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Prehistoric “art workshop” surprises scientists
A newly investigated site shows humans made a pigment out of ochre some 100,000 years ago, researchers say.
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Will Mt. Everest be covered with solar panels?
Some of the world’s highest and coldest areas may be the best for generating solar energy, a new study proposes.
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Women on “the pill” may choose better dads as mates
Oral contraceptive pills may influence women to choose more caring, but less sexy, men as partners, according to a new study.
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Did a sea monster make an artwork… out of bones?
A bizarre theory proposes that a gigantic, prehistoric octopus found a grisly hobby—whose material was the bones of other sea monsters.
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Crickets risk lives for their mates, study finds
It seems chivalry isn’t dead among insects.
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Series of thumps may have thrown planet off-kilter
Scientists say they may have figured out why Uranus seems to be lying on its side with respect to the Sun.
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Explosion might have rocked space itself, scientists claim
Astronomers searching for an exotic type of ripple in the very fabric of space and time say a distant blast creating such waves may have already been detected.
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Finding suggests ocean water could come from comets
A characteristic feature of Earth’s ocean water has also been measured in water from a comet.
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Saturn moon is snowy, forms perfect skiing powder, scientists report
A slow buildup lasting probably millions of years has created a thick
blanket of superfine crystals on Enceladus, research suggests.
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Scoop from Twitter data: People are happiest in the AM, sour on work
The rise of social media has given sociologists an unprecedented
ability to investigate common daily rhythms in mood.
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More unequal societies spread faster, simulations suggest
Individual suffering paradoxically leads to success on a larger
scale, according to the perhaps disturbing conclusions of one
study.
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Shrinking ice said to reopen major Arctic passage for whales
Melting sea ice has let whales navigate a route between the Atlantic
and Pacific for the first time in perhaps 10,000 years, scientists
say.
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Global warming may cause animals to shrink
Scientists say they have figured out why cold-blooded animals tend to grow
to smaller adult sizes when it’s hotter.
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Ancient shipyard of Rome may be found
A newfound structure would be the largest of its kind in Italy or the
Mediterranean, if archaeologists are correct in its identification.
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“Longevity
gene” may be unrelated to longevity
Any techniques or products that may have successfully slowed aging are
probably not working by the biological mechanism previously
thought, new research claims.
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NASA raises doubts on asteroid group thought to have killed dinosaurs
New research keeps the case open on one of Earth’s great mysteries.
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First planet with two suns reported found
The existence of a world orbiting two stars, as portrayed in “Star
Wars” more than 30 years ago, is now scientific fact, astronomers say.
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Could robot tractors revolutionize agriculture?
A ritual older than civilization, the farmer rising at dawn to
till the fields all day, could become a thing of the past if some researchers
have their way.
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Self-delusion a winning survival strategy, study suggests
Could a mistakenly inflated belief in our ability to meet challenges
be good for us?
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In “vicious” ancient river waters, a sharp-toothed giant fit right in
A newfound fossil reveals the existence of a huge fish that once
prowled the bottom of North American waterways, scientists say.
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Facial expressions reported to develop before birth
Expressions such as laughter and crying are identifiable in developing
fetuses, researchers claim.
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Oldest known human ancestor may be about 2 million years old: study
Researchers have reached a more precise age estimate for a fossil
that they say could be the oldest known direct human ancestor.
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Tree-climbing critter called milestone in mammal evolution
The oldest known member of the largest lineage of mammals was a
shrew-like creature that likely scurried on trees at night as dinosaurs
lurked, scientists say.
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Babies’ capacity for pain may form around time of birth
A new study suggests infants may develop the ability to sense pain a
few weeks before their normal due dates.
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Early human interbreeding may go back much further than thought
New research looks at interbreeding between ancestors of modern
humans and our extinct evolutionary relatives.
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Thousands of “time bomb” stars might dot our galaxy
New research indicates some old stars might be kept from blowing up only
by their rapid spins.
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Remnants of ancient Mars lake reported
A European Space Agency spacecraft has spotted what scientists
call a rare case of a crater once filled by a lake.
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Intoxicated: you know your mistakes, but don’t care, study finds
Most of us have seen smart people doing dumb or embarrassing things
when drunk. But what exactly happens in the brain?
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Newfound star shouldn’t be, physicists say
A star in our galaxy is believed to be made of elements too light to have
come together, through gravity, to form a star.
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Parasite found to use sexy trick to fool rats into becoming cat food
Rats stricken with the single-celled Toxoplasma parasite lose some of
their natural fear of cats. New research may explain why.
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Chocolate may lower heart risk by a third: study
Findings back up results of previous research finding a potential
link between chocolate consumption and heart health.
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New lab tests measure “wisdom”
Psychologists say they have identified some flaws in past studies that suggested
older adults make worse decisions than young ones.
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Work out? Some of those muscle-building drinks can actually work, researchers say
Protein drinks marketed to help build muscle can work, but must be taken
the right way for the best results, according to new research.
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Is too much TV as dangerous as smoking?
A new study suggests watching TV for an average of six hours a day could
shorten life expectancy by almost five years.
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Possible hints of much-sought mystery particle reported
The Higgs boson is thought to be responsible for endowing every other
fundamental particle of matter with mass.
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Ancient sea monster may have cared for its young
A newly analyzed fossil reveals possible surprises about plesiosaurs,
which prowled the oceans during the Age of Dinosaurs.
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Appeals to sympathy lead many battered wives to drop accusations, study finds
An analysis of taped calls between alleged domestic violence victims
and their partners revealed surprises, researchers say.
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Astronomers: planet is blacker than coal, but glows faintly
Researchers are stumped as to how a distant planet became so dark.
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Brain’s map of space may fall flat when it comes to height
Animal’s brains are much less precise in mapping how high up they are
than where they are horizontally, a study finds.
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Sparrow
sing-alongs may signal hostility more than harmony
Song sharing among some birds may be akin to flinging insults back and
forth, biologists say.
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More evidence of flowing water on Mars reported
Dark, finger-like features appear and extend down some Martian slopes
during late spring through summer, and fade in winter.
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“Big splat” may explain mountains on Moon’s far side
A vast mountainous region on the far side of the Moon may have formed that
way because of a collision with a smaller companion moon, scientists
say.
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Scientists testing theory that there are multiple universes
Physicists are reporting possible, but only preliminary, evidence
that there are more universes out there.
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Oxygen molecules “confirmed” in space
Astronomers say they have finally confirmed there are oxygen molecules
in outer space, but how those got there is less certain.
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DNA clears Ben Franklin in invasive tree case
Blame for Chinese tallow trees overruning swaths of the U.S. Gulf Coast
is being lifted from the statesman, scientist and founding father.
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DNA-doubling trick may help plants conquer adversity
Plants may seem to just sit there strangely passively while animals
munch on them. Appearances are often deceptive, though.
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“Invisibility cloak” said to be the first to work with visible light
Though it only works for microscopic objects, the new device is a leap
forward for a technology still in its “infancy,” according
to a report.
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Water on Saturn found to be coming from its moon
Uniquely among known planets, the “ringed” one has a chemical relationship
with one of its own moons, researchers report.
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Asteroid is leading Earth in strange dance, astronomers say
A new report puts Earth in the company of at least five other planets
or moons documented to have “Trojan” companions.
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Study identifies relatives of microbe that became part of us
Mitochondria—the energy-generating compartments of our cells—are
thought to be descendants of free-living bacteria.
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