Ancient art reveals extinct goose
As a University of Queensland researcher examined a 4600-year-old Egyptian painting last year, a speckled goose caught his eye.
Archaeology
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Modeling study of ancient thumbs traces the history of hominin thumb dexterity
Despite long-standing ideas about the importance of thumb evolution in tool use and development, questions remain about exactly when human-like manual dexterity and efficient thumb use arose—and which hominin species was ...
Evolution
Jan 28, 2021
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Nature's decline risks our quality of life
It is no secret that over the last few decades, humans have changed nature at an ever-increasing rate. A growing collection of research covers the many ways this is impacting our quality of life, from air quality to nutrition ...
Ecology
Jan 21, 2021
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A trap for nematodes
Filariae, slender but sometimes up to 70-centimeter-long nematodes, can set up residence in their host quite tenaciously and cause serious infectious diseases in the tropics. The tiny larvae of the worms are usually transmitted ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 18, 2021
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Why independent cultures think alike when it comes to categories: It's not in the brain
Imagine you gave the exact same art pieces to two different groups of people and asked them to curate an art show. The art is radical and new. The groups never speak with one another, and they organize and plan all the installations ...
Social Sciences
Jan 12, 2021
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New work provides insight into the relationship between complexity and diversity
Most forms of life—species of mammals, birds, plants, reptiles, amphibians, etc.—are most diverse at Earth's equator and least diverse at the poles. This distribution is called the latitudinal gradient of biodiversity.
Ecology
Jan 6, 2021
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Empowering women could help address climate change
Mitigating current and future damage stemming from climate change depends greatly on the ability of affected populations to adapt to changing conditions. According to an international group of researchers, building capacity ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2020
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High-brightness source of coherent light spanning from the UV to THz
Analytical optical methods are vital to our modern society as they permit the fast and secure identification of substances within solids, liquids or gases. These methods rely on light interacting with each of these substances ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 14, 2020
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Hydrogel controls cell growth outside the body
Chemists at Radboud University discovered a unique material in 2013. From a synthetic polymer named polyisocyanopeptide (PIC), they made a gel that behaves similar to the matrix that surrounds the cells in your body. The ...
Biochemistry
Dec 11, 2020
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How you measure happiness depends on where you live
The meaning of happiness varies depending where in the world a person lives and so benefits from using different measures, new UC Riverside research finds.
Social Sciences
Dec 9, 2020
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