A University of Oklahoma-led study has demonstrated that ancient DNA can be used to understand ancient human microbiomes. The microbiomes from ancient people have broad reaching implications for understanding recent changes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 13, 2012
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Scientists have sequenced the complete genome of the naked mole rat, a pivotal step to understanding the animal's extraordinarily long life and good health. A colony of more than 2,000 naked mole rats at The University of ...
Biotechnology
Oct 12, 2011
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Last year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy released an advisory that described loneliness and isolation as a national epidemic, with health consequences that rival those associated with cigarette smoking and obesity.
Social Sciences
May 21, 2024
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Parents often worry about the use of social media among children and young people. Caring about this is a good thing, and there are several reasons why you should pay attention, but there is one thing that parents needn't ...
Social Sciences
May 2, 2024
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All human beings age. It is part of our biology and limits our lifespan to slightly over 120 years.
Evolution
Dec 21, 2023
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A recent paper released by Opportunity Insights, a Harvard-based team of researchers and policy analysts, found that children of the wealthiest 1% of Americans were 13 times likelier than the children of low-income families ...
Economics & Business
Nov 24, 2023
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Research shows that people with disabilities have always been largely excluded and marginalized in societies across the world.
Social Sciences
Nov 10, 2023
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Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Tuesday morning after six months aboard China's orbiting space station.
Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2023
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People have been using fire for millennia. It is a vital part of many ecosystems and cultures. Yet human activities in the current era, sometimes called the "Anthropocene," are reshaping patterns of fire across the planet.
Earth Sciences
Sep 15, 2023
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An independent group of scientists appointed by the United Nations' Secretary General, including from the University of Sydney, write in Nature that scientists and policymakers must urgently join forces to overcome obstacles ...
Environment
Sep 14, 2023
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