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WE LOVE SCIENCE HERE BECAUSE IT IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING
THIS IS A WAR ZONE WHERE SCIENCE FIGHTS WITH NONSENSE AND WINS
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.”
"Being a scientist is a state of mind, not a profession!"
"Science, when it's done right, can yield amazing things".
The Reach of Scientific Research From Labs to Laymen
The aim of science is not only to open a door to infinite knowledge and wisdom but to set a limit to infinite error.
"Knowledge is a Superpower but the irony is you cannot get enough of it with ever increasing data base unless you try to keep up with it constantly and in the right way!" The best education comes from learning from people who know what they are exactly talking about.
Science is this glorious adventure into the unknown, the opportunity to discover things that nobody knew before. And that’s just an experience that’s not to be missed. But it’s also a motivated effort to try to help humankind. And maybe that’s just by increasing human knowledge—because that’s a way to make us a nobler species.
If you are scientifically literate the world looks very different to you.
We do science and science communication not because they are easy but because they are difficult!
“Science is not a subject you studied in school. It’s life. We 're brought into existence by it!"
Links to some important articles :
1. Interactive science series...
a. how-to-do-research-and-write-research-papers-part 13
b. Some Qs people asked me on science and my replies to them...
Part 6, part-10, part-11, part-12, part 14 , part- 8,
part- 1, part-2, part-4, part-5, part-16, part-17, part-18 , part-19 , part-20
part-21 , part-22, part-23, part-24, part-25, part-26, part-27 , part-28
part-29, part-30, part-31, part-32, part-33, part-34, part-35, part-36, part-37,
part-38, part-40, part-41, part-42, part-43, part-44, part-45, part-46, part-47
Part 48, part49, Critical thinking -part 50 , part -51, part-52, part-53
part-54, part-55, part-57, part-58, part-59, part-60, part-61, part-62, part-63
part 64, part-65, part-66, part-67, part-68, part 69, part-70 part-71, part-73 ...
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BP variations during pregnancy part-72
who is responsible for the gender of their children - a man or a woman -part-56
c. some-questions-people-asked-me-on-science-based-on-my-art-and-poems -part-7
d. science-s-rules-are-unyielding-they-will-not-be-bent-for-anybody-part-3-
e. debate-between-scientists-and-people-who-practice-and-propagate-pseudo-science - part -9
f. why astrology is pseudo-science part 15
g. How Science is demolishing patriarchal ideas - part-39
2. in-defence-of-mangalyaan-why-even-developing-countries-like-india need space research programmes
3. Science communication series:
a. science-communication - part 1
b. how-scienitsts-should-communicate-with-laymen - part 2
c. main-challenges-of-science-communication-and-how-to-overcome-them - part 3
d. the-importance-of-science-communication-through-art- part 4
e. why-science-communication-is-geting worse - part 5
f. why-science-journalism-is-not-taken-seriously-in-this-part-of-the-world - part 6
g. blogs-the-best-bet-to-communicate-science-by-scientists- part 7
h. why-it-is-difficult-for-scientists-to-debate-controversial-issues - part 8
i. science-writers-and-communicators-where-are-you - part 9
j. shooting-the-messengers-for-a-different-reason-for-conveying-the- part 10
k. why-is-science-journalism-different-from-other-forms-of-journalism - part 11
l. golden-rules-of-science-communication- Part 12
m. science-writers-should-develop-a-broader-view-to-put-things-in-th - part 13
n. an-informed-patient-is-the-most-cooperative-one -part 14
o. the-risks-scientists-will-have-to-face-while-communicating-science - part 15
p. the-most-difficult-part-of-science-communication - part 16
q. clarity-on-who-you-are-writing-for-is-important-before-sitting-to write a science story - part 17
r. science-communicators-get-thick-skinned-to-communicate-science-without-any-bias - part 18
s. is-post-truth-another-name-for-science-communication-failure?
t. why-is-it-difficult-for-scientists-to-have-high-eqs
u. art-and-literature-as-effective-aids-in-science-communication-and teaching
v.* some-qs-people-asked-me-on-science communication-and-my-replies-to-them
** qs-people-asked-me-on-science-and-my-replies-to-them-part-173
w. why-motivated-perception-influences-your-understanding-of-science
x. science-communication-in-uncertain-times
y. sci-com: why-keep-a-dog-and-bark-yourself
z. How to deal with sci com dilemmas?
