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Month: January 2013
Vegetation changes in cradle of humanity: Study raises questions about impact on human evolution
What came first: the bipedal human ancestor or the grassland encroaching on the forest? A…
Zebrafish may hold the answer to repairing damaged retinas and returning eyesight to people
Zebrafish, the staple of genetic research, may hold the answer to repairing damaged retinas and…
A positive family climate in adolescence is linked to marriage quality in adulthood
Experiencing a positive family climate as a teenager may be connected to your relationships later…
Gene finding may lead to treatments effective against all MRSA strains
New research has pinpointed a gene that causes the dominant strain of MRSA infection to…
Disease not a factor in Tasmanian Tiger extinction; Humans to blame for demise of extinct Australian predator
Humans alone were responsible for the demise of Australia’s iconic extinct native predator, the Tasmanian…
Virtual superpowers encourage real-world empathy
Giving test subjects Superman-like flight in a virtual reality simulator makes them more likely to…
Study rebuts hypothesis that comet attacks ended 9,000-year-old Clovis culture
Comet explosions and asteroid impacts could not have ended 9,000-year-old Clovis culture, a new study…
Mystery surrounding the harnessing of fusion energy unlocked
Scientists have answered the question of how the behavior of plasma — the extremely hot…
Cyclone did not cause 2012 record low for Arctic sea ice
It came out of Siberia, swirling winds over an area that covered almost the entire…