Researchers can now collect and sequence DNA from the air0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- April 8, 2021
We shed DNA everywhere. That includes the air, according to a new study.
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Meet the swirlon, a new kind of matter that bends the laws of physics0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- April 7, 2021
Researchers discover a new state of active matter.
A scientist on the great responsibility of using ancient DNA to rewrite human history0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- April 6, 2021
There are ethical and methodological pitfalls to avoid.
Researchers solve puzzle of water-to-land transition of vertebrates0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 13, 2021
The water-to-land transition is a leap in the history of vertebrate evolution and one of the most important scientific issues in vertebrate evolution. Previous studies have shown that vertebrate landing occurred in bony fishes.
Lab-grown ‘mini brains’ suggest one mutation might have rewired the human mind0
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- March 12, 2021
How we humans became what we are today is a question that scientists have been trying to answer for a long time. How did we evolve such advanced cognitive abilities, giving rise to complex language, poetry and rocket science? In what way is the modern human brain different from those of our closest evolutionary relatives, such as Neanderthals and Denisovans?
Humans Evolved to Be More Water-Efficient Than Other Primates, But We Don’t Know Why0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 11, 2021
Humans have evolved big, energy-hungry brains that require us to consume many more calories than our closest animal relatives. The same, however, does not appear to hold for our water intake.
Scientists Detect Signs of a Hidden Structure Inside Earth’s Core0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 10, 2021
While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like pages of a book, is Earth’s history. Our history.
Slime mold can store and preserve memory without brain, scientists say0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- March 3, 2021
Researchers in Germany discovered that a single-celled slime mold has the ability to store memory, which allows the organism to make future decisions about food search
New neutron source in Canada would spur innovation, medical treatments0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 31, 2020
Technological progress owes much to our scientific understanding of the materials we use to build the world around us, from longer-lasting cell-phone batteries to new medicines.
We Already Know How to Build a Time Machine0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- December 19, 2020
It’s just a matter of time before we build one that can take us into the far future.
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