A+. sci-com-what-makes-a-story-news-worthy-in-science
B+. is-a-perfect-language-important-in-writing-science-stories
C+. sci-com-how-much-entertainment-is-too-much-while-communicating-sc
D+. sci-com-why-can-t-everybody-understand-science-in-the-same-way
E+. how-to-successfully-negotiate-the-science-communication-maze
4. Health related topics:
a. why-antibiotic-resistance-is-increasing-and-how-scientists-are-tr
b. what-might-happen-when-you-take-lots-of-medicines
c. know-your-cesarean-facts-ladies
d. right-facts-about-menstruation
e. answer-to-the-question-why-on-big-c
f. how-scientists-are-identifying-new-preventive-measures-and-cures-
g. what-if-little-creatures-high-jack-your-brain-and-try-to-control-
h. who-knows-better?
k. can-rust-from-old-drinking-water-pipes-cause-health-problems
l. pvc-and-cpvc-pipes-should-not-be-used-for-drinking-water-supply
m. melioidosis
o. desensitization-and-transplant-success-story
p. do-you-think-the-medicines-you-are-taking-are-perfectly-alright-then revisit your position!
q. swine-flu-the-difficlulties-we-still-face-while-tackling-the-outb
r. dump-this-useless-information-into-a-garbage-bin-if-you-really-care about evidence based medicine
s. don-t-ignore-these-head-injuries
u. allergic- agony-caused-by-caterpillars-and-moths
General science:
a.why-do-water-bodies-suddenly-change-colour
b. don-t-knock-down-your-own-life-line
c. the-most-menacing-animal-in-the-world
d. how-exo-planets-are-detected
e. the-importance-of-earth-s-magnetic-field
f. saving-tigers-from-extinction-is-still-a-travail
g. the-importance-of-snakes-in-our-eco-systems
h. understanding-reverse-osmosis
i. the-importance-of-microbiomes
j. crispr-cas9-gene-editing-technique-a-boon-to-fixing-defective-gen
k. biomimicry-a-solution-to-some-of-our-problems
5. the-dilemmas-scientists-face
6. why-we-get-contradictory-reports-in-science
7. be-alert-pseudo-science-and-anti-science-are-on-prowl
8. science-will-answer-your-questions-and-solve-your-problems
9. how-science-debunks-baseless-beliefs
10. climate-science-and-its-relevance
11. the-road-to-a-healthy-life
12. relative-truth-about-gm-crops-and-foods
13. intuition-based-work-is-bad-science
14. how-science-explains-near-death-experiences
15. just-studies-are-different-from-thorough-scientific-research
16. lab-scientists-versus-internet-scientists
17. can-you-challenge-science?
18. the-myth-of-ritual-working
19.science-and-superstitions-how-rational-thinking-can-make-you-work-better
20. comets-are-not-harmful-or-bad-omens-so-enjoy-the-clestial-shows
21. explanation-of-mysterious-lights-during-earthquakes
22. science-can-tell-what-constitutes-the-beauty-of-a-rose
23. what-lessons-can-science-learn-from-tragedies-like-these
24. the-specific-traits-of-a-scientific-mind
25. science-and-the-paranormal
26. are-these-inventions-and-discoveries-really-accidental-and-intuitive like the journalists say?
27. how-the-brain-of-a-polymath-copes-with-all-the-things-it-does
28. how-to-make-scientific-research-in-india-a-success-story
29. getting-rid-of-plastic-the-natural-way
30. why-some-interesting-things-happen-in-nature
31. real-life-stories-that-proves-how-science-helps-you
32. Science and trust series:
a. how-to-trust-science-stories-a-guide-for-common-man
b. trust-in-science-what-makes-people-waver
c. standing-up-for-science-showing-reasons-why-science-should-be-trusted
You will find the entire list of discussions here: http://kkartlab.in/group/some-science/forum
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Why antibiotic resistance is increasing and how our friendly ubiquitous scientists are trying to tackle it
Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa. Last reply by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa 14 hours ago. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Why is antibiotic resistance increasing? It is the result of evolution!And why should bacteria evolve? In order to survive! Because antibiotics are their 'poison'.If they can't surmount this problem…Continue
Is human body a super-organism?!
