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Researchers extract ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick |
Researchers from the University of Oxford have extracted ancient DNA from a 2,900-year-old clay brick that originates from the ancient city of Kalhu. Kalhu, also known as Nimrud, is an…
EU puts Maroš Šefčovič in charge of climate policy
The Slovakian will replace Frans Timmermans as the EU’s lead on climate, at home and abroad The European Commission has put Slovakia’s Maroš Šefčovič in charge of its climate policy,…
Embracing Virtually: How Digital Interactions Mirror the Warmth of Real-World Hugs
Summary: The concept of “digital hugs” challenges the way we think about physical vs. online interactions. Recent research investigates how the feelings and experiences surrounding a hug can be translated…
Research group detects a quantum entanglement wave for the first time using real-space measurements
Artistic illustration depicts magnetic excitations of cobalt-phthalocyanine molecules, where entangled electrons propagate into triplons. Credit: Jose Lado/Aalto University Triplons are tricky little things. Experimentally, they’re exceedingly difficult to observe. And…
Brazil isn’t just trees—working in grasslands in a country conventionally seen as a big forest – Functional Ecologists
The Pampa Brazilian grasslands. In the distance are “gaúchos” (skilled horseman)—typically people that work in the grasslands and take care of cattle. This word can also represent people born in…
Baby neurons in adult brains are needed to maintain memory: Study
Structural and functional reorganization of the septohippocampal circuit in NG− mice. NG+ mice show acetylcholine release that supports working memory and cholinergic afferent organization within the septohippocampal projection. NG− mice…
Norway opens world’s biggest floating wind park
The turbines of Hywind Tampen wind farm are built on floating platforms that are anchored to the seabed. Norway inaugurated the world’s biggest floating wind park in the North Sea…
Acne bacteria trigger cells to produce fats, oils and other lipids essential to skin health – new research
The skin is the largest organ of the body, and it plays a crucial role as the first line of defense against pathogens and insults from the external environment. It…
