Avatarkbmclarenflipped into Green CityAvatarAvatar6 days agoWith organic fields next door, conventional farms dial up the pesticide use, study findsAssociated Press - By MELINA WALLINGChampions of organic farming have long portrayed it as friendlier to humans and the earth. But a new study in a California county found a surprising effect as their acreage grew: Nearby conventional farms applied more pesticides, likely to stay on top of an increased insect threat to their crops, …
Avatarkbmclarenflipped into PeopleAvatarAvatarMar 20Archaeologists Keep Finding Preserved Human Brains. But How Do the Organs Remain Intact?Smithsonian Magazine - Sarah KutaIf they’re lucky, archaeologists find human bones or teeth that have been preserved for hundreds or thousands of years. But they very rarely find …
Avatarkbmclarenflipped into To DiscussFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoStudy finds world's most prolific CO₂-fixing enzyme is slowly getting betterphys.org - University of OxfordNew research led by the University of Oxford has found that rubisco—the enzyme that fuels all life on Earth—is not stuck in an evolutionary rut after …
Avatarkbmclarenflipped into PeopleFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBreakthrough Study Reveals Why Humans No Longer Have Tailsthebrighterside.news - Joshua ShavitA recent study conducted by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine sheds light on the genetic changes that may explain why humans lack tails, …
Avatarkbmclarenflipped into To GovernAvatarAvatarSenate GOP urges its candidates to support IVF after Alabama rulingverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Samantha Latson and Ursula PeranoAfter the National Republican Senatorial Committee released its memo, at least three party candidates publicly backed IVF. The Senate GOP’s campaign arm on Friday urged its candidates to publicly express their support for IVF treatment and condemn efforts to limit its accessibility. In a memo sent by …
Avatarkbmclarenflipped into Black SwanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSynthetic biology breakthrough fixes CO2 from the air better than natureverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Michael IrvingScientists at the Max Planck Institute have developed a synthetic pathway that can capture CO2 from the air more efficiently than in nature, and …
Avatarkbmclarenflipped into To DiscussFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe History of Hellamericamagazine.org - Candida MossIn an interview on Italian television last month, Pope Francis was asked what he thinks about hell. The pope responded that hell is “difficult to …
Avatarkbmclarenflipped into To InvestigateFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHow Much Money Do People Actually Make On YouTube?slashgear.com - Damir MujezinovicAccording to data compiled by The Social Shepherd, YouTube is one of the biggest and most popular platforms on the internet, with around 2.7 billion …
Avatarkbmclarenflipped into To InvestigateAvatarAvatarPhysics-breaking 'rogue' objects spotted by James Webb telescope are emitting radio signals that scientists can't explainLive Science - By Abha JainA bizarre object discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope may be a pair of 'rogue' planets ― but a new study finds they are emitting radio …
Avatarkbmclarenflipped into PeopleAvatarAvatarAncient Hunter-Gatherers Ate More Of This Food Than Modern Humans Ever ImaginedInverse - Miriam FauziaSome hunter-gatherer societies, like in the Andes, were thought to subsist heavily on meat. Turns out, that wasn’t the case. The carnivore or all-meat …
Avatarkbmclarenflipped into PeopleFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSyphilis-like diseases were already widespread in America before the arrival of Columbus, new study findsphys.org - University of BaselResearchers at the Universities of Basel and Zurich have discovered the genetic material of the pathogen Treponema pallidum in the bones of people …
Avatarkbmclarenflipped into To InvestigateFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMenopause observed in chimpanzees, challenging our understanding of why humans undergo a loss of reproductive functiondiscoverwildlife.com - Stuart BlackmanUntil now, menopause had only been documented in humans and five species of toothed whale. But the latest research shows that chimpanzees experience …