Compared to human breast milk, the milk from grey seals is richer in sugars that could one day supercharge baby formula
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Literature from western India describe diverse savanna landscapes, defying the dogma that these ecosystems resulted from relatively recent deforestation
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Fossils from a 3-ton shark unearthed in northern Australia suggests these creatures grew into massive, fearsome predators earlier than previously thought
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Our neural command centers evolve through predictable major turning points from birth to death
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New research into white dwarfs could help us measure our universe
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“If this is correct, to the extent of my knowledge, it would mark the first time humanity has ‘seen’ dark matter.”
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A new study measures the impact meat eating has on the planet, one city at a time
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New research into the Pleiades points to a crowded stellar nursery
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In Earth’s cracks, slow-motion temblors rumble while the planet repairs itself
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Decapitated remnants of Aspidorhynchus fish from the Late Jurassic hint at who they hunted—and who hunted them
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