There is no doubt that Europeans brought a culture of brewing and consuming alcohol during their early migration and colonisation of Australia.
Other
Aug 20, 2018
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Two monkeys grooming each other about 20-30 million years ago may have helped produce a remarkable new find - the first fossilized red blood cells from a mammal, preserved so perfectly in amber that they appear to have been ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Apr 3, 2017
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Thousands of insects, plants and other life forms have been found trapped in ancient amber deposits, but a new discovery shows a rarity of a different type - the one that got away.
Archaeology
Jul 14, 2016
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The secret to success for maple syrup producers may lie in the science of sanitation.
Other
Feb 1, 2012
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One of the most comprehensive analyses yet done of the ancient history of insect-borne disease concludes for the first time that malaria is not only native to the New World, but it has been present long before humans existed ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 2, 2011
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About 100 million years ago, a tiny mayfly had a problem.
Plants & Animals
Jun 24, 2011
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In a short, violent battle that could have happened somewhere this afternoon, the lizard made a fast lunge at the dragonfly, bit its head off and turned to run away. Lunch was served.
Archaeology
Oct 26, 2010
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Just in time for Halloween, researchers have announced the discovery of a new, real-world "monster" - what they are calling a "unicorn" fly that lived about 100 million years ago and is being described as a new family, genus ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 26, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ah, Paris. Land of the Eiffel Tower, delicious French bread and... tropical rainforests? Sacrebleu! It seems unlikely, but scientists have discovered evidence that France may have been a hot, wet tropical ...
Biochemistry
Jul 16, 2009
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The analysis of a termite entombed for 100 million years in an ancient piece of amber has revealed the oldest example of "mutualism" ever discovered between an animal and microorganism, and also shows the unusual biology ...
Plants & Animals
May 14, 2009
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