Ancient Homo sapiens may have benefited from sunscreen, tailored clothes and the use of caves during the shifting of the magnetic North Pole over Europe about 41,000 years ago, new University of Michigan research shows.
Planetary Sciences
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A new report from The George Institute for Global Health shows shoppers' top grocery picks of red meat, chocolate and coffee are often the products generating the highest rates of greenhouse gas emissions in Australia's packaged ...
Environment
Apr 16, 2025
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Rising temperatures due to climate change may force aircraft at European airports to reduce passenger numbers in the coming decades.
Environment
Apr 16, 2025
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King Charles's recent visit to the Vatican may appear to be simply a symbolic gesture of ecumenical goodwill. But moments like this provide an opportunity to look at the long-term consequences of church-state relations around ...
Economics & Business
Apr 16, 2025
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When we think about intelligent animals, farm species aren't usually the first to spring to mind. We may picture tool-using primates or puzzle-solving crows. But my recent research suggests that sheep, goats and alpacas—staples ...
Plants & Animals
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The cookie challenge is one of the latest trends to go viral on TikTok. In the challenge, parents test how willing their child is to share a cookie. Typically, two adults and one young child each have a covered plate in front ...
Social Sciences
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Many teachers and parents know neuroscience, the study of how the brain functions and develops, is important for children's education.
Education
Apr 16, 2025
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For the first time in Finland, researchers at the Nanoscience Center in University of Jyväskylä, Finland, have isolated a giant virus, which was named Jyvaskylavirus. The discovery shows that giant viruses are more common ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 16, 2025
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The power of a rattlesnake's venom to incapacitate its prey may depend on more than just its potency, or even the prey animal's tolerance for the poison. According to a new study published April 16 in Biology Letters, it ...
Evolution
Apr 16, 2025
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Researchers are combining data on earthquake shaking intensity, crowdsourced traffic data from the Waze navigation app and police crash reports to find out if car crashes are more likely during seismic events.
Earth Sciences
Apr 16, 2025
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