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Ancient DNA From Neolithic Tombs in Britain Reveals the World’s Oldest Family Tree

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Ancient DNA From Neolithic Tombs in Britain Reveals the World’s Oldest Family Tree

Hazleton Long Barrow. Credit: Courtesy of Corinium Museum, copyright Cotswold District Council Analysis of ancient DNA from one of the best-preserved Neolithic tombs in Britain has revealed that most of…

25 December 2021 · 6 min read

Secret Embraces of Stars – With Far-Reaching Consequences – Revealed by Gigantic Telescope

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Secret Embraces of Stars – With Far-Reaching Consequences – Revealed by Gigantic Telescope

A pair of stars at the start of a common envelope phase. In this artist’s impression, we get a view from very close to a binary system in which two…

18 December 2021 · 7 min read

Astronomers Capture a Doomed Galaxy Plunging Into a Galactic Furnace

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Astronomers Capture a Doomed Galaxy Plunging Into a Galactic Furnace

Members of the Fornax galaxy cluster fill this image from the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab. Appearing in the…

10 December 2021 · 7 min read

World’s Eight Worst Wildfire Weather Years on Record Happened in the Last Decade

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World’s Eight Worst Wildfire Weather Years on Record Happened in the Last Decade

Lower humidity and higher temperatures are driving extreme weather that makes wildfires more frequent and intense, say experts. The world’s eight most extreme wildfire weather years have occurred in the…

3 December 2021 · 3 min read

Do Flies Really Throw Up When They Land on Your Food?

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Do Flies Really Throw Up When They Land on Your Food?

A fly regurgitating digestive juices. Credit: Carlos Ruiz, CC BY-ND Imagine you’re at a picnic and just about to bite into your sandwich. Suddenly you spot a fly headed your…

26 November 2021 · 4 min read

Scientists May Have Unlocked Function of Mysterious Structure Found on Neurons in the Brain

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Scientists May Have Unlocked Function of Mysterious Structure Found on Neurons in the Brain

Unusual clusters on neurons are calcium-signaling “hotspots” that activate gene transcription, allowing neurons to produce crucial proteins. For 30 years, mysterious clusters of proteins found on the cell body of…

12 November 2021 · 5 min read

The Scariest Things in the Universe Are Black Holes – Here’s Why

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The Scariest Things in the Universe Are Black Holes – Here’s Why

Falling into a black hole is easily the worst way to die. Halloween is a time to be haunted by ghosts, goblins, and ghouls, but nothing in the universe is…

6 November 2021 · 6 min read

Study Finds Listening to Music Near Bedtime Is Disruptive To Sleep

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Study Finds Listening to Music Near Bedtime Is Disruptive To Sleep

Baylor sleep researcher Michael Scullin finds ‘earworms’ continue during sleep, can cause restless nights. Most people listen to music throughout their day and often near bedtime to wind down. But…

27 October 2021 · 5 min read

A Mysterious Signal Looked Like a Sign of Alien Technology – Here’s What the Investigation Revealed

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A Mysterious Signal Looked Like a Sign of Alien Technology – Here’s What the Investigation Revealed

In December last year, the media reported an intriguing signal we at the Breakthrough Listen project found in our radio telescope data. Dubbed BLC1, the signal didn’t appear to be…

27 October 2021 · 6 min read

Fossil Dental Exams Reveal How Tusks Evolved – Originated in “Very Weird Animals” Called Dicynodonts

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Fossil Dental Exams Reveal How Tusks Evolved – Originated in “Very Weird Animals” Called Dicynodonts

Life reconstruction of the dicynodont Dicynodon. Aside from the tusks in the upper jaw, most dicynodonts possessed a turtle-like beak that they used to chew their food. Image by Marlene…

27 October 2021 · 8 min read