Epi and Tongoa: How two cultures diverged after an island-splitting volcanic eruption
A recent study published in Archaeology in Oceania explores the oral, linguistic, genetic and archaeological evidence surrounding the Tombuk volcanic eruption.
18/03/2025
What happens to the human body in deep space?
Bone and muscle deterioration, radiation exposure, vision impairment—these are just a few of the challenges space travelers face on long-duration missions, even before considering the psychological toll of isolation.
Space Exploration
Mar 18, 2025
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Mapping maternal lineages of fine aroma cocoa through chloroplast DNA
Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza National University researchers conducted a genomic analysis of fine aroma cocoa from northern Peru, uncovering genetic divergence and evolutionary patterns within Theobroma cacao.
3D van der Waals open frameworks signal a new era in porous materials
Researchers from Kyoto University have achieved a significant advancement in materials science by developing the world's first three-dimensional van der Waals open frameworks (WaaFs). This innovation challenges the conventional ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 18, 2025
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'Significant proportion' of world's rural population missing from global estimates, says study
Governments, international bodies and researchers rely on global population data for resource allocation and infrastructure planning to disease epidemiology and disaster risk management. In a study published in Nature Communications, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2025
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Genetic study reveals hidden chapter in human evolution
Modern humans descended from not one, but at least two ancestral populations that drifted apart and later reconnected, long before modern humans spread across the globe.
Evolution
Mar 18, 2025
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Talks on divisive deep-sea mining resume in Jamaica
Several countries united with campaign groups on Monday to call for caution in regulating the divisive practice of deep-sea mining at a meeting on the issue in Jamaica.
Environment
Mar 18, 2025
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European star-gazing agency says Chile green power plant will ruin its view
Europe's ESO astrophysics agency said Monday that a giant green energy project billed for Chile's Atacama desert—home to the world's darkest skies—will spoil its view of the stars and threaten its science mission.
Astronomy
Mar 18, 2025
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Ivory Coast's epochal prehistoric finds pass unseen
In the streets of Anyama, children play and braziers smoke on corners. There is little to show that the ground of this everyday Ivory Coast neighborhood conceals seminal prehistoric treasures.
Archaeology
Mar 18, 2025
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'We will preserve them': saving Cambodia's crocodiles
A motorbike rider inches slowly over bumpy terrain deep in Cambodia's Virachey national park, carefully adjusting the basket strapped behind him. Inside is precious cargo—a critically endangered Siamese crocodile.
Ecology
Mar 18, 2025
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