Iconic dinosaur shapes were present for at least a hundred million years on our planet in animals before those dinosaurs themselves actually appeared.
Archaeology
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Africa's Lake Malawi is home to hundreds of species of cichlids, the freshwater fish whose broad array of colors make them popular denizens of household aquariums. A new study shows how dramatic environmental changes during ...
Ecology
Oct 3, 2016
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Oft-repeated adages praise the virtue and added efficiency of cooperative effort: "Many hands make light work," "Together, we're greater than the sum of our parts" and the like. Utah State University biochemists and colleagues ...
Biochemistry
Oct 3, 2016
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Science fiction through the ages has inspired scientific discoveries, such as human flight, interplanetary travel or, in this case, a microscopic submarine than can navigate the bloodstream for medical reasons.
Engineering
Oct 3, 2016
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Researchers recently managed to recreate the voice of 5,300-year-old Ötzi the iceman by recreating his vocal tract. The technology is promising and could be used to digitally produce the voices of other mummified remains. ...
Archaeology
Oct 3, 2016
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(Phys.org)—A new magnetic cataclysmic variable (CV) star has been detected by astronomers in the constellation of Draco. The newly found object, designated DDE 32, exhibits a large amplitude variability with one of the ...
A 68-year-old Dutch man with an impossibly long name and a small dog is walking along the edge of a new lake when he stops and points upward.
Environment
Oct 3, 2016
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Becoming an astronaut is a rare honor. The rigorous selection process, the hard training, and then… the privilege of going into space! It is something few human beings will ever be privileged enough to experience. But what ...
Space Exploration
Oct 3, 2016
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Bacteria and archaea could be used to monitor stored carbon dioxide (CO2) and convert it into useful products, such as ethanol and acetate, say researchers at the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) and the University ...
Biotechnology
Oct 3, 2016
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Scientists have tried to alter the human gut microbiota to improve health by introducing beneficial probiotic bacteria. Yet commercially available probiotics do not establish themselves in the gut. A study published September ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 3, 2016
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