Ancient genomes from the herpes virus that commonly causes lip sores—and currently infects some 3.7 billion people globally—have been uncovered and sequenced for the first time by an international team of scientists led ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 27, 2022
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A child's tooth at least 130,000 years old found in a Laos cave could help scientists uncover more information about an early human cousin, a study said on Tuesday.
Archaeology
May 17, 2022
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342
A new study has revealed the most intense heatwaves ever across the world—and remarkably some of these went almost unnoticed decades ago.
Earth Sciences
May 4, 2022
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For decades, scientists have hotly debated the origin of the western honey bee. Now, new research led by York University has discovered these popular honey-producing bees most likely originated in Asia.
Evolution
Dec 3, 2021
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424
Cannabis was first domesticated around 12,000 years ago in China, researchers found, after analyzing the genomes of plants from across the world.
Plants & Animals
Jul 17, 2021
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Genes that determine the shape of a person's facial profile have been discovered by a UCL-led research team.
Evolution
Feb 5, 2021
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The Greenland ice sheet owes its existence to the growth of an arc of islands in Southeast Asia—stretching from Sumatra to New Guinea—over the last 15 million years, a new study claims.
Earth Sciences
Sep 24, 2020
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295
A fifth of carbon dioxide emissions come from multinational companies' global supply chains, according to a new study led by UCL and Tianjin University that shows the scope of multinationals' influence on climate change.
Environment
Sep 7, 2020
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333
Since antiquity, cultures on nearly every continent have discovered that certain plant leaves, when chewed or brewed or rubbed on the body, could relieve diverse ailments, inspire hallucinations or, in higher dosages, even ...
Biotechnology
Sep 2, 2020
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234
Newly released genomes from Neolithic East Asia have unveiled a missing piece of human prehistory, according to a study conducted by Prof. Fu Qiaomei's team from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology ...
Evolution
May 14, 2020
9
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