Interspecies competition led to even more forms of ancient human – defying evolutionary trends in vertebrates

Competition between species played a major role in the rise and fall of hominins – and produced a “bizarre” evolutionary pattern for the Homo lineage – according to a new University of Cambridge study ... Read More

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Apr. 17, 2024 — The warming climate shifts the dynamics of tundra environments and makes them release trapped carbon, according to a new study published in Nature. These changes could transform ... Read More

Homo sapiens: Out of Africa

While it is generally accepted that the forerunner to Homo sapiens - Homo erectus - left Africa about 1.5 million ... from the Homo erectus population in South East Asia. Both theories have ... Read More

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A version of this article appears in the May 11, 1929 issue of Science News. Love our Health & Medicine stories? Our coverage would not be possible without the generous support of subscribers to ... Read More

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Illustrations by Tara Booth The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether there is inherent value in human life more than any other kind of life. By Kwame Anthony Appiah Lessons from the ... Read More

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Why is Christian Science in our name ... ll find award-winning journalism not driven by commercial influences – a news organization that takes seriously its mission to uplift the world by ... Read More

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White House orders NASA to develop lunar time standard for celestial bodies April 3 (UPI) -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy announced it will work to create time standards ... Read More

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Remember #BabyShark? And no, this was not the very catchy song for kids that took the internet by storm. Earlier this year, social media was abuzz with stunning footage of a newborn great white ... Read More

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With every new particle accelerator built for research, scientists have an opportunity to push the limits of discovery. But this is only true if new particle accelerators deliver the desired ... Read More

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Every weekday, Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, selects a set of significant and interesting science-related news articles from the mainstream media so you can stay on top of some of the ... Read More

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Jan. 30, 2024 — Researchers have developed artificial muscles that are lighter, safer and more robust than their predecessors. The newly developed actuators have a novel type of shell structure ... Read More