discoverynews FollowClimate Change-Driven Extinction of Alpine Plant Species May Go UndetectedResearchers worry that current methods for tracking extinction could be missing important data about the relative health and distribution...www.seeker.com|Eva HershawSource: discoverynews#climate change#global warming#news#science
discoverynews FollowTRAPPIST-1 Planets Have No Large Moons, Study ArguesThe conditions for habitable exoplanets in the TRAPPIST-1 system might depend on the presence of large moons — and Earth reveals clues...www.seeker.com|Elizabeth HowellSource: discoverynews#science#news#breaking news
discoverynews FollowWild Dolphins Are Sicker Than Captive Ones, Study FindsExposure to parasites, pathogens, and pollution are the likely reasons why two wild dolphin populations were found to be sicker than two captive...www.seeker.com|AFPSource: discoverynews#science#news#dolphins
discoverynews FollowCassini Makes Second Saturn Ring Dive as NASA Studies Unexpected EmptinessAudio recordings from the spacecraft reveal a surprising lack of dust between Saturn and its rings, as Cassini continues taking breathtaking photos of the distant...www.seeker.com|Nancy AtkinsonSource: discoverynews#science#space#news#breaking news#nasa
discoverynews FollowA New Breach Has Opened in Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf CrackScientists don’t have a timetable for when the huge piece of Larsen C could break off, but the new breach has added to its growing...www.seeker.com|Brian Kahn, Climate CentralSource: discoverynews#science#news#breaking news#global warming#climate change
discoverynews FollowElon Musk's Pipe Dream: Underground Electric Sleds for LA TrafficThe man behind Tesla and SpaceX proposes dropping individual vehicles into a network of subterranean platforms and tunnels.www.seeker.com|Glenn McDonaldSource: discoverynews#science#tech#technology#news
discoverynews FollowSurgeons Conduct Head Transplants on Rats, Say Humans Are NextAfter 14 head transplants on rats, a pair of surgeons say they will attempt a human head transplant in the next 10 months in China.www.seeker.com|Eva HershawSource: discoverynews#science#news#breaking news
discoverynews FollowThe Fossil of a Half-Billion-Year-Old, 50-Legged Arthropod Was Found in CanadaThe 4-inch-long creature, named Tokummia katalepsis, was discovered in sedimentary rock in Kootenay National Park in British Columbia.www.seeker.com|Laura Geggel, Live ScienceSource: discoverynews#science#news#breaking news
discoverynews FollowScientists Model Early Brain Development in a Petri DishBy modeling early development of the human cerebral cortex, researchers hope to better study disorders like autism, epilepsy, and...www.seeker.com|Renee MoradSource: discoverynews#science#news
discoverynews FollowResearchers Find DNA From Extinct Humans in Cave SedimentsThe DNA was extracted from caves where no human remains were found, opening a new pathway for research into human evolution.www.seeker.com|Eva HershawSource: discoverynews#science#news#breaking news
discoverynews FollowHumpback Whales Are Dying in Increasing Numbers Off the Atlantic CoastSome 41 humpback whales have been found dead in the waters off Maine to North Carolina, where many appear to have been killed by colliding with...www.seeker.com|AFPSource: discoverynews#science#news
discoverynews FollowNASA’s $200M Spacesuit Problem Threatens Its Deep-Space Exploration PlansNASA is years away from having new spacesuits for its deep-space astronauts despite spending nearly $200 million on three separate development efforts over the past...www.seeker.com|Irene KlotzSource: discoverynews#science#nasa#space#news
discoverynews FollowNASA Prepares to Crash Cassini Probe Into Saturn for Mission's ‘Grand Finale'The spacecraft's last act will be a data-harvesting dive that collects the most detailed observations ever obtained of Saturn's atmosphere and ring...www.seeker.com|Ian O'Neill, Space.comSource: discoverynews#science#news#space#breaking news#nasa
discoverynews FollowThis Artificial Womb Could Reduce Mortality and Disability in Premature BabiesResearchers in Philadelphia have developed a liquid-filled chamber that simulates conditions in the womb — a device that could help the 30,000 children born critically premature each...www.seeker.com|Eva HershawSource: discoverynews#science#news#breaking news#tech
discoverynews FollowEarliest Evidence of Humans in the Americas Could ‘Change Everything’ If TrueAn ancient mastodon's remains are at the center of a heated scientific debate that could dramatically change our understanding of early human history in the Americas.www.seeker.com|seekerSource: discoverynews#news
discoverynews FollowThe Arctic Ocean May Soon Have Its Very Own ‘Garbage Patch’A 2013 Arctic Ocean expedition found plastic “was abundant and widespread” in the waters east of Greenland in the Barents Sea, off the coasts of northern Russia and...www.seeker.com|Matt SmithSource: discoverynews#science#news
discoverynews FollowUmbilical Cord Plasma Could Help Preserve Memory in Aging PopulationsA new study provides the first evidence that human plasma can aid memory and learning in older mice.www.seeker.com|Eva HershawSource: discoverynews#science#news