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Early humans may have first walked upright in the trees
Human bipedalism—walking upright on two legs—may have evolved in trees, and not on the ground as…
Household water wells are drying up in record numbers as California drought worsens
For almost four decades, water flowed faithfully from Fred and Robin Imfeld’s private well here in…
Short breaks may help you think more critically and creatively about what you are reading
Perhaps you read a lot every day. At a brisk pace and with a good flow,…
Researchers aim to explore how matter gets its mass by confining quarks
A new way to study quarks, one of the building blocks of the protons and neutrons…
Dietary manipulation may provide protection against toxic substances such as nicotine and chemotherapy, study finds
A Monash University study has found that removing a single, essential, dietary amino acid provides tolerance…
Researchers create ultracold triatomic gas of high phase-space density
Recently, a research team led by Prof. Pan Jianwei and Prof. Zhao Bo from the University…
Plant polymers study: To make valuable bioproducts, pick the right solvent pretreatment
Lignin and cellulose are polymers—large molecules made up of repeating modules—that are situated in a tangled…
New study reveals how entrepreneurs avoid burnout and accumulate happiness
The number of people struggling with mental problems like burnout and stress is higher than ever.…
Study explains surprise surge in methane during pandemic lockdown
A mysterious surge in planet-heating atmospheric methane in 2020 despite COVID lockdowns that reduced many human-caused…