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Researchers Put Ukraine on Global Genome Map 2021-01-14 15:49:38People of Ukraine carry many previously known and several novel genetic variants with clinical and functional importance that in many cases show allel

Astronomers Discover Most Distant Quasar Yet 2021-01-14 14:15:45The newly-discovered quasar is located approximately 13.03 billion light-years away from Earth. Designated J031343.84-180636.4 (J0313-1806 for short),

45,500-Year-Old Sulawesi Warty Pig Painting Found in Indonesian 2021-01-14 11:11:44A team of archaeologists from Australia and Indonesia has discovered two figurative paintings of the Sulawesi warty pig (Sus celebensis) — a spe

Spectacular New Species of Bat Discovered in Guinea 2021-01-14 09:38:18An international team of researchers has discovered a new dichromatic species of bat in the Guinean Nimba Mountains belonging in the genus Myotis. Myo

Researchers Visualize Quadruple-Helix DNA in Living Human Cells 2021-01-14 08:36:23A team of scientists from the United Kingdom and Spain has demonstrated that a technique called fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy in conjunctio

Astronomers Discover 10-Billion-Year-Old Multiplanet System 2021-01-13 16:58:43Astronomers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite and the High Resolution Echelle Spectrometer on the Keck I telescope at the W. M.

Astronomers Find Periodically Flaring Black Hole in Distant 2021-01-13 16:23:53An active galactic nucleus in the center of ESO 253-G003, an active galaxy over 570 million light-years away in the southern constellation of Pictor,

Fossils of New Vulture Species Found in Cuba 2021-01-13 14:21:06A new species of small vulture that lived during the Quaternary period in the Greater Antilles has been identified from fossils found in western Cuba.

Sharing Leftover Meat Enabled Dog Domestication during Harsh 2021-01-13 12:48:20New research led by the University of Helsinki suggests that dog domestication needs to be understood in terms of competition over resources in the pa

Drinking Oolong Tea May Help Reduce Body Fat 2021-01-13 10:49:30In a study published recently in the journal Nutrients, oolong tea and pure caffeine increased fat breakdown by about 20% in the healthy volunteers; o

Paleontologists Find Evolutionary Link between Ediacaran and Early 2021-01-12 17:21:48Paleontologists have described the first three-dimensional preservation of soft tissue in Namacalathus hermanastes, a skeletal metazoan (multicellular

Galaxy Mergers May Play Important Role in Quenching 2021-01-12 16:33:18Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered a massive starburst galaxy with a tail of star-forming gas i

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Even If You Don’t Drink Daily, Alcohol Can 2021-01-12 17:30:00You don't have to drink every day to have an Alcohol Use Disorder. Even moderate amounts of alcohol consumption impact brain wiring, dopamine and oth

Silk-Making Is an Ancient Practice That Presents an 2021-01-12 11:55:00Silk production today is based on a process that goes back thousands of years — one that involves killing silkworms. But producers are coming up

Did Dinosaurs Sleep at Night? 2021-01-12 09:37:00Even Tyrannosaurus rexes needed to nap sometimes. A still-growing fossil record is showing how dinosaurs used to doze.

How to Find The Best CBN Oil Online 2021-01-12 01:00:00

5 Unethical Medical Experiments Brought Out of the 2021-01-11 17:30:00Prisoners and other vulnerable populations often bore the brunt of unethical medical experimentation.

What Did Cleopatra Really Look Like? 2021-01-11 13:46:00She likely wasn’t the ravishing seductress depicted by Hollywood — but that’s what Roman propagandists want you to think.

How We Discovered the Number Zero 2021-01-09 11:00:00Zero as a concept was something that didn’t always exist in human cultures. We had to find it for ourselves — more than once.

