Jackdaws learn from each other about 'dangerous' humans
Jackdaws can learn from each other to identify "dangerous" humans, new research shows.
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Improved mapping of Swedish genes from 1,000 individuals
People—or more specifically just Swedes—are more like chimpanzees than previously known. This is indicated in a genetic mapping of one thousand Swedish individuals, where new DNA sequences that should be included in the ...
Evolution
Sep 24, 2019
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Traditional fisherfolk help uncover ancient fish preservation methods
Fish has been a predominant and high-quality protein and oil source in the human diet since ancient times. A new study by researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), the Zinman Institute of Archaeology ...
Archaeology
Sep 24, 2019
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Global aviation industry focuses on climate at Montreal talks
Airlines' efforts to reduce their carbon emissions will be front and center at the UN aviation agency's annual conference, which opened on Tuesday days before a major climate protest in Montreal to be attended by teen activist ...
Environment
Sep 24, 2019
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Study suggests ecosystem investments to minimize storm damage
As new hurricanes gain strength in the Atlantic, residents of the Bahamas have barely begun recovering from destroyed villages and flooded streets brought by Hurricane Dorian's battering this month. The losses were grim validation ...
Environment
Sep 24, 2019
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Growing a smarter model for brain research in space
Researchers studying neurological diseases face several daunting challenges. For one thing, these conditions may take years or even decades to develop. On top of that, experimenting on the brains of healthy human beings simply ...
Space Exploration
Sep 24, 2019
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What wolves' teeth reveal about their lives
UCLA evolutionary biologist Blaire Van Valkenburgh has spent more than three decades studying the skulls of many species of large carnivores—including wolves, lions and tigers— that lived from 50,000 years ago to the ...
Evolution
Sep 24, 2019
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NASA-NOAA satellite finds Cyclone Hikaa at Oman's coast
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite passed over the Arabian Sea in the Northern Indian Ocean and provided forecasters with a view of Cyclone Hikaa's structure. Hikaa is at hurricane strength along Oman's coast.
Environment
Sep 24, 2019
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NASA satellite looks at Tropical Storm Kiko's cloud heights, temperatures
NASA's Aqua Satellite provides a variety of data on tropical cyclones including cloud heights and cloud top temperatures. Aqua examined those factors in Tropical Storm Kiko before wind shear began to affect it and weaken ...
Environment
Sep 24, 2019
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Hardy scientists trek to Venezuela's last glacier amid chaos
Blackouts shut off the refrigerators where the scientists keep their lab samples. Gas shortages mean they sometimes have to work from home. They even reuse sheets of paper to record field data because fresh supplies are so ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 24, 2019
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