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Q: Is the human race a superorganism?Krishna: Not entire human race. The human body? To some extent!Recently somebody told me they feel lonely. This was my reply to them:Do you think you are alone?…Continue
Why Generic drugs are important
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A generic drug (or generics in plural) is a drug defined as "a drug product that is comparable to a brand/reference listed drug product in dosage form, strength, quality and performance…Continue
Different routes of drug administration
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Q: What are the different routes of drug administration, and how do they affect drug bioavailability? A medication administration route is often classified by the location at which the drug is…Continue
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Biomaterial discovery enables 3-D printing of tissue-like vascular structures
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-biomaterial-discovery-enables-d-tissu...
More information: Nature Communications (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14716-z
Researchers put cornstarch to use fighting pestshttps://phys.org/news/2020-03-cornstarch-pests.html?utm_source=nwle...
Researchers identify breaking point of conducting material
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-material.html?utm_source=nwletter&...
Scientists reveal the transportation mechanism of atmospheric microplastics
https://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/farming/feature/poisoning-cases...
Poisoning cases mar India’s bid to be a global pesticides hub
Engineers have created a tabletop device that combines a robot, artificial intelligence and near-infrared and ultrasound imaging to draw blood or insert catheters to deliver fluids and drugs.
https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-robot-artificial-intelligence-i...
https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-tunnel-safety-minutes.html?utm_...
Tunnel fire safety: With only minutes to respond, fire education really counts
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-dna-sugars-characterised-unprecedente...
DNA sugars characterised in unprecedented resolution, atom by atom
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Tropical forests' carbon sink is already rapidly weakening
The ability of the world's tropical forests to remove carbon from the atmosphere is decreasing, according to a study tracking 300,000 trees over 30 years, published today in Nature.
The global scientific collaboration, led by the University of Leeds, reveals that a feared switch of the world's undisturbed tropical forests from a carbon sink to a carbon source has begun.
Intact tropical forests are well-known as a crucial global carbon sink, slowing climate change by removing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in trees, a process known as carbon sequestration. Climate models typically predict that this tropical forest carbon sink will continue for decades.
However, the new analysis of three decades of tree growth and death from 565 undisturbed tropical forests across Africa and the Amazon has found that the overall uptake of carbon into Earth's intact tropical forests peaked in the 1990s.
By the 2010s, on average, the ability of a tropical forest to absorb carbon had dropped by one-third. The switch is largely driven by carbon losses from trees dying.
The study by almost 100 institutions provides the first large-scale evidence that carbon uptake by the world's tropical forests has already started a worrying downward trend.
More information: Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests, Nature (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2035-0 , https://nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2035-0Provided by University of Leedshttps://phys.org/news/2020-03-tropical-forests-carbon-rapidly-weake...
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WOW! Parrots get probability, use stats to make choices: study
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-parrots-probability-stats-choices.htm...
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-cells-defend-viruses.html?utm_source=...
Researchers clarify how cells defend themselves from viruses
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https://sciencex.com/news/2020-03-evolution-famous-image-wrong.html...
Evolution: That famous 'march of progress' image is just wrong
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The origin of satiety: Brain cells that change shape after a meal
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-satiety-brain-cells-meal.htm...
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Busting junk science related to dreams: Real reasons Why People Dream About Their Teeth Falling Out
https://elemental.medium.com/why-people-dream-about-their-teeth-fal...
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Paleontologists Are Skeptical About Baby Dinosaur Cells Supposedly ...
https://gizmodo.com/paleontologists-are-skeptical-about-baby-dinosa...
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Alarming: Plastic Nests: Seabirds are using fishing debris to construct nests.
https://www.the-scientist.com/image-of-the-day/image-of-the-day-pla...
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-ultra-precise-mind-controlle...
It's like you have a hand again: In a major advance in mind-controlled prosthetics for amputees, researchers have tapped faint, latent signals from arm nerves and amplified them to enable real-time, intuitive, finger-level control of a robotic hand.
