The debate over the place of cars in cities may seem like a recent one, but in fact was raging well before the first automobile even saw the light of day.
Other
Nov 15, 2018
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Beach erosion from Hurricane Maria last year has led to an archeological discovery in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica.
Archaeology
Oct 25, 2018
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You know the feeling. It's impossible to resist. You just need to yawn.
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2018
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War and Great Britain's gun industry played a more important role in driving the 18th-century Industrial Revolution than scholars have previously recognized, according to new research from a Stanford historian.
Economics & Business
May 3, 2018
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Books had a social function in 18th century homes, according to new research from Oxford University.
Social Sciences
Sep 22, 2017
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DNA molecules in lake sediment are few and hard bound to particles. This resulted in challenging analyses and required development of new methods, both for extracting sufficiently clean DNA and for the statistical analysis ...
Evolution
Sep 20, 2017
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5
More than 800 years ago, a teenaged soldier named Laurentius Loricatus accidentally killed a man. He spent the next three decades repenting alone in an Italian cave, self-flagellating.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 7, 2017
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The fountains standing next to the Museo del Prado are built using a sedimentary rock full of gastropod shells from the time of the dinosaurs. These fossils have revealed the origin of the stone: forgotten quarries in Redueña, ...
Archaeology
Aug 3, 2017
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Since the 18th century, geologists have struggled to explain how big magma chambers form in the Earth's crust. In particular, it has been difficult to explain where the surrounding rock goes when the magma intrudes. Now a ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 2, 2016
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A team of scientists have undertaken detective work to trace the origin of the first orangutan specimen to be scientifically named Pongo pygmaeus. By tracing the history of the specimen as accurately as they can, the team ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2016
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