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Tuesday, August 20, 2013
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Newly Discovered Ocean Plume Could Be Major Source of Iron
Scientists have discovered a vast plume of iron and other micronutrients more than 1,000 kilometers long billowing from hydrothermal vents in the South Atlantic Ocean. The finding calls ... full story
Oceanography; Geography; Geology; Earth Science
Computer Can Read Letters Directly from the Brain
By analysing MRI images of the brain with an elegant mathematical model, it is possible to reconstruct thoughts more accurately than ever before. In this way, researchers have succeeded in ... full story
Computer Modeling; Intelligence; Psychology; Mathematical Modeling
Global Sea Level Rise Dampened by Australia Floods
When enough raindrops fall over land instead of the ocean, they begin to add up. New research led by shows that three atmospheric patterns drove so much precipitation over Australia in 2010 ... full story
Geography; Oceanography; Global Warming; Climate
Waking Up to a New Year: Exoplanet Orbits Its Star in 8.5 Hours
In the time it takes you to complete a single workday, or get a full night's sleep, a small fireball of a planet 700 light-years away has already completed an entire year. Researchers have ... full story
Extrasolar Planets; Stars; Astronomy; Kuiper Belt
Altruism or Manipulated Helping? Altruism May Have Origins in Manipulation
Manipulation is often thought of as morally repugnant, but it might be responsible for the evolutionary origins of some helpful or altruistic behavior, according to a new ... full story
Social Psychology; Behavioral Science; Life Sciences; Behavior
Handaxe Design Reveals Distinct Neanderthal Cultures
Researchers have found that Neanderthals were more culturally complex than previously acknowledged. Two cultural traditions existed among Neanderthals living in what is now northern Europe ... full story
Cultures; Anthropology; Human Evolution; Early Humans
Fossil of History's Most Successful Mammal: Prehistoric 'Rodent' May Have Set the Stage for Life in Trees, Herbivorous Diets
The 160-million-year-old fossil of an extinct rodent-like creature from China is helping to explain how multituberculates -- the most evolutionarily successful and long-lived mammalian ... full story
Trees; Botany; Evolutionary Biology; Nature
New Species of Carnivore Looks Like a Cross Between a House Cat and a Teddy Bear
Observed in the wild, tucked away in museum collections, and even exhibited in zoos around the world -- there is one mysterious creature that has been a victim of mistaken identity for more ... full story
New Species; Nature; Rainforests; Extinction
Voyager 1 Has Left the Solar System
Voyager 1 appears to have at long last left our solar system and entered interstellar space, says a University of Maryland-led team of researchers. Their model indicates Voyager 1 actually ... full story
Sun; Solar Flare; NASA; Northern Lights
Cosmic Turbulences Result in Star a