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Environment
How Butterflies Conquered the World: A New ‘Family Tree’ Traces Their 100-Million-Year Journey Across the Globe
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesHow old are butterflies, and where did they evolve? And perhaps more importantly, how and when did they …
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Space
New Look at ‘Einstein Rings’ Around Distant Galaxies Just Got Us Closer to Solving the Dark Matter Debate
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesPhysicists believe most of the matter in the universe is made up of dark matter, an invisible substance …
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Archaeology
Who Owned This Stone Age Jewelry? New DNA Forensic Tools Offer an Unprecedented Answer
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAn international team of researchers has recovered DNA from the owner of a deer-tooth pendant jewelry that was …
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Environment
Remarkable New Tech Has Revealed the Ancient Landscape of Arnhem Land that Greeted Australia’s First Peoples
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMany visitors to Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory are struck by the magnificent cliffs, stunning bird life, …
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Humans make decisions using statistical information every day. Imagine you’re selecting a packet of jellybeans. If you prefer …
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The technology to decode our thoughts is drawing ever closer. Neuroscientists at the University of Texas have, for …
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Archaeology
We Thought the First Hunter-Gatherers in Europe Went Missing During the Last Ice Age. Now, Ancient DNA Analysis Says Otherwise
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesHunter-gatherers took shelter from the ice age in Southwestern Europe, but were replaced on the Italian Peninsula according …
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Finding life on other planets might well be the holy grail of astronomy, but the hunt for suitable …
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Environment
New Research Shows Your Plants Could Be Silently Screaming at You
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIf you’re like me, you’ve managed to kill even the hardiest of indoor plants (yes, despite a doctorate …