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Ancient die-off greater than the dinosaur extinction
Clues from Canadian rocks formed billions of year ago reveal a previously unknown loss of life even greater than that of the mass extinction...
First report of superconductivity in a nickel oxide material
Scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have made the first nickel oxide material that shows clear signs...
Chance, not ideology, drives political polarization
Ever-widening divisions between Democrats and Republicans are believed to reflect deeply rooted ideological differences, but a new study points to a radically different interpretation:...
5 Scientifically Proven Benefits of HIIT Workouts
The benefits of HIIT Workouts are obvious, but first things first. Time is one of our most precious resources and we never seem to...
A 3.8-million-year-old fossil from Ethiopia reveals the face of Lucy’s ancestor
Australopithecus anamensis is the earliest-known species of Australopithecus, and widely accepted as the progenitor of Lucy's species, Australopithecus afarensis. Until now, A. anamensis was known mainly from jaws...
New, fundamental limit to ‘seeing and believing’ in imaging
Answers to big questions increasingly require access to the realm of the very small.
As researchers continue to push the limits of imaging, a scientist...
Scientists forecasted late May tornado outbreak nearly four weeks before it ripped through U.S.
A team of scientists reports that they accurately predicted the nation's extensive tornado outbreak of late May 2019 nearly four weeks before it began.
The...
Gaia untangles the starry strings of the Milky Way
Rather than leaving home young, as expected, stellar 'siblings' prefer to stick together in long-lasting, string-like groups, finds a new study of data from...
Europe warming faster than expected due to climate change
Climate change is increasing the number of days of extreme heat and decreasing the number of days of extreme cold in Europe, posing a...
Engineers develop bone-like metal foam that can be ‘healed’ at room temperature
For 6,000 years, humans have been making things from metal because it's strong and tough; a lot of energy is required to damage it....
Wind mystery inside gas giant Saturn begins to unravel
A new study argues that Saturn's interior flows like honey due to its magnetic field, which may help solve the mystery of why the...
