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May 21, 2019 — New research demonstrates that ammonium was a vital source of nitrogen for early life … read more
May 21, 2019 — Earth has a large amount of water and a relatively large moon, which stabilizes Earth’s axis. Both are essential for life to develop on our planet. Scientists have now been … read more
May 20, 2019 — New research finds that bonobo mothers take action to ensure their sons will become fathers. This way bonobo mothers increase their sons’ chance of … read more
May 20, 2019 — Synthetic biologists have hacked bacterial sensing with a plug-and-play system that could be used to mix-and-match tens of thousands of sensory inputs and … read more
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May 21, 2019 — Astronomers have identified an unusual celestial object. It is most likely the product of the fusion of two stars that died a long time ago. After billions of years circling … read more
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May 20, 2019 — The stark difference between the Moon’s heavily-cratered farside and the lower-lying open basins of the Earth-facing nearside has puzzled scientists for decades. Now, new evidence about the … read more
May 17, 2019 — New discoveries made at the Klasies River Cave in South Africa’s southern Cape, where charred food remains from hearths were found, provide the first archaeological evidence that anatomically … read more
May 17, 2019 — While volcanic, igneous rock predominates on Mars, virtually the entire Earth fossil record comes from sedimentary rocks. Addressing the problem, Swedish scientists have begun compiling evidence of … read more
May 17, 2019 — Conservation decisions based on population counts may fail to protect large, slow-breeding animals from irrevocable decline, according to new … read more
May 17, 2019 — Scientists have studied the heritability of dog ownership using information from 35,035 twin pairs from the Swedish Twin Registry. The new study suggests that genetic variation explains more than … read more
May 17, 2019 — Researchers have found that opsin 3 — a protein closely related to rhodopsin, the protein that enables low-light vision — has a role in adjusting the amount of pigment produced in human skin, a … read more
May 17, 2019 — A multidisciplinary team has provided new insight into underlying mechanisms controlling the precise size of cells. The researchers found that ‘the adder,’ a function that guides cells to … read more
May 16, 2019 — Long associated with decreased risk of cancer, broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables — the family of plants that also includes cauliflower, cabbage, collard greens, Brussels sprouts and kale — … read more
May 16, 2019 — Researchers have uncovered a specialized population of skin cells that coordinate tail regeneration in frogs. These ‘Regeneration-Organizing Cells’ help to explain one of the great … read more
May 16, 2019 — Changes in gene activity in specific brain cells are associated with the severity of autism in children and young adults with the disorder, according to a new … read more
May 16, 2019 — Neuroscientists have discovered an area of the brain, the insular cortex, that processes painful experiences and thereby drives learning from aversive … read more
May 16, 2019 — Neuroscientists have identified a brain circuit that helps break complex decisions down into smaller pieces. The study sheds light on how the brain reasons about probable causes of failure after a … read more
May 16, 2019 — The irregular galaxy NGC 4485 shows all the signs of having been involved in a hit-and-run accident with a bypassing galaxy. Rather than destroying the galaxy, the chance encounter is spawning a new … read more
May 16, 2019 — Bedbugs — some of the most unwanted human bed-mates — have been parasitic companions with other species aside from humans for more than 100 million years, walking the earth at the same time as … read more
May 16, 2019 — In only 25 years, ocean melting has caused ice thinning to spread across West Antarctica so rapidly that a quarter of its glacier ice is now affected, according to a new … read more
May 16, 2019 — People eating ultra-processed foods ate more calories and gained more weight than when they ate a minimally processed diet, according to results from a new study. The difference occurred even though … read more
May 16, 2019 — A new study challenges traditional knowledge of stem cell development. The study reveals that the destiny of intestinal cells is not predetermined, but instead determined by the cells’ … read more
May 16, 2019 — A survey of plastic pollution on Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands has revealed the territory’s beaches are littered with an estimated 414 million pieces of plastic debris. The study … read more
May 15, 2019 — Far below Bermuda’s pink sand beaches and turquoise tides, geoscientists have discovered the first direct evidence that material from deep within Earth’s mantle transition zone — a layer … read more
May 15, 2019 — Researchers have developed a specialized microscope that has the potential ability to both diagnose diseases that include skin cancer and perform incredibly precise surgery — all without cutting … read more
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