Seeing the Wood For the Trees: Archaeologists Use Hazelnuts to Rebuild Ancient Woods
Plants and Animals

Seeing the Wood For the Trees: Archaeologists Use Hazelnuts to Rebuild Ancient Woods

What would we observe if we could stand in a terrain familiar to our Mesolithic ancestors? Scientists have developed a method for examining conserved hazelnut…
Genetic Research Shows a Stone Age Approach to Preventing Inbreeding
Biology

Genetic Research Shows a Stone Age Approach to Preventing Inbreeding

During the Stone Age in Western Europe, hunter-gatherer groups did not prioritize blood bonds and kinship above all else. A recent DNA analysis undertaken at…
The Use of a Decimal Point is 1.5 Centuries Older Than Historians Believed
Mathematics

The Use of a Decimal Point is 1.5 Centuries Older Than Historians Believed

A mathematical historian at Trinity Western University in Canada discovered that a Venetian merchant used a decimal point 150 years before German mathematician Christopher Clavius…
Snakes are the New, High-Protein Superfood
Biology

Snakes are the New, High-Protein Superfood

According to new research from Macquarie University, farmed pythons could provide a sustainable and efficient new kind of livestock to increase food security. A study…
The Newly Discovered Fossil of a Huge Turtle is Named After a Character in Stephen King’s Novel
Biology

The Newly Discovered Fossil of a Huge Turtle is Named After a Character in Stephen King’s Novel

An international research team led by Dr. Gabriel S. Ferreira of the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment at the University of Tübingen has…
A New Study Shows How Changing Protein Folding Causes Multicellular Evolution
Biology

A New Study Shows How Changing Protein Folding Causes Multicellular Evolution

Researchers found a mechanism that drives the emergence of multicellular life. They show how changed protein folding causes multicellular evolution. In a recent study led…
Asian Elephants Mourn and Bury Their Dead Calves
Biology

Asian Elephants Mourn and Bury Their Dead Calves

According to an Indian study, Asian elephants loudly lament and bury their dead calves, which is similar to human funeral ceremonies. According to a study…
California Expects “Impressive” Superbloom; Officials Encourage “Take Photos Not Flowers”
Plants and Animals

California Expects “Impressive” Superbloom; Officials Encourage “Take Photos Not Flowers”

California is preparing for another super bloom this spring, and it promises to be spectacular, with swathes of rainbow-colored wildflowers predicted to adorn the state’s…
Using Physics to Create a New, Sustainable Plastic
Environmental Science

Using Physics to Create a New, Sustainable Plastic

Sophie van Lange, a Ph.D. candidate, has spent the past three years working toward a single goal: developing hard, sustainable plastic. The polymers we use…
The First-ever Photos of Humpback Whale Sex Involve Two Males
Plants and Animals

The First-ever Photos of Humpback Whale Sex Involve Two Males

Photographers have captured the first images of two humpbacked whales mating. When they showed their tape to a marine mammal expert, she confirmed that both…
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