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Immense Power of an Empire Revealed in Colors on Ancient Pots
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Immense Power of an Empire Revealed in Colors on Ancient Pots
Color plays a huge role in our lives — the hues we wear and decorate with are a way for us to signal who we are, where we’re from, and what we care about. And it’s been that way for a long time. In a new study in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports…
DART vs Dimorphos
Image Credit: NASA, Johns Hopkins APL, DART
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Image Credit: NASA, Johns Hopkins APL, DART
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A new class of drugs could prevent resistant COVID-19 variants, study finds
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A new class of drugs could prevent resistant COVID-19 variants, study finds
The constant evolution of new COVID-19 variants makes it critical for clinicians to have multiple therapies in their arsenal for treating drug-resistant infections. Researchers have now discovered that ...
Newly discovered enzyme that turns air into electricity, providing a new clean source of energy
https://phys.org/news/2023-03-newly-enzyme-air-electricity-source.html
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Newly discovered enzyme that turns air into electricity, providing a new clean source of energy
Australian scientists have discovered an enzyme that converts air into energy. The finding, published today in the journal Nature, reveals that this enzyme uses the low amounts of the hydrogen in the ...
World's most comprehensive study on COVID-19 mental health finds limited effects for most people
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World's most comprehensive study on COVID-19 mental health finds limited effects for most people
COVID-19 has taken a relatively limited toll on the mental health of most people around the globe, according to a paper published today in The BMJ by a McGill University-led research team involving collaborators ...
Remains of ancient temple with hieroglyphic inscriptions discovered in Sudan | Live Science
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Remains of ancient temple with hieroglyphic inscriptions discovered in Sudan
Archaeologists in Sudan have uncovered the remains of a temple dating to 2,700 years ago.
New Species of Elephant Mosquito Discovered in Cambodia | Sci.News
https://www.sci.news/biology/toxorhynchites-domrey-11726.html
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New Species of Elephant Mosquito Discovered in Cambodia | Sci.News
A team of scientists from Cambodia and France has identified a new species of giant mosquito in the genus Toxorhynchites.
How the brain senses a flu infection — and orders the body to rest
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Nature
How the brain senses a flu infection — and orders the body to rest
Nature - Scientists trace the neurons in the throat that sense infections and relay this information to the brain.
Oldest Inscription of ‘Odin’ Resets Beliefs About Norse Mythology | Ancient Origins
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Ancient Origins
Oldest Inscription of ‘Odin’ Resets Beliefs About Norse Mythology
Archaeologists in Denmark are celebrating the discovery of the oldest inscription mentioning the god Odin.
COVID survivors at increased risk of long-term gastrointestinal conditions | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/having-covid-ups-risk-of-many-long-term-gut-problems-study-finds/
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/having-covid-ups-risk-of-many-long-term-gut-problems-study-finds/
Ars Technica
COVID survivors at increased risk of long-term gastrointestinal conditions
Although people with severe COVID had highest risk, mild cases also upped risks.
Low-dose radiation linked to increased lifetime risk of heart disease
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Low-dose radiation linked to increased lifetime risk of heart disease
Exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation is associated with a modestly increased excess risk of heart disease, finds an analysis of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today.
To Save Physics, Experts Suggest We Need to Assume The Future Can Affect The Past : ScienceAlert
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ScienceAlert
To Save Physics, Experts Suggest We Need to Assume The Future Can Affect The Past
All of the options are sounding weird.
Room-Temperature Superconductor Discovery Meets With Resistance | Quanta Magazine
https://www.quantamagazine.org/room-temperature-superconductor-discovery-meets-with-resistance-20230308/
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Quanta Magazine
Room-Temperature Superconductor Discovery Meets With Resistance
A paper in Nature reports the discovery of a superconductor that operates at room temperatures and near-room pressures. The claim has divided the research community.
Researchers Warn That Gluten-Free Products Are Not Necessarily Healthier
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Researchers Warn That Gluten-Free Products Are Not Necessarily Healthier
For 9 years, a research team from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has been conducting an analysis of gluten-free products to determine if they are nutritionally deficient. There has been a significant rise in cases of celiac disease over the…
Orion and the Running Man
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Image Credit & Copyright: Abraham Jones
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Complex learned social behavior discovered in bee's 'waggle dance'
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Complex learned social behavior discovered in bee's 'waggle dance'
Passing down shared knowledge from one generation to the next is a hallmark of culture and allows animals to rapidly adapt to a changing environment.
Jewel beetles evolve to see new colors by duplicating their genes
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Jewel beetles evolve to see new colors by duplicating their genes
Jewel beetles are striking insects, easily recognized by their vivid colors and metallic sheen. Possessing large, well-developed eyes, jewel beetles use vision and color for a range of different behaviors, ...
Bronze Age craftspeople tempered steel more than 1,000 years before the Romans did it | Live Science
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Bronze Age craftspeople tempered steel more than 1,000 years before the Romans did it
Archaeologists have analyzed 2,900-year-old stone carvings and a long-ignored chisel from the Iberian Peninsula, revealing that local craftspeople produced steel long before previously thought.
Newly-Developed Supercapacitor Harvests and Stores Solar Energy | Sci.News
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Newly-Developed Supercapacitor Harvests and Stores Solar Energy | Sci.News
Scientists from Clemson University and the Indian Institute of Science have developed a metal oxide-based optically responsive symmetrical supercapacitor.
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