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Hidden 'uranium hotspot' offers new clues to Scotland's ancient past
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Soil evidence suggests early farming in Maya region 6,000 years ago
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WorldPingNew research looks at the surprising similarities in the gut microbiomes of hunter-gathers in Tanzania and horticulturalists in Bolivia, and asks: What role do these bacteria play in human health?
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WorldPingA new study on ancient food production in tropical Belize, co-led by the University of New Mexico and published in Communications Earth & Environment, provides evidence that people in the Maya-speaking region were dedicated farmers thousands of years…
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WorldPingMore than 80 years ago, scientists discovered that differences in yellow pigmentation were critical to courtship success and failure for fruit flies.
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WorldPingClimate change adaptation requires rapid, informed decision-making. Yet the knowledge needed to make those decisions is often hard to find, scattered across online platforms and described using inconsistent terminology.
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WorldPingA University of Texas at Dallas scientist and her colleagues have discovered an unusual atomic pattern in a uranium-based material that gives it a rare combination of magnetic properties, a finding that could open new pathways for designing advanced…
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WorldPingA hidden 'uranium hotspot' has been discovered beneath Aberdeen by University of Aberdeen researchers—shedding new light on the geological history of the region.
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