Was agriculture the greatest blunder in human history?
Twelve thousand years ago everybody lived as hunters and gatherers. But by 5,000 years ago most people lived as farmers.
Archaeology
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More efficient separation of methane and CO2
To make natural gas and biogas suitable for use, the methane has to be separated from the CO2. This involves the use of membranes, filters that stop the methane and allow the CO2 to pass through. Researchers at KU Leuven ...
Materials Science
Oct 18, 2017
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Scientists explain the pseudocapacitance phenomenon in supercapacitors
Scientists in Russia and Armenia have predicted a new surface reconstruction of RuO2 that explains the origin of charge storage in supercapacitors. The miniaturization of electronic devices to the nanometer scale will increase ...
Materials Science
Oct 18, 2017
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Wealth redistribution, not tax cuts, key to economic growth
President Trump's new tax plan will follow the familiar script of reducing taxes for the rich in the name of job creation. Not only will these trickle-down policies not workâthey'll make the problem worse. A new report ...
Economics & Business
Oct 18, 2017
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Researchers report toothy findings in odontode-bearing catfish study
Certain species of catfish are covered with bony plates bristling with thin teeth, similar to extinct vertebrate lineages. These teeth, which regularly fall out and grow back, are used for defense and, in males, to attract ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 18, 2017
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Chemists develop a promising drug synthesis method
Scientists from RUDN University with their colleagues from Yaroslavl have developed a new way to synthesize 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives used in many drugs. 1,2,4-oxadiazoles include ataluren, the active ingredient of a drug ...
Materials Science
Oct 18, 2017
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Missing link between new topological phases of matter discovered
Physicists at BESSY II have investigated a class of materials that exhibit characteristics of topological insulators. During these studies, they discovered a transition between two different topological phases, one of which ...
General Physics
Oct 18, 2017
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New Amazon threat? Deforestation from mining
Sprawling mining operations in Brazil are destroying much more of the iconic Amazon forest than previously thought, says the first comprehensive study of mining deforestation in the world's largest tropical rainforest.
Environment
Oct 18, 2017
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Gentle touch soothes the pain of social rejection
The gentle touch of another individual soothes the effects of social exclusion, one of the most emotionally painful human experiences, according to new UCL research.
Social Sciences
Oct 18, 2017
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Big question for US cities: Is Amazon's HQ2 worth the price?
Dozens of cities are working frantically to land Amazon's second headquarters, raising a weighty question with no easy answer:
Business
Oct 18, 2017
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