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Kangaroos can intentionally communicate with humans, research reveals

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Animals that have never been domesticated, such as kangaroos, can intentionally communicate with humans, challenging the notion that this behavior is usually restricted to...

Study finds a manly beard may help drive sales

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The next time you are considering purchasing a big-ticket item, it might be worth paying attention to the salesperson's facial hair. The beard seems to be a...

The DNA regions in our brain that contribute to making us...

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With only 1% difference, the human and chimpanzee protein-coding genomes are remarkably similar. Understanding the biological features that make us human is part of...

The phantom chorus: birdsong boosts human well-being in protected areas

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If you thought your morning hike was contributing to your wellbeing, a new study shows that you're right, especially if our avian friends were...

The melting of the Greenland ice sheet could lead to a...

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A new study, headed by researchers from the Universities of Liège and Oslo, applies the latest climate models, of which the MAR predicts a...

New dinosaur showed descendants how to dress to impress

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Scientists have found the most elaborately dressed-to-impress dinosaur ever described and say it sheds new light on how birds such as peacocks inherited their...

Direct image of newly discovered brown dwarf captured

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Astronomers using two Maunakea Observatories—Subaru Telescope and W. M. Keck Observatory—have discovered a key benchmark brown dwarf orbiting a sun-like star just 86 light-years...

Neanderthals buried their dead: New evidence

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Was burial of the dead practiced by Neandertals or is it an innovation specific to our species? There are indications in favour of the...

New superhighway system discovered in the Solar System

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Researchers have discovered a new superhighway network to travel through the Solar System much faster than was previously possible. Such routes can drive comets...

Fast walking in narrow corridors can increase COVID-19 transmission risk

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Computational simulations have been used to accurately predict airflow and droplet dispersal patterns in situations where COVID-19 might be spread. In the journal Physics of...

The mask matters: How masks affect airflow, protection effectiveness

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Even though it has been widely known that wearing a face mask will help mitigate the community spread of COVID-19, less is known regarding...