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Cannibal ‘supergiant’ microbe found hunting and devouring members of own species

Findings could change how we understand microbe development

The Independent UK

In 2018, an 8-year-old girl stepped into a Swedish lake and pulled out a real ancient sword

A young girl found an ancient sword in a Swedish lake. The discovery happened due to low water levels. Experts confirmed the sword is about 1,500 years old. This find shows how environmental changes can reveal hidden history. Archaeologists also found other items nearby. Such discoveries are rare and important…

The Economic Times

Scientists used AI and high-tech scans in Peru’s Nazca Desert; the result was 303 hidden geoglyphs

Researchers have now used artificial intelligence to overcome the challenges faced by traditional human survey methods. The team from Yamagata University and IBM Research employed deep-learning models to analyse large areas of the Nazca Pampa, a job that would have required decades using conventional aerial observation techniques.

The Times of India

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A hidden prehistoric forest was just discovered beneath the North Sea, revealing life from 16000 years ago

Beneath the surface of the North Sea, a long-hidden prehistoric forest has been found, revealing many new possibilities for the environment and climate of ancient Europe. By using sediment collected from ancient sites to collect and analyse ancient DNA (sedaDNA), researchers have shown that there were lush, living forests made…

The Times of India

'Major disruption in Neanderthal history': 65,000 years ago, all Neanderthals in Europe died out except for one lineage

The last Neanderthals to survive in Europe came from a single lineage that survived the worst period of the ice age, ancient DNA reveals.

LiveScience

Why does slicing onions make you cry?

Here's why you may start tearing up while slicing an onion.

LiveScience

From tool use to warfare — here are 5 ways Jane Goodall revolutionized our knowledge of chimpanzees

Pioneering primatologist Jane Goodall has died at age 91. These are her five biggest contributions to how we understand about our closest living relatives.

LiveScience

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Study finds organised scientific fraud is now a booming industry

Researchers uncover strategies used by academicians to publish fraudulent research

The Independent UK

Nor'easters have become 20% more destructive in the last 80 years, scientists warn

Nor'easters are becoming more destructive as the climate warms, a new study finds, with a 20% increase in storm intensity recorded from 1940 to now.

LiveScience

Laser scans reveal secrets of mysterious tattoos on 1,200-year-old mummies

Study expands understanding of artistic development in pre-Hispanic South America

The Independent UK

Middle children are more agreeable, humble and honest than siblings, new study suggests. The baby of the family would like a word.

A new study finds that middle kids and kids from larger families are more agreeable, honest and humble than younger and older kids or kids from smaller families, but the results contradict other research on the topic.

LiveScience

Nuclear Energy Prevents Air Pollution and Saves Lives

Economists estimate that each nuclear plant built could save more than 800,000 life years.

Reason

A Big Panic Over Tiny Plastics

Science can detect increasingly small particles of plastic in our air and water. That doesn't mean it's bad for you.

Reason

Does breathwork really heal the body?

Techniques like the Wim Hof method are all the rage, but the evidence for their healing prowess is mixed

Salon

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Earth's ice caps are in serious trouble

One study projects that the Arctic could see summer days without sea ice within the next decade

Salon

Our planet is simply getting too hot

Recent study finds that millions will be displaced as climate change makes their regions too hot to live

LiveScience

7 rules that explain Earth's most extreme animal shapes and sizes

Nature has a few rules to help explain the extreme shapes and sizes we see in the animal kingdom.

Salon

Ecosystem collapses may happen rapidly

A new model suggests feedback loops could accelerate environmental breakdowns

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When did the Isthmus of Panama form between North and South America?

The linkage of the Americas had outsize impacts globally, and its controversial timing has similarly large implications for science.

Tom’s Hardware

World's First Wood Transistor Chops Out at 1 Hz

The first wood transistor doesn’t switch very fast, but it gets extra points for sustainability and biodegradability.

Inverse

Camel and Shark Blood Could Help Treat Elusive Human Diseases

Scientists hope to harness them as treatments for ills from cancer to Covid, for tracking cells in the body, and more.

Inverse

New research finds a disturbing pattern of discrimination at the highest levels of STEM

Gender and racial bias in academia in well-documented.

Salon

Why we need more protected areas

New research supports efforts to designate more land and water to save biodiversity and fight climate change

The Independent UK

Long-lost branch of the Nile helped build Egyptian pyramids, study confirms

Study sheds light on environmental conditions that enabled construction of the pyramids of Giza

Asharq Al-Awsat

Study Shows Environmental Impact of 57,000 Products Sold in Supermarkets

Eating fruits and vegetables is better for the planet than eating meat and cheese, but a new study by scientists released Monday showed chips and sugary drinks also have a very low environmental impact. Scientists analyzed some 57,000 products sold in supermarkets in Britain and Ireland, in a large study…

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