Stunning stratification of the Earth’s atmosphere is very clear in this photograph. Also, the two tails of Comet Lovejoy are visible. As with all comet … Earth’s atmosphereRead more
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Gas Leak The French energy company Total estimates that its North Sea Elgin field gas well is leaking about 200,000 cubic meters of natural gas … NewsRead more
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Gender Bias Blocks Women in Science
We hear a lot about the gender imbalance in the sciences. Now scientists have looked at one reason women might be disinclined to join the … Gender Bias Blocks Women in ScienceRead more
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Sounds Of Silence
Thank goodness an understanding of science is not more important in people’s lives today than it was in 1989. Actually, the situation is even worse … Sounds Of SilenceRead more
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Learning piano without touching it
Pascual-Leone and colleagues at The National Institute for Health done one experiment. They recruited three groups of adult human volunteers, who could not play the … Learning piano without touching itRead more
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Magic as medicine?
Huntington’s disease is a genetic brain disorder that usually strikes in midlife. As the disease progresses, patients experience involuntary dance like movements called chorea (Greek … Magic as medicine?Read more
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New Kenyan Fossils Shed Light On Early Human Evolution
Exciting new fossils discovered east of Lake Turkana confirm that there were two additional species of our genus — Homo — living alongside our direct … New Kenyan Fossils Shed Light On Early Human EvolutionRead more
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Early Meat-Eating Human Ancestors
Early Meat-Eating Human Ancestors Thrived While Vegetarian Hominin Died Out The hominin Australopithecus, which lived from about 4 million to 2 million years ago, is … Early Meat-Eating Human AncestorsRead more
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Fossils point to a big family for human ancestors
Jaw structures suggest that at least three Homo species once roamed the African plains Fossilized skulls show that at least three distinct species belonging to … Fossils point to a big family for human ancestorsRead more