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Ancient DNA reveals genetic continuity between Stone Age modern populations in East Asia

Ancient DNA reveals genetic ‘continuity’ between Stone Age, modern populations in East Asia

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Exterior of Devil's Gate: the cave in the Primorye region, about 30km from the far eastern coast of Russia, where the human remains were...
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Britain to lose Northern Lights due to solar winds of change

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Britain may lose the magic of the Northern Lights by the middle of the century due to major shifts in solar activity. Image Credit:...
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First ever blueprint unveiled to construct a large scale quantum computer

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Prof. Hensinger (right) and Dr Lekitsch (left) with a quantum computing blueprint model behind a quantum computer prototype at the University of Sussex. Credit:...
Researchers break data transfer efficiency record

Researchers break data transfer efficiency record

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The team transmitted the ORNL logo, an oak leaf, between two end points in the laboratory with 87 percent calculated fidelity. (Left): The original...
New study finds extensive use of fluorinated chemicals in fast food wrappers

New study finds extensive use of fluorinated chemicals in fast food wrappers

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Image credit: Flickr/jypsygen Americans may be consuming fast food wrapped in paper treated with perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) -- the same chemicals used in stain-resistant products,...
GIANT study finds rare but influential genetic changes related to height

GIANT study finds rare, but influential, genetic changes related to height

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In a 700,000-plus person study, the international Genetic Investigation of Anthropometric Traits (GIANT) Consortium has uncovered 83 new DNA changes that affect human height.Credit:...
Scientists determine precise 3 D location identity of all 23000 atoms in a nanoparticle

Scientists determine precise 3-D location, identity of all 23,000 atoms in a nanoparticle

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The precise 3-D atomic composition of an iron-platinum nanoparticle is revealed in this reconstruction, with iron atoms in red and platinum atoms in blue....
Scientists design electricity generator that mimics trees

Scientists design electricity generator that mimics trees

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The biomimetic tree's leaves, modeled after cottonwood leaves, rely on piezoelectrical processes to produce electricity.Credit: Christopher Gannon Money doesn't grow on trees, but electricity might...
A fair price to pay

Study shows online retail prices often match store prices — and suggests why they...

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Online retail prices mystery. An innovative study by an MIT economist found that in 10 major countries, companies sell their wares at the same...
Tuberculosis resistant cows developed for the first time using CRISPR technology

Tuberculosis-resistant cows developed for the first time using CRISPR technology

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The researchers, from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University in Shaanxi, China, used a modified version of the CRISPR gene-editing technology to...
Astronauts brains change shape during spaceflight

Astronauts’ brains change shape during spaceflight

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Blue shows areas of gray matter volume decrease, likely reflecting shifting of cerebrospinal fluid. Orange shows regions of gray matter volume increase, in the...