In 2012, the quantum physicist John Preskill wrote, “We hope to hasten the day when well controlled quantum systems can perform tasks surpassing what can … Physicists Need to Be More Careful with How They Name ThingsRead more
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Neanderthals and Homo sapiens used identical Nubian technology
Long held in a private collection, the newly analysed tooth of an approximately 9-year-old Neanderthal child marks the hominin’s southernmost known range. Analysis of the … Neanderthals and Homo sapiens used identical Nubian technologyRead more
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Entomologist confirms first Saharan farming 10,000 years ago
By analysing a prehistoric site in the Libyan desert, a team of researchers from the universities of Huddersfield, Rome and Modena & Reggio Emilia has … Entomologist confirms first Saharan farming 10,000 years agoRead more
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Respect to science is more tradition than reality
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1DJ7D97DaE&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Terrible decline of the popularity of science, education, in mass consciousness Many Russians Think Climate Change is Propaganda to Weaken Their Economy RAI … Respect to science is more tradition than realityRead more
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Genomic ancestry of Stone Age North Africans from Morocco
An international team of researchers, led by Johannes Krause and Choongwon Jeong from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History (Jena, Germany), … Genomic ancestry of Stone Age North Africans from MoroccoRead more
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Organic molecules found in 3.5 billion-year-old rocks
A research team from the University of Cologne has detected organic molecules and gases trapped in 3.5 billion-year-old rocks. the scientists examined about 3.5 billion-year-old … Organic molecules found in 3.5 billion-year-old rocksRead more
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Don’t blame adolescent social behavior on hormones
Reproductive hormones that develop during puberty are not responsible for changes in social behavior that occur during adolescence, according to the results of a newly … Don’t blame adolescent social behavior on hormonesRead more
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Hidden origins of Eastern Asia’s ‘land of milk and honey’
A study has revealed for the first time the ancient origins of one of the world’s most important ecosystems by unlocking the mechanism which determined … Hidden origins of Eastern Asia’s ‘land of milk and honey’Read more
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‘New life form’ answers question about evolution of cells
Bacteria and Archaea are two of the three domains of life. Both must have evolved from the putative Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA). One hypothesis … ‘New life form’ answers question about evolution of cellsRead more
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Why is science so polarizing? Blame the way we talk about it.
“Listen to the science” isn’t just a bumper sticker anymore — it’s official White House policy. Flanked by a painting of Benjamin Franklin and a … Why is science so polarizing? Blame the way we talk about it.Read more