Beyond the Laughs, 'The Office' Delivers Some Hard 2021-01-08 18:25:00From a lice infestation to rabies, a beet juice diet to stinky feet, here's how the science stacks up in 5 unforgettable episodes of NBC's hit comed

Meticore Reviews: Shocking Scam Controversy About Fake Pills 2021-01-08 00:00:00Meticore is a weight loss metabolism supplement formulated to support low core body temperature side effects with legit ingredients, but is it a diet

Arecibo is Dead. Should We Build Its Replacement 2021-01-07 23:00:00NASA may finally be serious about the idea of building a large radio telescope in a lunar crater.

Why Insect Extinction Should Bug You 2021-01-07 14:10:00Scientists know some species are dying out, but what we don’t know is even scarier.

Are Face Masks Here to Stay? 2021-01-06 17:00:00Some countries shifted their cultures after pandemics to embrace mask-wearing in public. Will the same thing happen to the U.S.?

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Millipede Swarms Once Stopped Japanese Trains in Their 2021-01-12 19:01:09A team of scientists say they have figured out the cicada-like life cycles of the many-legged arthropods.

U.S. to Require Negative Virus Tests From International 2021-01-12 18:07:49Before they board planes to the U.S., passengers will have to produce proof that they are not infected or have recently recovered.

Coronavirus Will Resemble the Common Cold, Scientists Predict 2021-01-12 17:50:05Once immunity is widespread in adults, the virus rampaging across the world will come to resemble the common cold, scientists predict.

A Late Burst of Climate Denial Extends the 2021-01-12 17:37:52Two Trump administration officials have been reassigned over the posting of debunked papers, with the imprimatur of the White House, that questioned t

These Snakes Found a New Way to Slither 2021-01-12 15:24:11The novel technique is great news for Guam’s brown tree snakes, bad news for the island’s nesting birds.

Doctor's Death After Getting the Covid-19 Vaccine Is 2021-01-12 15:08:04A Florida physician developed an unusual blood disorder shortly after he received the Pfizer vaccine. It is not yet known if the shot is linked to the

Does Double-Masking Help Slow the Spread of Covid? 2021-01-12 13:09:15Health experts double down on their advice for slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

Revealed: The Shipworm Sex Tapes 2021-01-12 12:03:28Nature’s weirdest clam surprises scientists once again, this time in video footage of its mating habits.

Covid Took a Bite From U.S. Greenhouse Gas 2021-01-12 09:40:31Emissions plunged more than 10 percent. If the trend can be sustained, it would put the United States within striking distance of one of its major goa

6 Months Later, Covid Survivors Plagued by Health 2021-01-12 05:38:40A large study of patients from a Wuhan, China, hospital showed that a half-year later, three-quarters were struggling with problems like fatigue, depr

Caligula’s Garden of Delights, Unearthed and Restored 2021-01-12 02:30:16Relics from the favorite hideaway of ancient Rome’s most infamous tyrant have been recovered and put on display by archaeologists.

The History Behind 'Mob' Mentality 2021-01-12 02:30:11Why do some mass gatherings turn violent? Experts in crowd behavior say there’s still much to learn.

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Scientists offer road map to improve environmental observations 2021-01-15 16:33:50A group of more than 60 scientists have provided recommendations to improve the Indian Ocean Observing System (IndOOS), a basin-wide monitoring system

Glass frogs living near roaring waterfalls wave hello 2021-01-15 15:53:38A conservationist has discovered that the glass frog Sachatamia orejuela can be added to the list of species that make use of visual cues in response

Conductive nature in crystal structures revealed at magnification 2021-01-15 15:53:23In groundbreaking materials research, a team has made a discovery that blends the best of two sought-after qualities for touchscreens and smart window

Tool to distribute limited vaccines equitably 2021-01-15 13:53:02Researchers have developed a tool that incorporates a person's age and socioeconomic status to prioritize vaccine distribution among people who other

Scientists identify nutrient that helps prevent bacterial infection 2021-01-15 13:53:00Scientists studying the body's natural defenses against bacterial infection have identified a nutrient -- taurine -- that helps the gut recall prior

Controlling chemical catalysts with sculpted light 2021-01-15 13:52:56Using state-of-the-art fabrication and imaging, researchers watched the consequences of adding sculpted light to a catalyst during a chemical transfor

