Health
For the First Time, a Genetically Altered Cow Produces Human Insulin in Her Milk
Being the first transgenic cow in history to generate human insulin in its milk, Brazilian scientists have created a cow that possesses this ability. Although…
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Plants and Animals
Giant Blueberry The Size of a Ping-pong Ball is the New World Record Breaker
Abig-ass fruit has just become the world’s biggest blueberry, weighing 20.40 grams (0.71 ounces) and measuring 39.31 millimeters (more than 1.5 inches) in circumference. The…
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The First Europeans Arrived in Ukraine 1.4 Million Years ago, According to a New Study
During mild times in Earth’s history known as interglacials, glaciers the size of continents receded, exposing new landscapes. These were new worlds for early humans…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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