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Humans Reached Remote North Atlantic Islands Centuries Earlier Than Thought
New evidence from the bottom of a lake in the remote North Atlantic Faroe Islands indicates that an unknown band...
Theropod dinosaur jaws became stronger as they evolved – study
Theropod dinosaurs evolved more robust jaws through time allowing them to consume tougher food, a new study reveals.Credit: Gabriel Ugueto....
Kurī overlooked for ecological impact on early New Zealand
The arrival of humans, and the kiore (Pacific rat) they brought with them, has been well documented as bringing about...
Major gift focuses efforts on a rare, but devastating, genetic eye disease
In healthy vision, a gene called PRPH2 provides instructions to make a protein called peripherin 2 (PRPH2), which plays a...
How diet influences taste sensitivity and preference
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- What you eat influences your taste for what you might want to eat next. So claims a...
Gene therapy advance could reverse a common genetic cause of hearing loss
Hearing loss has been linked to mutations in at least 100 different genes, but up to 16 percent of genetic...
60 years of children’s books reveal persistent overrepresentation of male protagonists
An analysis of thousands of children’s books published in the last 60 years suggests that, while a higher proportion of...
Welsh kids’ self-reported wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic differed by gender, ethnicity and deprivation, with younger children reporting the need for playing with friends and older students wanting support with anxiety and educational pressure…
Welsh kids' self-reported wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic differed by gender, ethnicity and deprivation, with younger children reporting the need...
Dog ownership was associated with fewer negative psychological impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a US survey
Dog ownership was associated with fewer negative psychological impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a U.S. surveyCredit: Image...
Made-in-Ottawa vaccine could help in global fight against COVID-19, including new variants
As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread around the world, a vaccine developed and manufactured at The Ottawa Hospital could...
KEYNOTE-811: Pembrolizumab combination as a potentially transformative treatment for HER2-positive gastric cancer
Published in Nature, results of the interim analysis show that this novel triplet combination markedly reduces tumor size, induces a...
MDI Biological Laboratory awarded grant to advance cloud computing in Maine
BAR HARBOR, MAINE -- The MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, has been awarded a grant to promote the shift...
Brain study on how to slow down climate change
When it comes to climate-friendly behaviour, there is often a gap between what we want and what we actually do....
Scientists find new details about how immune system builds long-term memory
Experts in Japan have identified a fundamental part of the immune system’s long-term memory, providing a useful new detail in...
City allotments match farming productivity per square metre
A citizen science project by the University of Sussex has found that urban growers in Brighton and Hove were able to harvest 1kg...
Advanced analysis of Apollo sample illuminates Moon’s evolution
Sophisticated analysis of a rock sample taken from the Moon during the Apollo 17 mission revealed new information about the...
New model accurately describes COVID-19 waves and plateaus: Adding random nature of social activity to traditional model, graphs match waves and plateaus of regional US data
To better understand the factors governing the wave and plateau dynamics of the spread of COVID-19, a team of scientists...
Experiments riding 24th SpaceX cargo mission to space station study bioprinting, crystallization, laundry
The 24th SpaceX cargo resupply services mission, targeted to launch in late December from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carries scientific research and...
UC Santa Barbara scientists connect diet and temperature to metabolism in opaleye fish
Whether it’s warm outside or cold, people generally eat about the same amount. But a fish’s appetite can vary enormously...
A medication against SARS-CoV-2 – new strategy promises protection also against future SARS-CoV-2 variants
Vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus have been made possible by an unprecedented worldwide partnership. But medications against Covid-19 have as...
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