A team of scientists from Virginia Tech, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guizhou Education University, and University of Cincinnati has discovered the remains of a … 635 million-year-old fungi-like microfossil discoveredRead more
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Saturn’s moon Titan: Largest sea is 1,000-feet deep
After sifting through data from one of the final Titan flybys of the Cassini mission, the researchers detailed their findings in “The Bathymetry of Moray … Saturn’s moon Titan: Largest sea is 1,000-feet deepRead more
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The ABCs of species evolution
A transporter protein that regulates cell membrane cholesterol likely played an important role in vertebrate evolution, according to a review published by iCeMS researchers in … The ABCs of species evolutionRead more
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Ancient DNA continues to rewrite corn’s 9,000-year society-shaping history
Some 9,000 years ago, corn as it is known today did not exist. Ancient peoples in southwestern Mexico encountered a wild grass called teosinte that … Ancient DNA continues to rewrite corn’s 9,000-year society-shaping historyRead more
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Key evidence for the ice ages
The last million years of Earth history have been characterized by frequent “glacial-interglacial cycles,” large swings in climate that are linked to the growing and … Key evidence for the ice agesRead more
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Skilled female potters traveled around the Baltic nearly 5,000 years ago
Was it the fine pottery itself, or the artisans who made it, that moved around the Baltic Sea region during the Corded Ware Culture of … Skilled female potters traveled around the Baltic nearly 5,000 years agoRead more
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Plants really do feed their friends
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley have discovered that as plants develop they craft their root … Plants really do feed their friendsRead more
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War Is Not Part of Human Nature
Do people, or perhaps just males, have an evolved predisposition to kill members of other groups? Not just a capacity to kill but an innate … War Is Not Part of Human NatureRead more
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A sulfur molecule to block the coronavirus
The cell membrane is impermeable to viruses: to get inside and infect a cell, they use a range of strategies to exploit the cellular and … A sulfur molecule to block the coronavirusRead more
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Local cooking preferences drove acceptance of new crop staples in prehistoric China
The food preparation preferences of Chinese cooks — such as the technological choice to boil or steam grains, instead of grinding or processing them into … Local cooking preferences drove acceptance of new crop staples in prehistoric ChinaRead more