As much as half of the water in Earth’s oceans could be older than the Sun, a study has found. By reconstructing conditions in the … Earth has water older than the SunRead more
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Stone Age groups made similar toolmaking breakthroughs
Different palaeolithic populations around the world might have developed a crucial toolmaking skill independently. This conclusion, based on the analysis of hundreds of artefacts from … Stone Age groups made similar toolmaking breakthroughsRead more
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‘Smart genes’ prove elusive
Scientists looking for the genes underlying intelligence are in for a slog. One of the largest, most rigorous genetic studies of human cognition1 has turned … ‘Smart genes’ prove elusiveRead more
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What Makes Humans Special?
HALLMARK TRAITS of the human body did not all arise anew in our species. Instead they emerged piecemeal in our forebears over millions of years. … What Makes Humans Special?Read more
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What’s Your First Memory?
You might expect that your earliest recollection would be dramatic—yet for most of us, it is fairly mundane. Only about a quarter of people report … What’s Your First Memory?Read more
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Science or Media
A new report commissioned by Prime Minister David Cameron suggests that GMOs have now been shown to be safe and that the United Kingdom may … Science or MediaRead more
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The microbes did it!
Evidence left at the crime scene is abundant and global: Fossil remains show that sometime around 252 million years ago, about 90 percent of all … The microbes did it!Read more