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A Surprising Trend in Galaxy Evolution
NASA astronomers have discovered a stunning trend in galaxy evolution, according to a report from the space agency. The...
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Ancient DNA Sheds Light on Arctic Whale Mysteries
Scientists have published the first range-wide genetic analysis of the bowhead whale using hundreds of samples from both modern...
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Global Warming May Give Oceans the ‘Sound’ of the Cretaceous
Global temperatures directly affect the acidity of the ocean, which in turn changes the acoustical properties of sea water....
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Global Mobility: Science Mapped Out
A special issue of Nature examines the changing global landscape of research.
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Digging Up the Early Universe
Cosmologists are uncovering relics from the dawn of time, letting them look back almost all the way to the...
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“Lethally Hot” Earth Was Devoid of Life—Could It Happen Again?
Extinctions during the early Triassic period left Earth a virtual wasteland, largely because life literally couldn’t take the heat,...
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Prehistoric Human Populations Prospered Before Agricultural Boom
Researchers from China’s Fudan University have found major prehistoric human population expansions may have begun before the Neolithic period,...
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Genes and Immune System Shaped By Childhood Poverty, Stress
A University of British Columbia and Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics study has revealed that childhood poverty, stress...
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A Rogue Climate Experiment Outrages Scientists
A California businessman chartered a fishing boat in July, loaded it with 100 tons of iron dust and cruised...
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Why Are Coastal Saltmarshes Falling Apart?
A nine-year study conducted in the Plum Island estuary indicates that sewage and fertilizers may be seriously damaging salt...