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Why did Birds Lose their Teeth?
Every living bird has a beak and weather they are being used for foraging, killing or attracting a mate their bill is paramount for their survival. However, this definitely wasn’t always the case and many millions of years ago nearly … Continue reading
Scientists Sequence the DNA of a Man From the Pompeii Eruption | My Modern Met
By Jessica Stewart on July 2, 2022 https://mymodernmet.com/pompeii-dna/ Over 2,000 people perished when Mount Vesuvius erupted in Pompeii in 79 CE. Now, for the first time, researchers have been able to fully sequence the DNA of one victim. In 79 … Continue reading
BREAKING: New Phase of Matter
What are time crystals? How do scientists make one on a quantum computer. […]
How a Mass Extinction Event Created the Amazon
The Amazon rainforest of South America is a paradise for flowering plants. But long ago, the landscape that we now think of as the Amazon looked very different. And would you believe that the entire revolution of the Amazon began … Continue reading
Getting old without getting older – with Andrew Steele
Ageing is not a biological inevitability. Scientists are studying every aspect of the body which could lead to treatments that could slow down, or even stop, the ageing process. In this talk by Andrew Steele, discover how understanding the scientific … Continue reading
How ancient Amazon cities were built without harming nature – ScienceBlog.com
May 26, 2022 University of Exeter A newly discovered network of “lost” ancient cities in the Amazon could provide a pivotal new insight into how ancient civilisations combined the construction of vast urban landscapes while living alongside nature. A team … Continue reading
Thalia Wheatley – Human Mind and Society
Society is composed of human minds working collectively. By appreciating consciousness can we understand society better? Conversely, by appreciating society can we understand consciousness better? […]
Mary Leakey and the Laetoli footprints – Animated Life | The Kid Should See This
Forty years ago in Laetoli, Tanzania, an elephant dung fight between a couple of paleoanthropologists led to a discovery: a fossilized animal print, at least 3.6 million years old. But the site had an even bigger surprise in store. After … Continue reading
Nitrogen
What is nitrogen? Learn more about the life cycle of nitrogen, a gas that makes up almost 80% of our atmosphere. Use this gas’ journey to reflect on the impermanence of all things.
