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Wood sharpens stone: Boomerangs used to retouch lithic tools
A new study into the multipurpose uses of boomerangs has highlighted the hardwood objects were used…
Is universal healthcare progress related to changes in childhood vaccination rates?
Countries with greater progress toward universal health coverage (UHC) had smaller declines in childhood vaccination coverage…
A novel method for monitoring the 'engine' of pregnancy
By combining optical measurements with ultrasound, researchers were able to study oxygen levels in the placenta,…
E-cigarette use to reduce cigarette smoking may not increase nicotine dependence, study suggests
Electronic cigarettes have attracted media and consumer attention for claims of their addictive nature, variety of…
2D boundaries could create electricity
Engineers are working to create piezoelectricity in two-dimensional phase boundaries. They could power future nanoelectronics like…
New understanding of how faulty metabolism triggers adrenal cancer
Researchers have deciphered a signaling cascade through which inborn errors in metabolism provoke deadly neuroendocrine tumors…
Fish 'chock-full' of antifreeze protein found in iceberg habitats off Greenland
New research based on an expedition to the icy waters off Greenland reveals soaring levels of…
Pre-fertilization DNA transfer to avoid mitochondrial disease inheritance appears safe, study shows
Transferring the nuclear genome from one egg into the cytoplasm of a donor egg is a…
New standardized framework allows conservationists to assess benefits of non-native species
A new framework for classifying the positive impacts of non-native species will allow conservationists and policymakers…