 degrees N. around now
Earliest sunsets for 30 degrees N. were centered on late November and early December. Earliest sunsets at mid-northern latitudes are happening now. S. Hemisphere? Watch for your earliest sunrises. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/earliest-sunset-today-but-not-shortest-day…
Lonely Antarctic Expeditions Shrink People’s Brains
Researchers speculated that living in relative isolation and a “monotonous” environment may cause certain brain structures to shrink. Source: https://www.livescience.com/antarctic-expedition-changes-the-brain.html
The Rise and Fall of the PlayStation Supercomputers
“On the 25th anniversary of the original Sony PlayStation, The Verge shares the story of the PlayStation supercomputers,” writes Slashdot reader jimminy_cricket. From the report: Dozens of PlayStation 3s sit in a refrigerated shipping container on the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s campus, sucking up energy and investigating astrophysics. It’s a popular stop for tours trying to sell the school to prospective…
Reptiles Known as ‘Living Rocks’ Show Surprising Cognitive Powers
Giant tortoises can learn and remember tasks, and master lessons much faster when trained in groups. From a report: Tamar Gutnick and Michael Kuba at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel, and Anton Weissenbacher at Schonbrunn Zoo in Vienna trained Galapagos tortoises (Chelonoides nigra) and Aldabra tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea) to bite a ball of a particular colour — blue, green or…
Scientists Re-Counted Australia’s Extinct Species. And the Result Is Devastating
In the most comprehensive assessment of its kind, researchers find that 100 endemic Australian species living in 1788 are now extinct. Source: https://www.livescience.com/australia-extinct-species-devastating.html
A better way to convert dog years to human years
Researchers collected DNA samples from 104 Labrador retrievers over a 16-year period. They compared changes in their DNA samples against DNA previously collected from humans. The result? A better sense of what a “dog year” really means. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/a-better-way-to-convert-dog-years-to-human-years…
The Impressive Holistic Benefits of St. John’s Wort
St. John’s Wort has a long history of being used to treat depression, phobias, skin conditions, and more. Significantly, this herb is still used today by many people who suffer from the same health challenges and want to use a more natural, alternative method to treat their condition…
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A blue whale’s heart beats just twice a minute when it dives for food
We have checked the pulse of a wild-living blue whale for the first time and discovered that the animal’s heart beats surprisingly slowly while it is feeding Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2224674-a-blue-whales-heart-beats-just-twice-a-minute-when-it-dives-for-food/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Bizarre Tully Monster fossil is still a mystery
Was the Tully Monster – which left behind one of the strangest fossils ever discovered – a vertebrate or an invertebrate? The mystery continues. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/tully-monster-mystery-fossil-invertebrate-vertebrate…