Fake online reviews get reality check
Fake online products reviews have been around for years, fueled by unscrupulous marketers seeking to boost sales.
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Researchers quantify worldwide loss of phosphorus due to soil erosion for the first time
Phosphorus is essential for agriculture, yet this important plant nutrient is increasingly being lost from soils around the world. The primary cause is soil erosion, reports an international research team led by the University ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 11, 2020
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A Neanderthal tooth discovered in Serbia reveals human migration history
In 2015, our Serbian-Canadian archaeological research team was working at a cave site named Pešturina, in Eastern Serbia, where we had found thousands of stone tools and animal bones. One day, an excited Serbian undergrad ...
Archaeology
Apr 24, 2019
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Rich-poor gap and the risk of civil war
Researchers from the University of Tübingen have found that the greater the disparity in wealth, the greater the risk of civil war. "If unequal division passes a certain level, the effects within a region are enormous," ...
Social Sciences
Jun 4, 2014
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Team finds evidence of commonly conducted ritualized human sacrifice across Europe in the Stone Age
A team of archaeologists affiliated with several institutions in France and one in Germany has found that ritualized human sacrifice was common across Europe during the Neolithic.
Wolf found in Netherlands is no joke, scientists say
The first wolf found in the Netherlands in over 140 years walked there freely from eastern Europe, scientists said Wednesday, dismissing allegations its body had been dumped as joke.
Plants & Animals
Aug 7, 2013
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Previously unknown mechanism causes increased forest water use, new study says
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that causes increased forest water use, advances understanding of soil biogeochemical control of forest water cycles and highlights threats to plants from water stress ...
Environment
Jul 31, 2019
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Reanalysis of Iceman's genome reveals dark skin, baldness and Anatolian ancestry
The genetic makeup of most present-day Europeans has resulted mainly from the admixture of three ancestral groups: western hunter-gatherers gradually merged with early farmers who migrated from Anatolia about 8,000 years ...
Evolution
Aug 16, 2023
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Raccoons and raccoon dogs are expected to expand their ranges in Europe
Their home ranges lie on opposite ends of the world, yet they share a common trait: The North American raccoon (Procyon lotor) and the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), originally a native of Asia, were both brought ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2021
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First Londoners were multi-ethnic mix: museum
A DNA analysis of four ancient Roman skeletons found in London shows the first inhabitants of the city were a multi-ethnic mix similar to contemporary Londoners, the Museum of London said on Monday.
Archaeology
Nov 23, 2015
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