Early big-game hunters of the Americas were female, researchers suggest
Nov 5, 2020, 8:37 am By ScienceDailyFor centuries, historians and scientists mostly agreed that when early human groups sought food, men…Analysis reveals high burden of musculoskeletal disorders across the globe
Nov 5, 2020, 8:37 am By ScienceDailyMusculoskeletal disorders -- which affect muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, and joints -- can…Eradicating black rats on Palmyra Atoll uncovers eye-opening indirect effects
Nov 4, 2020, 7:47 pm By ScienceDailyThe black rats weren't supposed to be there, on Palmyra Atoll. Likely arriving at the remote Pacific…New research traces the origins of trench fever
Nov 4, 2020, 7:47 pm By ScienceDailyTrench fever was first clinically described in World War 1 when it sickened nearly 500,000 soldiers.…Herbicide: Hydrogen bonds may be key to airborne dicamba
Nov 4, 2020, 7:46 pm By ScienceDailyResearch has discovered the mechanism that keeps formulations of the herbicide dicamba from going…Mimicking moth eyes to produce transparent anti-reflective coatings
Nov 4, 2020, 3:00 pm By ScienceDailyThe eyes of moths have a biological nanostructure that grants them anti-reflective properties.…Brain region tracking food preferences could steer our food choices
Nov 4, 2020, 2:36 pm By ScienceDailyResearchers discovered that a specific brain region monitors food preferences as they change across…Local cooking preferences drove acceptance of new crop staples in prehistoric China
Nov 4, 2020, 2:36 pm By ScienceDailyThe food preparation preferences of Chinese cooks -- such as the technological choice to boil or…'Environmentally-friendly' tableware harms marine animals
Nov 4, 2020, 2:36 pm By ScienceDailyA new study compares the effects of two types of disposable dishes on the marine environment --…Identifying communities at risk for impacts of extreme heat
Nov 4, 2020, 2:36 pm By ScienceDailyAn analysis of ways to measure a community's vulnerability to climate change suggests that…Building a quantum network one node at a time
Nov 4, 2020, 2:35 pm By ScienceDailyResearchers create 'optically active spin arrays' within a device that could serve as a node for…How birth experience shapes development
Nov 4, 2020, 1:15 pm By ScienceDailyDuring birth, hormones in the body surge in both mother and baby, sent along by the nervous system.…Brain region implicated in predicting the consequences of actions
Nov 4, 2020, 12:14 pm By ScienceDailyA new study highlights the sophisticated mental machinery that helps the brain simulate the results…Smaller earthquakes with 'ambition' produce the most ground shaking
Nov 4, 2020, 12:14 pm By ScienceDailyAn earthquake of magnitude 8.0 or larger will almost always cause strong shaking, but a new study…Why protecting the brain against infection takes guts
Nov 4, 2020, 12:14 pm By ScienceDailyThe brain is uniquely protected against invading bacteria and viruses, but its defence mechanism has…Beetles cooperate in brood care
Nov 4, 2020, 12:14 pm By ScienceDailyAmbrosia beetles are fascinating: they practice agriculture with fungi and they live in a highly…Detection of a short, intense radio burst in Milky Way
Nov 4, 2020, 11:47 am By ScienceDailyNew data from astronomers strongly suggest that magnetars -- a type of neutron star believed to have…Tricking fake news detectors with malicious user comments
Nov 4, 2020, 11:47 am By ScienceDailyNew research shows how fake news detectors can be manipulated through user comments to flag true…Scientists find Ebola virus antibodies in people before 2018 DRC outbreak
Nov 4, 2020, 11:47 am By ScienceDailyScientists found antibodies to Ebola virus in people up to a year before the 2018 Ebola virus…Four major predictors of COVID-19 emerge in new study
Nov 4, 2020, 11:47 am By ScienceDailyIn March 2020, New York City, an icon of America, was unfortunately named an early epicenter of the…
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