Deciphering the Philosophers' Stone: How we cracked a 400-year-old alchemical cipher
What secret alchemical knowledge could be so important it required sophisticated encryption?
Other
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Catching malaria evolution in the act
Understanding how malaria parasites evolve after a human is bitten by an infected mosquito is very difficult. There can be billions of individual parasites in a patient's bloodstream and traditional genetic sequencing techniques ...
Evolution
Oct 13, 2021
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Quick test for potential probiotic in seawater may reveal health of corals
The multi-institute research team developed a method to quickly and noninvasively test for bacteria species known to benefit coral—they test the seawater near the coral. Their approach, first published online on July 18 ...
Ecology
Oct 13, 2021
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Tropical storm Pamela weakens as moves inland over Mexico
Pamela made landfall on the western coast of Mexico on Wednesday as a Category One hurricane but weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland while bringing torrential rain, strong winds and taking down trees and poles.
Environment
Oct 13, 2021
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We found a mysterious flashing radio signal from near the centre of the galaxy
In early 2020, we detected an unusual radio signal coming from somewhere near the center of our galaxy. The signal blinked on and off, growing 100 times brighter and dimmer over time.
Astronomy
Oct 13, 2021
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Wildfire rages in Southern California coastal mountains
A wildfire raging through Southern California coastal mountains threatened ranches and rural homes and kept a major highway shut down Wednesday as the fire-scarred state faced a new round of dry winds that raise the risk ...
Environment
Oct 13, 2021
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Stress on mothers can influence biology of future generations
A mother's response to stress can even influence her grandchildren.
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 13, 2021
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Leprosy confirmed in wild chimpanzees
Leprosy has been found in wild chimpanzees for the first time, a new study reveals.
Ecology
Oct 13, 2021
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Ancient poop shows people in present-day Austria drank beer and ate blue cheese up to 2,700 years ago
Human feces don't usually stick around for long—and certainly not for thousands of years. But exceptions to this general rule are found in a few places in the world, including prehistoric salt mines of the Austrian UNESCO ...
Archaeology
Oct 13, 2021
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Did Venus ever have oceans?
The planet Venus can be seen as the Earth's evil twin. At first sight, it is of comparable mass and size as our home planet, similarly consists mostly of rocky material, holds some water and has an atmosphere. Yet, a closer ...
Planetary Sciences
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