Last year, scientists announced that a human jawbone and prehistoric tools found in 2002 in Misliya Cave, on the western edge of Israel, were between 177,000 and 194,000 years old.
Archaeology
Nov 26, 2019
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Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have calculated for the first time how climate change is likely to affect the earth's conservation areas by 2070. In Nature Communications, they present their study with which they ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 22, 2019
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Diminutive animals known as tardigrades appear to us as plump, squeezable toys, earning them irresistible nicknames such as "water bears" and "moss piglets."
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 1, 2019
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Goats can probably distinguish subtle emotional changes in the calls of other goats, according to a new study led by Queen Mary University of London.
Plants & Animals
Jul 9, 2019
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Before you take a pumice stone to your foot calluses just because they're unsightly, you might want to consider the idea that they are actually nature's shoes.
Evolution
Jun 27, 2019
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Faced with potential violence from rival factions, dwarf mongoose groupmates pull together and behave more co-operatively, according to new research by University of Bristol researchers published today.
Ecology
Jun 20, 2019
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Forget the smart watch. Bring on the smart shirt.
Nanomaterials
May 16, 2019
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A group of chemical and biomedical engineers at UNSW Sydney and University of Cambridge has improved the chemical stability of 'ZIF crystals', enabling these porous nanomaterials to be used for smart pharmaceutical drug delivery ...
Materials Science
May 7, 2019
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Biologists at the National Institute for Basic Biology and the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) at Nagoya University have discovered that long non-coding RNA regulates seasonal changes in stress response in ...
Evolution
Apr 9, 2019
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A new study by Canadian, UK and US researchers has found that climate conditions shifted to become wetter and warmer around 15,000 years ago and contributed to the first human migration between Asia and North America.
Earth Sciences
Jun 27, 2018
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