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Supercomputer model simulations reveal cause of Neanderthal extinction
Climate scientists from the IBS Center for Climate Physics discover that, contrary to previously held beliefs, Neanderthal extinction was neither caused by abrupt glacial...
Very Large Telescope sees signs of planet birth
Observations made with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT) have revealed the telltale signs of a star system being born. Around...
No evidence of an influence of dark matter on the force between nuclei
The universe mainly consists of a novel substance and an energy form that are not yet understood. This 'dark matter' and 'dark energy' are...
Physicists offer a new ‘spin’ on memory
Imagine biting into a peanut butter sandwich and discovering a slice of cheese tucked between the bread and the butter. In a way, this...
New study estimates the odds of life and intelligence emerging beyond our planet
Humans have been wondering whether we alone in the universe since antiquity.
We know from the geological record that life started relatively quickly, as soon...
Scientists use pressure to make liquid magnetism breakthrough
It sounds like a riddle: What do you get if you take two small diamonds, put a small magnetic crystal between them and squeeze...
Ocean circulation may hold the key to finding life on exoplanets
Researchers across the globe have long tackled the question: Is there life on other planets, and if so, how do we find it? Faced...
Longstanding mystery of matter and antimatter may be solved
An element which could hold the key to the long-standing mystery around why there is much more matter than antimatter in our Universe has...
COVID-19 crisis causes 17% drop in global carbon emissions: study
The COVID-19 global lockdown has had an "extreme" effect on daily carbon emissions, but it is unlikely to last—according to a new analysis by...
Ribs evolved for movement first, then co-opted for breathing
When early tetrapods transitioned from water to land the way they breathed air underwent an evolutionary revolution. Fish use muscles in their head to...
Scientists use light to accelerate supercurrents, access forbidden light, quantum world
Scientists are using light waves to accelerate supercurrents and access the unique properties of the quantum world, including forbidden light emissions that one day...
