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- Humans
DNA tracks ancient Mediterranean farmers to Scandinavia
Modern genetic profile emerged from mating with resident hunter-gatherers, a new study suggests.
- Health & Medicine
Test drug eases behavioral symptoms seen in autism
In mouse experiments, the compound curbs repetitive behaviors and improves sociability.
- Health & Medicine
Snakes swirl in blink (and jump) of an eye
The Rotating Snakes optical illusion is preceded by blinking and tiny ocular movements, a new study shows.
- Life
Larvae sustain comb jelly population
Species thrives in Baltic Sea despite never reaching adulthood.
- Space
Earth took a multibillion-year beating
Asteroids pummeled the planet for billions of years as the Late Heavy Bombardment tapered off, new estimates suggest.
- Health & Medicine
Pinpointing the G-spot, or not
A gynecologist claims to have anatomical evidence of a center of female sexual pleasure, but noted sex researchers are skeptical.
- Humans
Science denial in the 21st century
MADISON, Wis. — The arc of science has faced roadblocks for centuries, but the pattern of denying the weight of evidence has taken on new virulence recently. Highly motivated people openly cast doubt on well-established evidence — the theory of evolution, the human effects on climate change, the value of vaccines and other findings that […]
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Brain not required for antidepressant to act
In brewer’s yeast, the drug sertraline distorts membranes and triggers a self-cannibalizing process.
- Life
Albatross forage with fractal-like flight
New data offer support for a modified mathematical pattern in birds’ hunting behavior.
- Life
Bacteria, insects join forces against pesticide
Microbes in gut, rather than genetic changes, allow insects to develop chemical resistance.
- Earth
Arctic sea emits methane
Source of climate-warming gas remains uncertain, but might be microbes.
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