New research published in Science Advances reveals that the largest expansion of coral reefs in the past 100 …
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Science Unmasked
How Does Imagination Really Work in the Brain? New Theory Upends What We Knew
by Troy OakesYour brain is currently expending about a fifth of your body’s energy, and almost none of that is …
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Giant Dragonflies Once Roamed Earth’s Skies. New Research Upends the Textbook Theory of Why They Went Extinct
by Troy OakesInsects first took to the skies about 350 million years ago, some 200 million years before birds first …
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‘Coral Houses’ Are Dotted Throughout the Pacific. Now Scientists Know Exactly When They Were Built
by Troy OakesThe Mangareva Islands are about 1,600 km southeast of Tahiti in French Polynesia. They get their name (which …
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Ancient Bones Show Dogs Have Been Woven Into Human Life for Nearly 16,000 Years
by Troy OakesOdin was a kelpie. Attentive and protective, with a happy smile and an endless hope for food, he …
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All 5 Fundamental Units of Life’s Genetic Code (Nucleobases) Were Just Discovered in an Asteroid Sample
by Troy OakesA new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases — the molecular “letters” of life — have been detected …
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Earth is teeming with life: Creatures big and small have spread and adapted to vastly different environments. Many …
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Animals Can Talk Over Huge Distances — but Humans Might Be Changing Their Range
by Troy OakesAnimals are noisy. And their noises can travel a long way. But making sounds can be a double-edged …
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Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the Sun sets …
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New Fossil Reveals the Weird ‘Tooth Cushions’ of an Apex Predator From 425 Million Years Ago
by Troy OakesRoughly 425 million years ago, in the warm seas over what is now southern China, there lived a …