Storytelling promoted co-operation in hunter-gatherers prior to the advent of organised religion, a new UCL study reveals.
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2017
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Troy Hunt has collected a trove of 4.8 billion stolen identity records pulled from the darkest corners of the internet—but he isn't a hacker.
Security
Dec 5, 2017
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A research expedition tracked endangered tigers through the Sumatran jungles for a year and found tigers are clinging to survival in low density populations. Their findings have renewed fears about the possible extinction ...
Ecology
Dec 5, 2017
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Proteins, the ubiquitous workhorses of biochemistry, are huge molecules whose function depends on how they fold into intricate structures. To understand how these molecules work, researchers use computer modeling to calculate ...
General Physics
Dec 5, 2017
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London's first electric-powered black cabs hit the streets on Tuesday, the British capital's iconic taxis getting a facelift for the modern age that should help cut pollution in the city.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 5, 2017
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A group of spintronics researchers at EPFL is using new materials to reveal more of the many capabilities of electrons. The field of spintronics seeks to tap the quantum properties of "spin," the term often used to describe ...
Nanophysics
Dec 5, 2017
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The structure of the sound generators in the wings of male bush-crickets is critical for producing tonality within the long-range mating calls that attract distant females, a major new study has shown.
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2017
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Composting food scraps can prompt people to make other earth-friendly choices, new research has found.
Environment
Dec 5, 2017
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Accessing DNA wrapped into basic units of packaging, called nucleosomes, depends on the underlying sequence of DNA building blocks, or base pairs. Like Christmas presents, some nucleosomes are easier to unwrap than others. ...
Biotechnology
Dec 5, 2017
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Japanese fish experts have identified and clarified the biological name of the world's heaviest bony fish ever caught. The 2,300 kilogram whopper is a Mola alexandrini bump-head sunfish, and not, as originally thought, a ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2017
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