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Extinct Sicilian elephant lost 8000 kilograms as it evolved and shrank
By New Scientist and Press Association Reconstruction of an almost complete dwarf elephant skeleton found in Puntali cave in Sicily,…
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California’s fire-fanning Santa Ana winds may not get any better with climate change
The 2017 Thomas Fire, fanned by Santa Ana winds, burned an area nearly as large as Los Angeles. David McNew/REUTERS…
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Mockingbirds Are Better Musicians Than We Thought
Listen to the mockingbird. This bird makes a lot of noise. He copies all sorts of other bird songs, repeating,…
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Nutrition researchers urge update to lab animal diets
Reformulating the standard mouse diet could make animals healthier and experiments more reliable. Pascal Goetgheluck/Science Source By Mennatalla IbrahimJun. 17,…
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Breathing new life into existing tech: FT-IR spectrometer shows molecular orientation
IMAGE: 3D printable optical setup with built-in sample chamber for a FT-IR spectrometer. Sample is put on the Si ATR crystals…
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Meringue-like material could make aircraft as quiet as a hairdryer
IMAGE: Professor Michele Meo with lightweight aerogel suspended in a honeycomb structure view more Credit: University of Bath An incredibly light…
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NYU Abu Dhabi researchers discover orbital patterns of trans-Neptunian objects
Abu Dhabi, UAE: Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), small objects that orbit the sun beyond Neptune, are fossils from the early days…
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Adding checkpoint inhibition to anti-HER2 breast cancer therapy brings no benefit
Lugano, Switzerland, 17 June 2021 – Adding an immune checkpoint inhibitor to anti-HER2 treatment in breast cancer does not improve…
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‘First empirical evidence of an identity-related societal cleavage’
An international survey by the University of Münster’s Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” provides the first empirical evidence of…
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A remote control for gene transfer
The ability to insert desirable genes into animal or human cells is the basis of modern life science research and…
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