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New reading of Mesha Stele could have far-reaching consequences for biblical history
The biblical King Balak may have been a historical figure, according to a new reading of the Mesha Stele, an inscribed stone dating from...
Love your job? Someone may be taking advantage of you
If someone is passionate about what they do, we see it as more legitimate to exploit them, according to new research from Duke University's...
Forget sperm and eggs, researchers have created embryo stem cells from skin cells
A new, groundbreaking study by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) found a way to transform skin cells into the three major stem cell...
Scientists see fingerprint of warming climate on droughts going back to 1900
In an unusual new study, scientists say they have detected the fingerprint of human-driven global warming on patterns of drought and moisture across the...
First hominins on the Tibetan Plateau were Denisovans
So far, Denisovans were only known from a small collection of fossil fragments from Denisova Cave in Siberia. A research team now describes a...
Flowering plants, new teeth and no dinosaurs: New study sheds light on the rise...
A new study published April 30 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences identified three factors critical in the rise of mammal communities since...
Scientists reveal the relationship between root microbiome and nitrogen use efficiency in rice
A collaborative team led by Prof. Bai Yang and Prof. Chu Chengcai from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences...
New giant virus may help scientists better understand the emergence of complex life
The discovery of the Medusavirus holds clues to the evolution of more complex life. A paper published in the Journal of Virology earlier this year has...
Scientists connect quantum bits with sound over record distances
Scientists with the Institute for Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago have made two breakthroughs in the quest to develop quantum technology. In...
Field study finds pellet-fed stoves cut pollutant emissions 90 percent, nearing gas-stove performance
A study by North Carolina State University researchers finds that a new cookstove design, which makes use of compressed wood pellets, reduces air pollution...
Rapid permafrost thaw unrecognized threat to landscape, global warming researcher warns
A "sleeping giant" hidden in permafrost soils in Canada and other northern regions worldwide will have important consequences for global warming, says a new...
