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Fossils of the future to mostly consist of humans, domestic animals
As the number and technology of humans has grown, their impact on the natural world now…
Researchers move one step further towards understanding how life evolved
A fundamental problem for biology is explaining how life evolved. How did we get from simple…
The role of status-relevant knowledge in relationships
People are more honest when talking about topics involving high-status knowledge. A new study in behavioral…
Synchro swimmers under the microscope
Not only birds, fish and even crowds of people show collective movement patterns, motile bacteria also…
Here's how you can be nudged to eat healthier, recycle and make better decisions every day
Every day, you make important choices—about whether to feast on fries or take a brisk walk,…
Solving a combinatorial quandary
Why do certain proteins in the body bind with some substances, but not with others? …
Analysis: Post-9/11 wars may have killed twice as many Americans at home as in battle
An analysis by a Vanderbilt economist whose research focuses on fatality risks finds that the post-9/11…
Parkes radio telescope observations shed more light on the mode switching phenomenon in PSR J0614+2229
Using Parkes radio telescope in Australia, Chinese astronomers have conducted a multifrequency study of the pulsar…
What the 19th-century fad for antislavery sugar can teach us about ethical Christmas gifts
With shopping days to Christmas fast running out, how many of us are thinking about the…