Scientists release new map of all the matter in the universe
Sometimes to know what the matter is, you have to find it first.
General Physics
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Unravelling the venomous bite of an endangered mammal
Researchers from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and ZSL (Zoological Society of London) have worked with a team of scientists from institutions across the globe—to uncover the truth behind the origin of venom ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 25, 2019
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Disbelief in human evolution linked to greater prejudice and racism
A disbelief in human evolution was associated with higher levels of prejudice, racist attitudes and support of discriminatory behavior against Blacks, immigrants and the LGBTQ community in the U.S., according to University ...
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2022
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How 'great' was the great oxygenation event?
Around 2.5 billion years ago, our planet experienced what was possibly the greatest change in its history: According to the geological record, molecular oxygen suddenly went from nonexistent to becoming freely available everywhere. ...
Evolution
Mar 1, 2021
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Nature's great survivors: Flowering plants survived the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs
A new study published in Biology Letters by researchers from the University of Bath (UK) and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico) shows that flowering plants escaped relatively unscathed from the mass extinction ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 12, 2023
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Researcher finds that wood frogs evolved rapidly in response to road salts
When we think of evolution, we think of a process that happens over hundreds or thousands of years. In research published in Ecology and Evolution a team led by Rick Relyea, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences and David ...
Evolution
Apr 24, 2024
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World first study shows that some microorganisms can bend the rules of evolution
The dominant thinking in evolution focuses on inheritance between parent and offspring – or 'vertical gene transfer (VGT)'.
Evolution
Oct 14, 2020
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Microbes may have lived in the underground for more than a billion years
A study using the thermal history and biosignatures of the upper few kilometers of some of the oldest rocks on Earth place constraints on the evolutionary history of microbes in the deep biosphere. A new study, published ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 1, 2021
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New fossils shed light on how snakes got their bite and lost their legs
New fossils of an ancient legged snake, called Najash, shed light on the origin of the slithering reptiles.
Evolution
Nov 20, 2019
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Rare fossilized feathers reveal secrets of paleontology hotspot during Cretaceous period
The site of Jehol Biota in China is famous for stunning fossils which preserve soft tissue—skin, organs, feathers, and fur. These fossils offer rare insights into the evolution of characteristics like flight, but they need ...
Ecology
Jan 17, 2023
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