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Anti-evolution drug could stop antibiotic resistance
The spread of antibiotic resistance is partly due to the ability of bacteria to pick up DNA from their surroundings. A new study, which started at the University of Groningen, showed that drugs blocking this ability (which is called 'competence') in the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae can indeed stop the spread of resistance in mice. As competence is blocked without affecting cell growth, it will be difficult for the bacteria to evolve resistance to the blockade. The study was published online by the journal Cell Host & Microbe on 3 March.
n order to pick up these resistance genes, a chain of events is needed that brings the bacteria in a state called 'competence.' During competence, bacteria express all the machinery required to 'catch' and incorporate the resistance genes into their own genomes.
Growth stress: Researchers figured out how to stop the cells from becoming competent.
In this assay, 1366 approved drugs were screened. It turned out that 46 of them blocked the induction of competence, without negatively affecting growth.
"When cells are under growth stress, for instance in the presence of antibiotics, they try to find a solution and become resistant to these drugs," explains Domenech. "Importantly, we did not observe resistance to the drugs found here as they do not cause growth stress." The 46 drugs could be divided into two groups: drugs affecting ion homeostasis, and antipsychotics. Several candidates were selected for further exploration. "This showed that they all acted through the same mechanism," says Domenech. They disrupted the proton-motive force: the electrochemical gradient that moves protons across the bacterial membrane and powers various processes.
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-anti-evolution-drug-antibiotic-resist...
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Air pollution 'pandemic' shortens lives by 3 years: study
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-world-air-pollution-pandemic...
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Engineers zap and unstick underwater smart glue
With a small zap of electricity, biomedical engineers at Michigan Technological University take an underwater smart glue prototype from sticky to not in seven seconds.
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-zap-unstick-underwater-smart.html?utm...
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-visceral-fat-brain-cognition...
Visceral fat delivers signal to the brain that hurts cognition
Excessive weight around our middle gives our brain's resident immune cells heavy exposure to a signal that turns them against us, setting in motion a crescendo of inflammation that damages cognition, according to new research.
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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-obesity-virulence-influenza....
Obesity promotes virulence of influenza
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-microstructures-self-assemble-materia...
Microstructures self-assemble into new materials
A material that is designed at the nanoscale but assembles itself—with no need for the precision laser assembly.
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Scientists shed light on mystery of dark matter
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-scientists-mystery-dark.html?utm_sour...
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They are there and they are gone: A fourth neutrino chase
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Scientists created an 'impossible' superconducting compound
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-scientists-impossible-superconducting...
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-protein-meteorite.html?utm_source=nwl...
Protein discovered inside a meteorite
Protein called hemolithin discovered inside a meteorite ...
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Free lists of grants and fellowships around the world available online
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00599-z?utm_source=Natur...
The databases — one for graduate students, one for postdoctoral researchers and one for junior faculty members — are produced and posted
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Contraception: Stopping sperm in their tracks
An automated high-throughput platform can screen for molecules that change the motility of sperm cells and their ability to fertilize.
https://elifesciences.org/articles/55396?utm_source=content_alert&a...
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How Fake News Goes Viral—Here’s the Math
Models similar to those used to track disease show what happens when too much information hits social media networks
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-fake-news-goes-viral...
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Protective bio-shell could extend egg shelf life
https://www.scidev.net/global/innovation/news/protective-bio-shell-...
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Images of 'invisible' holes on cells may jumpstart research
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-images-invisible-holes-cells-jumpstar...
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One of the hallmarks of cancer is cell immortality.Researchers now have developed a promising molecular tool that targets and inhibits one of cell immortality's underlying gears: the enzyme telomerase.
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-chemists-inhibit-critical-gear-cell.h...
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Egg stem cells do not exist, new study shows
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-egg-stem-cells.html?utm_source=nwlett...
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Rethinking 'tipping points' in ecosystems and beyond
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-rethinking-ecosystems.html?utm_source...
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-groundwork-life.html?utm_source=nwlet...
When rocks lay the groundwork for the origin of life: Mineral catalysts found in deep-sea vents convert CO2 and H2 to biomolecules, showing striking parallels to known biological pathways.
