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Growth of forests may have contributed to extinction of large mammals in Central Europe 11,000 years ago
Herds of megafauna, such as mammoth and bison, have roamed the prehistoric plains in what is…
Aggressive law enforcement may be fueling Europe's dirty money trade
Criminals are laundering cash worth the equivalent of up to 1.8 trillion dollars a year by…
3D models reveal, at the atomic scale, how FoxH1 binds to specific points in the genome
Transcription factors are proteins that interact with DNA to regulate the function of some genes. Generally,…
New study finds logged tropical forests are surprisingly vibrant and need protection
Logging affects many of the world’s tropical forests, and such forests are often considered degraded because…
Researchers recreate periodic structure of spine development without biological clocks
One of the most dramatic phases of fetal development occurs as previously unstructured collections of rapidly…
Arctic Report Card: Human-caused climate change fuels warmer, wetter, stormier Arctic
A typhoon, smoke from wildfires and increasing rain are not what most imagine when thinking of…
The US achieved a major nuclear fusion breakthrough. Here's why fusion power is still decades away
The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced that a national lab in California made a…
How credit platforms may make bank loan caps ineffective
Authorities often resort to bank loan regulation when the housing market overheats. The emergence of lightly…
Religion is not the factor that most influences rejection of evolutionary theory in schools, study says
Religion influences secondary school students’ understanding and acceptance of evolutionary theory, but social and cultural factors…