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Ancient peoples shaped the Amazon rainforest
We often think of the Amazon rainforest as a vast expanse of nature untouched by humans.…
Woolly mammoths experienced a genomic meltdown just before extinction
Dwindling populations created a 'mutational meltdown' in the genomes of the last woolly mammoths, which had…
Scientists create artificial mouse ’embryo’ from stem cells for first time
Scientists have managed to create a structure resembling a mouse embryo in culture, using two types…
Study finds new mechanism to control information flow in the brain
A team of neuroscientists has found that specialized nerve cells, known as somatostatin-expressing (Sst) interneurons, in…
Taking Earth’s inner temperature
A new study suggests the mantle -- the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth's interior that…
More bang for the buck
Researchers have found cost-effective solutions to sediment runoff and other land-based pollution affecting West Maui reefs.
Facebook ‘likes’ don’t work like marketers think they do
Simply building up followers on Facebook isn't enough to boost a brand’s sales. If companies want…
Novel calculator more easily identifies patients who will benefit from neoadjuvant chemoradiation
A calculator to guide treatment choice in esophageal cancer has been developed by a team of…
Link between microbiome in the gut, Parkinson’s discovered
Parkinson's disease, and medications to treat Parkinson's, have distinct effects on the composition of the trillions…