RNA's mysterious folding process 2021-01-15 11:52:47Using data from RNA-folding experiments, the researchers generated the first-ever data-driven movies of how RNA folds as it is made by cellular machin

Target discovered that halts osteoarthritis-type knee cartilage degeneration 2021-01-15 11:52:44In a mouse study, researchers used nanotechnology and previous knowledge of a protein pathway to significantly reduce knee cartilage degeneration and

Researchers trace geologic origins of Gulf of Mexico 2021-01-15 11:52:40The Gulf of Mexico holds huge untapped offshore oil deposits that could help power the U.S. for decades. According to researchers, the basin's vast o

Breathing easier with a better tracheal stent 2021-01-15 11:52:34New research is poised to drastically improve the use of tracheal stents for children with airway obstruction. Researchers demonstrate for the first t

New delivery method promises relief from antipsychotic medication's 2021-01-15 11:52:31A team of neuroscientists and engineers has created a nasal spray to deliver antipsychotic medication directly to the brain instead of having it pass

X-Rays surrounding 'Magnificent 7' may be traces of 2021-01-15 11:03:43Theoretical physicists suggest that never-before-observed particles called axions may be the source of unexplained, high-energy X-ray emissions surrou

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Telescope sales and stargazers are both looking up 2020-12-18 15:55:32Social isolation in the pandemic has fueled interest in amateur astronomy. Now comes a “Christmas star” alignment of Jupiter and Saturn on

Moon rock samples brought to Earth for first 2020-12-17 12:44:30Chang’e 5 has delivered a capsule of the first rock samples from the moon, making China the third country to do so. The samples, thought to be b

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Earth's Biodiversity Bursts Do Not Follow Expected Pattern 2021-01-14 07:30:00Life’s great radiations do not always line up with mass extinctions, a new study shows -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

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How the famed Arecibo telescope fell—and how it 2021-01-14 11:52:00Engineering failures and a harsh climate conspired in telescope’s sudden collapse

Shocking discovery: Electric eels hunt in packs in 2021-01-14 11:00:00Social predation spotted for the first time among these animals

Global temperatures in 2020 tied record highs 2021-01-14 11:00:00Defying cooling from La Niña, roasting heat levels set Siberia and Australia on fire

&lt;cite&gt;Cell&lt;/cite&gt;’s publisher invites statements in papers about studies’ 2021-01-14 10:05:00Researchers see the voluntary statements as a vehicle for progress

Pandemic could mark ‘turning point’ for Chinese science 2021-01-14 09:30:00Despite missteps and government control, early findings guided other countries’ fight against the coronavirus

An elegy for Arecibo, and how our environments 2021-01-14 02:00:00On this week’s show: A look at the past, present, and future of the fabled Arecibo Observatory, and what we can learn about how the environment

‘Compelled by stories.’ A marketing expert’s tips for 2021-01-14 01:20:00Stacy Wood’s new research explores how to persuade people to get the shots

After aborted attempt, sensitive WHO mission to study 2021-01-13 07:50:00International team hopes to meet Chinese scientists and visit sites in Wuhan after two weeks in quarantine

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Saliva could hold clues to how sick you 2021-01-13 05:10:00Compared with nasal swabs, saliva tests may better reflect infection deep in the lungs

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Shocking Study Finds Electric Eels Hunt Together 2021-01-14 11:22:29The study challenges what researchers know about eels’ supposed loner behavior

Why Are Lightning 'Superbolts' More Common Over the 2021-01-14 08:00:00Salt seems to be the reason why bolts are brighter over seas than over land

45,000-Year-Old Pig Painting in Indonesia May Be Oldest 2021-01-13 14:00:00Ice Age cave painters flourished in Southeast Asia, where their work adorned rock walls

What Antarctic Meteorites Tell Us About Earth's Origins 2021-01-12 14:09:58Each year, Smithsonian scientists collect hundreds of meteorites from Antarctica that reveal details about the origins of Earth and our solar system

