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04-08-2024
Tiktaalik fossil discovery reveals how fish first walked onto land
The evolution of walking, a crucial phase in the journey from water to land by our ancient ancestors, marks one of life's most significant evolutionary transitions. Recent research on Tiktaalik fossils has recently enhanced our understanding of a pivotal shift in evolution. This fossil, dating back 375 million years, serves as a pivotal link in our understanding of evolution. It represents a key transitional form between fish and the vertebrates that would eventually inhabit the land. Spearheaded by a team including Penn State biologist Tom Stewart, this...
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09-21-2022
Babies respond to taste and smell in the womb
A research team with Durham University's Fetal and Neonatal Research...
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09-21-2022
Air pollution linked to hospital visits among autistic children
New research published in the journal BMJ Open suggests that...
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09-21-2022
Climate change may be the ocean's biggest enemy
Symphony is a digital tool using GIS data to help...
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09-21-2022
Did early hominins use stone tools like chimpanzees do today?
Our earliest hominin ancestors used a variety of tools to...
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09-21-2022
Lack of sleep causes structural changes in immune stem cells
Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai...
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09-21-2022
Proper nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life is crucial
Infant and maternal mortality rates in the United States are...
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09-21-2022
There are 2.5 million ants for each human on Earth
A team of researchers from the University of Hong Kong...
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09-21-2022
Octopuses adjust their hunting strategy according to prey
Well-known for their eight arms, octopuses leverage all of these...
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09-20-2022
Dinosaurs were in a state of decline before their extinction
The dinosaur extinction 66 million years ago was likely caused...
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09-20-2022
Woodpeckers learn to drum just as songbirds learn to sing
Studies of singing in birds have revealed that some birds...
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09-20-2022
Flint’s water crisis continues to impact mental health of residents
As a result of a budget crisis in 2014, the...
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09-20-2022
"Night owls" may have greater risk of heart disease
A new study led by Rutgers University has found that...
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