The most comprehensive study on the bones of Homo floresiensis, a species of tiny human discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003, has found that they most likely evolved from an ancestor in Africa and not from ...
Archaeology
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(Phys.org)—For the first time, physicists have experimentally demonstrated the violation of "bilocal causality"—a concept that is related to the more standard local causality, except that it accounts for the precise way ...
Britain's National Grid says Friday may be the first full 24-hour work-day since the Industrial Revolution in which the nation doesn't depend on electricity generated from coal.
Environment
Apr 21, 2017
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General Motors Co. plans to launch 10 electric and gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles in China by 2020, an executive said Friday, as automakers speed up the rollout of alternative vehicles under pressure from Beijing to promote ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 21, 2017
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A late spring frost that hit French vineyards is threatening the harvest in Champagne and Burgundy, winegrowers warn.
Environment
Apr 21, 2017
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Scientists around the world are facing a dilemma. A March for Science will be taking place in Washington DC on 22 April, with solidarity marches in more than 500 other locations around the world. Scientists in cities from ...
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2017
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Insects navigate in much the same way that ancient humans did: using the sky. Their primary cue is the position of the sun, but insects can also detect properties of skylight (the blue light scattered by the upper atmosphere) ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 21, 2017
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Thanks to social media and the power of citizen scientists chasing the northern lights, a new feature was discovered recently. Nobody knew what this strange ribbon of purple light was, so … it was called Steve.
Space Exploration
Apr 21, 2017
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A recent study provides new information that may help researchers monitor the effects of common agricultural chemicals on farmers' health.
Environment
Apr 21, 2017
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A new online digital resource has been launched to bring to life one of Scotland's most important prehistoric settlement landscapes.
Archaeology
Apr 21, 2017
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