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• Researchers discover life in deep ocean sediments at or above water's boiling point
• Restoring a rudimentary form of vision in the blind
• Physicists capture the sound of a perfect fluid
• Ancient migration was choice, not chance
• Astronomers to release most accurate data ever for nearly two billion stars
• Cluster of Alaskan islands could be single, interconnected giant volcano
• Chaotic early solar system collisions resembled 'Asteroids' arcade game
• What social distancing does to a fish brain
• Supernova surprise creates elemental mystery
• Best region for life on Mars was far below surface

Researchers discover life in deep ocean sediments at or above water's boiling point Posted: 03 Dec 2020 11:42 AM PST Biologists found single-celled organisms living in sediments 1180 meters beneath the ocean at temperatures of 120 degrees Celsius.

Restoring a rudimentary form of vision in the blind Posted: 03 Dec 2020 11:42 AM PST Restoration of vision in blind people through a brain implant is on the verge of becoming reality. Recent discoveries show that newly developed high-resolution implants in the visual cortex make it possible to recognize artificially induced shapes and percepts.

Physicists capture the sound of a perfect fluid Posted: 03 Dec 2020 11:42 AM PST Physicists have observed sound waves moving through a 'perfect' fluid. The results should help scientists study the viscosity in neutron stars, the plasma of the early universe, and other strongly interacting fluids.

Ancient migration was choice, not chance Posted: 03 Dec 2020 08:32 AM PST The degree of intentionality behind ancient ocean migrations, such as that to the Ryukyu Islands between Taiwan and mainland Japan, has been widely debated. Researchers used satellite-tracked buoys to simulate ancient wayward drifters and found that the vast majority failed to make the contested crossing. They concluded that Paleolithic people 35,000-30,000 years ago must therefore have made the journey not by chance but by choice.

Astronomers to release most accurate data ever for nearly two billion stars Posted: 03 Dec 2020 06:45 AM PST On 3 December 2020 an international team of astronomers will announce the most detailed ever catalogue of the stars in a huge swathe of our Milky Way galaxy. The measurements of stellar position and movement are in the third data release from the European Space Agency's Gaia space observatory.

Cluster of Alaskan islands could be single, interconnected giant volcano Posted: 03 Dec 2020 06:45 AM PST A small group of volcanic islands in Alaska's Aleutian chain might be part of a single, undiscovered giant volcano, say scientists. If the researchers' suspicions are correct, the newfound volcanic caldera would belong to the same category of volcanoes as the Yellowstone Caldera and other volcanoes that have had super-eruptions with severe global consequences.

Chaotic early solar system collisions resembled 'Asteroids' arcade game Posted: 02 Dec 2020 04:27 PM PST One Friday evening in 1992, a meteorite ended a more than 150 million-mile journey by smashing into the trunk of a red Chevrolet Malibu in Peekskill, New York. Nearly 30 years later, a new analysis of that same Peekskill meteorite and 17 others has led to a new hypothesis about how asteroids formed during the early years of the solar system.

What social distancing does to a fish brain Posted: 02 Dec 2020 04:27 PM PST Researchers have discovered a brain molecule that functions as a 'thermometer' for the presence of others in an animal's environment. Zebrafish 'feel' the presence of others via mechanosensation and water movements -- which turns the brain hormone on.

Supernova surprise creates elemental mystery Posted: 02 Dec 2020 04:27 PM PST Researchers have discovered that one of the most important reactions in the universe can get a huge and unexpected boost inside exploding stars known as supernovae.

Best region for life on Mars was far below surface Posted: 02 Dec 2020 04:25 PM PST The most habitable region for life on Mars would have been up to several miles below its surface, likely due to subsurface melting of thick ice sheets fueled by geothermal heat, a new study concludes. The study may help resolve what's known as the faint young sun paradox - a lingering key question in Mars science.

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