All Ancient Maya, Not Just The Elite, Consumed Cacao
Cacao is famously used in Maya rituals, and recent research indicates that more people than previously believed drank the distinctive pods. The consumption of cacao…
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Bowhead Whales’ Tiny Testicles Come With a Long Life
Living forever can be problematic when it comes to cancer since, generally speaking, the longer an organism lives on Earth, the greater the chance that…
Watch the DART collision with the asteroid, as seen by telescopes on Earth
When an unmanned spacecraft collided with an asteroid on Monday, all astronomers focused on NASA’s DART project to see whether we might prevent another disastrous…
In The Vicinity of Tasmania, Over 200 Dead Whales Had Been Towed Out to Sea
The stranding of 230 pilot whales at a beach close to Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania’s west coast last week horrified Australians. The majority of whales…
A Passing Dwarf Galaxy caused Mysterious Ripples in the Milky Way
Using data from the Gaia space telescope, a team led by researchers at Lund University in Sweden has shown that large parts of the Milky…
Asteroid Impacts on Moon are Mirrored on Earth by a Lunar Glass
A Curtin-led research team has found asteroid impacts on the Moon millions of years ago coincided precisely with some of the largest meteorite impacts on…
Possible Traces of the Universe’s First Stars
Astronomers may have discovered the ancient chemical remains of the first stars to light up the Universe. Using an innovative analysis of a distant quasar…
The Milky Way’s Star Cemetery has been Discovered
The first map of the ‘galactic underworld’ – a chart of the corpses of once massive suns that have since collapsed into black holes and…
Mice with Colon Cancer are Cleaned up by Plant Virus And Immune Cell-Activating Antibody, Preventing Recurrence
According to a study by scientists at the University of California San Diego, a plant virus and an antibody that stimulates the immune system’s “natural…
Because of Older Siblings, Children Develop Normally
During the first years of their lives, children develop the cognitive, social and emotional skills that will provide the foundations for their lifelong health and…
Researchers Discover Brain Waves linked to Social Behavior
Brainwaves are traces of neurophysiological energy in the living brain. It is invisible to the naked eye and can only be detected using electroencephalography (EEG),…
Enhanced Infection Control and Prevention Measures Are Needed as COVID-19 Transmission in Geriatric Acute Care Demonstrates
In a study that was just published in eLife, researchers from Switzerland and the UK discovered that there was less virus transmission between patients and…
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