Environmental Science
The Doomsday Vault Is Opening Its Doors for Some VIP Seeds
This week, the Doomsday Vault will be accepting additional offerings from gene banks. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault, as it’s more officially known, is carved…
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Biology
The Rhythms of Vocalization are created by a Novel Brainstem Circuit
According to the current bio-psycho-social model of mother-infant connections, early interactions create the foundation of the developing infant’s perspective of himself and the world. Nonverbal…
Biology
How a Gene Variant Protects against Alzheimer’s Disease – Behind a Beneficial Mutation
Each human cell has the instructions required for the cell to perform its function. These instructions are comprised of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), which is densely…
Biology
A new Learning and Memory Mechanism has been Discovered
The brain is a complicated organ that regulates our body’s thought, memory, emotion, touch, motor skills, vision, breathing, temperature, hunger, and every other process. The…
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Remarkable 5,000-Year-Old Drum Sculpture Found In Neolithic Children’s Grave
According to the British Museum, a 5,000-year-old chalk drum sculpture is one of the most significant artistic discoveries of the last century in the UK.…
Plants and Animals
Spiders’ Webs May Act As Highly Sensitive External Eardrums
According to new research, spiders may have ears all across their webs, which are being reimagined as “external eardrums.” The authors show how the orb-weaving…
Plants and Animals
Remains of a Dinosaur Found Inside an Ancient Crocodile for the First Time
A newly devoured dinosaur has been discovered in the stomach of a Cretaceous crocodile. This wasn’t quite the epic dinner-time brawl we might expect –…
Plants and Animals
Rare Footage of Mating Sand Tiger Sharks Captured At Tennessee Aquarium
Is it a scene if two sharks get it on in an aquarium and no one is around? Yes, in the instance of two sand…
Technology
New Photos and Footage Show Radioactive Ruins of Fukushima Nuclear Plant
A remote-controlled robot descended into the Fukushima power plant’s radioactive waters and recorded photographs of melted nuclear fuel resting along the murky depths of a…
Physics
Physicists Set New Upper Limit for Neutrino Mass With Record Precision
Physicists have spent decades seeking to determine the mass of neutrinos, one of the most poorly understood common subatomic particles. They do, however, have a…
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