Why PTSD May Plague Many Hospitalized Covid-19 Survivors 2021-01-12 11:00:07Scientists warn about the likelihood of post-traumatic stress disorder for patients discharged from the intensive care unit

Invasive Brown Tree Snakes Stun Scientists With Amazing 2021-01-11 11:00:00The successful predator, which has decimated bird populations on Guam, lassoes its body around poles in order to propel itself upwards

A Doomed Arctic Expedition, Number-Free Math and Other 2021-01-11 07:00:00These five January releases may have been lost in the news cycle

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CIA releases entire collection of UFO-related documents to 2021-01-13 16:40:02The CIA just turned over 2,700 pages of UFO-related material to The Black Vault, a free repository of UFO records online.

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Warty pig is oldest animal cave art on 2021-01-13 14:00:00A 45,500-year-old warty pig drawing is the oldest known cave painting of an animal on record.

Baby sharks are born scrawny and sick because 2021-01-13 10:21:52Increasing ocean temperatures caused by climate change are leading sharks to be born younger, smaller and weaker.

Could the novel coronavirus one day become a 2021-01-13 09:55:22One day, the pandemic will end. Scientists don't know how that finale will play out but a new model offers a teaser.

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First life could have evolved on ancient islands 2021-01-13 07:00:25Earth could have hosted islands as long as 4 billion years ago, leaving open the possibility that the first life could have evolved on land rather tha

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Most Distant Quasar Tells of Supermassive Black Hole 2021-01-15 08:00:00The existence of a quasar when the universe was only 670 million years old is helping astronomers understand how black holes are born. The post Most D

This Week's Sky at a Glance, January 15 2021-01-15 05:06:00Bright Capella high overhead, and equally bright Rigel in Orion's foot, have almost the same right ascension. This means they cross your sky’s

Masquerading Magnetars Make Short Brilliant Bursts 2021-01-14 14:16:11Giant flares emitted from the surface of highly magnetized neutron stars could explain some gamma-ray flashes astronomers have caught over the past f

Black Hole Feasts on Star, Bite by Bite 2021-01-13 12:15:42Like a cosmic blinker, a distant supermassive black hole is flaring every 114 days. Astronomers believe the eerily regular signal betrays the piecemea

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China Opens World's Largest Radio Telescope to International 2021-01-13 08:00:00Scientists outside China will be allocated around 10% of observation time on its gigantic radio telescope following the collapse of Arecibo. The post

Pulsars Show Hint of Gravitational-wave Background 2021-01-12 12:03:48Duos of supermassive black holes tangoing throughout the universe make their own music, and astronomers may have picked up a hint of the tune. The po

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UFC Investigating Whether Psychedelics Help Fighters With Traumatic 2021-01-14 16:50:45 The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has a bit of a problem on its hands: Putting two fighters in a ring and letting them have at it tends to lea

MIT Unveils Design for Hybrid-Electric Airliner 2021-01-14 16:13:15 A team of engineers at MIT have created a concept for a hybrid-electric plane that could reduce nitrogen oxide emissions, harmful greenhouse gases th

SpaceX’s “Darkened” Satellites Still Messing Up Research, Astronomers 2021-01-14 15:23:17 Even after SpaceX launched dimmer versions of its internet-providing Starlink satellites, astronomers find that the artificial constellation is still

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Blue Origin’s New Shepard Pulls Off Spectacular Test 2021-01-14 13:26:31 Liftoff Blue Origin just made one big step closer to sending astronauts into space. The space tourism company led by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos succes

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Andrew Yang Proposes Basic Income For New York 2021-01-14 11:10:20 Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang is officially running for mayor of New York City, as The Washington Post reports. At the front of his campa

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SpaceX Secures NASA Contract to Launch Lunar Lander 2021-01-14 10:43:04 Falcon to the Moon SpaceX just won two contracts to send both a commercial lunar lander, a mission backed by NASA, as well as a satellite meant to mo

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