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-organ-on-a-chip-drug-toxicity-screeni...
New 'organ-on-a-chip' system holds promise for drug toxicity screening
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Swamp wallabies conceive new embryo before birth—a unique reproductive strategy
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-swamp-wallabies-embryo-birtha-unique....
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Genes that Escape Silencing on the Second X Chromosome May Drive Disease
https://www.the-scientist.com/features/genes-that-escape-silencing-...
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Cartilage cells, chromosomes and DNA preserved in 75 million-year-old baby duck-billed dinosaur
https://phys.org/news/2020-02-cartilage-cells-chromosomes-dna-milli...
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Computer from slime mould: A model to design logic gates inspired by a single-cell organism
https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-logic-gates-single-cell.html?ut...
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Exploring neural mechanisms behind the perception of control in stressful situations
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-exploring-neural-mechanisms-...
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-sea-mountains-muffle-earthquakes.html...
Sinking sea mountains make and muffle earthquakes
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Why billionaire climate philanthropists will always be part of the problem
https://theconversation.com/why-billionaire-climate-philanthropists...
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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-potassium-metal-battery-emerges...
Potassium metal battery emerges as a rival to lithium-ion technology
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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-tools-large-scale-storage-renew...
New tools show a way forward for large-scale storage of renewable energy
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A new tool for switching proteins on and off
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-tool-proteins.html?utm_source=nwlette...
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-fast-ecofriendly-de-icing-aircrafts.h...
A fast, ecofriendly way of de-icing aircrafts
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https://phys.org/news/2020-03-epoxy-resins-hardening-button.html?ut...
Epoxy resins: Hardening at the push of a button
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Coronavirus: who is most at risk of dying?
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-03-coronavirus-dying.html?utm_s...
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Unraveling turbulence: New insights into how fluids transform from order to disorder
https://phys.org/news/2020-02-unraveling-turbulence-insights-fluids...
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One little bandicoot can dig up an elephant’s worth of soil a year – and our ecosystem loves it
https://theconversation.com/one-little-bandicoot-can-dig-up-an-elep...
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Carbon chains adopt fusilli or spaghetti shapes if they have odd or even numbers
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-carbon-chains-fusilli-spaghetti-odd.h...
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The natural direction of heat flows—from hot to cold—can be reversed thanks to quantum effects
https://sciencex.com/news/2020-03-natural-flowsfrom-hot-coldcan-rev...
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The magnet that didn't exist
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-magnet-didnt.html?utm_source=nwletter...
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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-deep-networks-statistical-intui...
Why deep networks generalize despite going against statistical intuition
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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-03-tackling-5g-based-mobile-cloud-...
Tackling 5G-based mobile computing and cloud computing security concerns head-on
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Paleontologists discover why the oceans are so diverse
A new study in the journal Science has given insight into why the world's oceans are full of more species than ever before -- a question that has long been a focus of paleontological research.
The most diverse kinds of animals in the modern oceans, such as fish, mollusks, and crustaceans, diversified slowly and steadily for long periods of time, and were buffered against extinction.
"Paleontology can help us identify traits that helped species survive and thrive in the past, including during mass extinctions. Hopefully, research like this can help us plan for the effects of environmental disruption in the coming decades."
The study examined approximately 20,000 genera (groups of related species) of fossil marine animals across the past 500 million years, and approximately 30,000 genera of living marine animals.
The findings clearly show that the species in the most diverse animal groups also tend to be more mobile and more varied in how they feed and live.
Being a member of an ecologically flexible group makes you resistant to extinction, particularly during mass extinctions. "The oceans we see today are filled with a dizzying array of species in groups like fishes, arthropods, and mollusks, not because they had higher origination rates than groups that are less common, but because they had lower extinction rates over very long intervals of time."
The "slow and steady" development of lineages through time has been a key factor in dictating which lineages have achieved the highest diversity.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200228105217.htm
Matthew L. Knope, Andrew M. Bush, Luke O. Frishkoff, Noel A. Heim, Jonathan L. Payne. Ecologically diverse clades dominate the oceans via extinction resistance. Science, 2020; 367 (6481): 1035 DOI: 10.1126/science.aax6398
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