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What explains our lower back pain? Anthropologists turn to Neandertals for answers
Examining the spines of Neandertals, an extinct human relative, may explain back-related ailments experienced by humans…
Australia orders 200,000 to flee floods, city of Sydney spared
Australia’s emergency services Thursday ordered 200,000 people to flee from the path of a wild storm…
Corals can be 'trained' to tolerate heat stress, study finds
A new study led by researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine…
Whole-genome sequencing reveals new secrets about killer fungus
New research from the University of Exeter reports the largest ever whole-genome sequencing project for the…
Selecting the right structural materials for fusion reactors
Do two promising structural materials corrode at very high temperatures when in contact with “liquid metal…
The physics of fire ant rafts could help engineers design swarming robots
Noah rode out his flood in an ark. Winnie-the-Pooh had an upside-down umbrella. Fire ants (Solenopsis…
Discovered: An easier way to create 'flexible diamonds'
As hard as diamond and as flexible as plastic, highly sought-after diamond nanothreads would be poised…
This is your gut on sushi
The next time you get a craving for sushi rolls, you may feel a renewed appreciation…
From 'boops' to 'unks,' how scientists are using fish sounds to conserve underwater ecosystems
Cows moo. Wolves howl. Birds tweet. And fish, it turns out, make all sorts of ruckus. …