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Forskere Bruge Gamle DNA til at Identificere Bizarre Arter, Der Forbløffet Darwin
Billede: Jorge Blanco Hvad har en krop som en humpless kamel, ben ligesom en tynde næsehorn, og et ansigt som den kort-trunked antilope saiga? Indtil for nylig accepteret svar var Charles Darwin, og jeg citere: “jeg har ingen idé om hvad fanden det er.” Et team af biologer, der anvendes ancient DNA til endelig at…
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En Overvældende Mængde af Fisk Er Spildt Hvert År
Rejer bifangst. (Billede: NOAA) Ny forskning viser, at industrielle fiskeri er ansvarlig for dumping næsten 10 millioner tons perfekt god fisk tilbage i havet hvert år—nok til at fylde 4,500 Olympisk størrelse swimming pools. Denne nyhed kommer på et tidspunkt, hvor næsten 90 procent af verdens fiskebestande er truet af overfiskeri. Den forskning, der er…
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Welcome to the Town That Is Trying to Cure Aging
Illustration: Sam Woolley/Gizmodo For just about his entire life, Ron Smith has been a subject of a scientific inquiry. At birth, in 1972, he was studied by scientists, and then assessed again at age three to document his physical fitness, mental health and intelligence. Every few years after that, he has returned to be poked,…
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The Number of Dollar Store Items The Richest Person In Every State Can Buy
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, who’s the richest person in California and has enough wealth to buy 62.4 billion items from the Dollar Store (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) Forbes recently released its list of the richest person in every state. But when we’re talking about so much money, it can be hard to wrap…
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Google Slapped With Record $2.7 Billion Fine in Europe For Manipulating Shopping Results
Margrethe Vestager, member of the European Commission in charge of competition, in a press conference today broadcast live online (Screenshot) This morning, government regulators in Europe hit Google with a record €2.42 billion fine, roughly the equivalent of $2.7 billion US. The search engine company was found to be manipulating search results to favor its…
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Scientists Use Ancient DNA to Identify Bizarre Species That Baffled Darwin
Image: Jorge Blanco What has a body like a humpless camel, legs like a skinny rhino, and a face like the short-trunked saiga antelope? Until only recently, the accepted answer was Charles Darwin’s, and I paraphrase: “I have no idea what the hell this is.” A team of biologists used ancient DNA to finally find…
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Has the Age of Powerful and Convenient Gaming Laptops Finally Arrived?
All images: Alex Cranz/Gizmodo A couple of weeks ago I was braving the big crowds of E3 to meet with the Nvidia team, and while I was ostensibly there to check out Destiny 2 on a PC, what I really wanted to know was what the hell Max-Q Design was. Nvidia announced its new design…
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NTT Docomo Lancerer SIM-Kort Med Fri Data for Besøgende til Japan
Japanske teleselskab NTT Docomo lancerer et nyt forudbetalt SIM-for udenlandske rejsende, der hedder ‘Japan Velkommen SIM”, som vil give brugerne en gratis Internet-tjeneste, der er gyldigt i 15 dage og vil være til rådighed fra 1 juli 2017. Virksomheden anfører, at rejsende kan anvende til SIM-via sin hjemmeside, inden de forlader deres land, og kan…
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Google Play Music til Android Ned for Nogle Brugere, Efter Seneste Opdatering
Hvis du er endnu at opdatere Google Play Musik-app til Android på din enhed til version 7.9.4920, som blev udgivet af søgningen gigant på mandag, vil vi gerne råde dig til at holde på et øjeblik. Den nyeste opdatering til app ‘ en er angiveligt forårsager appen til at gå ned så hurtigt som brugere…
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Nvidia Partnere Volvo, Autoliv for selvkørende Biler
Volvo Cars og det svenske bil sikkerhed leverandør Autoliv har underskrevet en aftale med det AMERIKANSKE firma, Nvidia Corp, der er bedste kendt for sine grafik-teknologi i computer spil, at udvikle software-systemer til selvkørende biler. Et joint venture mellem Volvo, der ejes af Kinas Zhejiang Geely Holdings, og Autoliv vil arbejde med Nvidia til at…