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Scientists Revisited a Forest Experiment That Was Forgotten for 30 Years. What They Found Was Astounding
An almost forgotten forestry experiment has revealed surprising clues about how mountain ash forests respond to different kinds…
Underwater Cameras Expose the Secret Lives of Whale Sharks
Shark-mounted cameras reveal that whale sharks feed far beyond the surface, using diverse strategies from shallow krill pursuits…
The one royal gesture Meghan Markle will have to make when Catherine becomes Queen – and why it could make their frosty relationship even worse
Meghan Markle’s frosty relationship with her sister-in-law Princess Catherine is expected to worsen when the future Queen takes…
The Exercise Paradox: Why Workouts Don’t Guarantee Weight Loss
Exercise may do less for initial weight loss than commonly assumed, but it could be crucial for preventing…
Chimpanzees Keep Throwing Stones at the Same Trees – Scientists Want To Know Why
Accumulative stone throwing is a rare, potentially cultural, behavior that has been observed among four groups of wild…
Just Two Hours of This Simple Exercise Habit a Week May Help You Live Longer
Researchers found that a relatively small weekly dose of resistance exercise was associated with lower mortality risk, but…
The universe isn’t as uniform as we thought
Modern cosmology rests on a simple assumption: if we look on large enough scales, matter should be distributed…
Enter Helios: quantum computer sets high watermark for accuracy
In a laboratory in Broomfield, Colorado, 98 atoms are suspended in mid-air, held in place by electric fields…
Scientists Discover the Oldest Known Fossils of Humans’ Closest Invertebrate Relatives
A deuterostome cambroernid fossil from the Jiangchuan Biota (~554-539mya), plus artist’s reconstruction (scale bar: 2mm). Credit: Gaorong Li…