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‘Mind-blowing’ discovery reveals 5,000-year-old cultic building in Israel
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a 5,000-year-old-settlement near the city of Beit Shemesh. The finds include two pottery kilns, which are among the...
Watch this terrifying robotic torso spring into life
A robotics company has created a fully movable, ultra-creepy humanoid torso that looks like it's straight out of the television series "Westworld," a...
AI tackles huge problem of antimicrobial resistance in intensive care
Artificial intelligence (AI) can provide same-day assessments of antimicrobial resistance for patients in intensive care -- critical to preventing life-threatening sepsis.
Antimicrobial resistance, the...
Scientists examine how wastewater practices in Florida Keys impact water quality
Wastewater contains nutrients that can overfeed algae, leading to harmful algal blooms and pollution issues in the ocean and other waterways. A new...
Evolutionary paths vastly differ for birds, bats
New Cornell University research has found that, unlike birds, the evolution of bats' wings and legs is tightly coupled, which may have prevented...
More resources needed to protect birds in Germany
Member states of the European Union are obliged to designate Special Protection Areas (SPAs) as part of the Natura 2000 network. These areas...
New Huntington’s treatment prevents protein aggregation
Scientists at Northwestern and Case Western Reserve universities have developed the first polymer-based therapeutic for Huntington's disease, an incurable, debilitating illness that causes...
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There are eight species of bear living around the world today, and many more in the fossil record. "Prehistoric" mummified bears have even...
Research uses lasers to detect landmines, underground objects
Enough landmines are buried underground worldwide to circle Earth twice at the equator, but the identification and removal of these explosives is costly...
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South Africa police blockade on illegal miners lifted
ReutersA South African court has ordered that a police blockade of a disused goldmine, in which hundreds of people are located illegally, be...
In wartime Russia, some men may be worth more dead than alive, economist says
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine heads toward its three-year anniversary, the military’s payments for those who die on the battlefield are presenting a...
