In a remarkable scientific breakthrough, paleontologists have uncovered fossils preserved in amber that suggest ancient fungi, similar to the modern-day Ophiocordyceps, were parasitizing insects over 99 million years ago. Published in the…
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Mini Black Holes in Your Home? Scientists Say It’s Possible
In an extraordinary revelation, scientists suggest that miniature black holes—possibly smaller than the size of an atom—could be hiding in your home without you ever noticing. These micro black holes, while seemingly invisible to current…
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Scientists Retrace 30,000-Year-Old Ocean Voyage, in a Hollowed-Out Log – The New York Times
- Scientists Retrace 30,000-Year-Old Ocean Voyage, in a Hollowed-Out Log The New York Times
- With a primitive canoe, scientists replicate prehistoric seafaring Reuters
- Scientists Used Prehistoric Tools to Build a Canoe, Then Paddled Across 140 Miles…
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Synthetic Human Genome Project gets go ahead
Gwyndaf HughesScience Videographer
How the researchers hope to create human DNA Work has begun on a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life from scratch, in what is believed to be a world first.
The research has been taboo…
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World’s oldest boomerang older than thought, but not Australian
Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent•@hbriggs
Maciej BiernackiThe boomerang was found near stones, animal and human bones The world’s oldest boomerang is older than previously thought, casting new light on the ingenuity of humans living at…
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‘Usually made stronger by passing storms’
Scientists have discovered another cause for melting glaciers, and it’s one that has been overlooked before.
According to Earth.com, fast-moving winds in West Antarctica frequently blow over the Amundsen Sea; they’re called low-level jets. A study…
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Get These Dates In Your Diary: Earth’s Rotation Will Speed Up On These Days In July And August
The Earth is predicted to increase its rotation speed in July and August, once again bucking the trend of a slower rotation over time. Though there are clear reasons for the increased rotational speed this summer, the cause of the recent increase…
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Caffeine Gives Cells an Energy Boost Against Aging
Summary: New research shows that caffeine may help slow ageing at the cellular level by activating AMPK, a key energy-sensing pathway. Using fission yeast as a model for human cells, scientists found that caffeine boosts AMPK activity, which…
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Scientists debunk key evolutionary theory as “statistical noise”
There is an apparent paradox in evolutionary theory. The rate of evolution seems to run like a sprinter over a few million years yet crawl over tens of millions, a pattern so regular that textbooks use it to link microevolution with…
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What should I do about my kid who thinks it’s OK to act inappropriately at the pool? It’s not a toilet!
Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here.
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I just learned my son has been doing something truly vile.
The warmer weather has been…
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