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Ancient DNA sheds light on Arctic hunter-gatherer migration to North America 5,000 years ago
The first humans in North America arrived from Asia some time before 14,500 years ago. The…
DNA from 31,000-year-old milk teeth leads to discovery of new group of ancient Siberians
Two children’s milk teeth buried deep in a remote archaeological site in north eastern Siberia have…
Video gamers design brand new proteins
A team of researchers encoded their specialized knowledge into the computer game Foldit to enable citizen…
New mechanism allows lower energy requirement for OLED displays
Scientists from RIKEN and the University of California San Diego, in collaboration with international partners have…
A new method for 3-D reconstructions of eruptive events on sun
An international team of scientists led by Skoltech professor Tatiana Podladchikova developed a new 3-D method…
Is there finally more help in the fight against robocalls?
New tools are coming to fight robocalls, but don’t expect unwanted calls to disappear. …
Microorganisms on microplastics
A recent study shows that that the potentially toxin-producing plankton species Pfiesteria piscicida prefers to colonize…
Was Mona Lisa's smile a lie?
Using chimeric — or mirror — images, researchers have determined that one half of Mona Lisa’s…
Data center boosters hope new tax incentives 'stop the bleeding,' keep tech sites in Illinois
Illinois lawmakers approved a data center tax incentive proponents say could make tech giants and other…