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Iran says it sent a capsule with animals into orbit as it prepares for human missions

Iran said Wednesday it sent a capsule into orbit carrying animals as it prepares for human missions in coming years......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgDec 6th, 2023

A fossil first: Scientists find 1.5-million-year-old footprints of two different species of human ancestors at same spot

More than a million years ago, on a hot savanna teeming with wildlife near the shore of what would someday become Lake Turkana in Kenya, two completely different species of hominins may have passed each other as they scavenged for food......»»

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Bio-inspired droplet-based systems herald a new era in biocompatible devices

Oxford University researchers have made a significant step toward realizing a form of "biological electricity" that could be used in a variety of bioengineering and biomedical applications, including communication with living human cells. The work wa.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News7 hr. 19 min. ago

Scientists discover shared genetic foundations between musical rhythm and human language

In a study published Nov. 21 in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, researchers have uncovered significant genetic connections between human language abilities and musical rhythm skills, providing new insights into the biological underpinnings of the.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Iranian women"s bodies are becoming a battlefield

Authoritarian regimes rely on patriarchal structures to consolidate their power. In Iran, this partnership serves to control women's bodies......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Five fairness flaws the UN"s new plastics treaty must change

The UN's new plastics treaty is about to be finalized—marking a crucial opportunity to form an international agreement to tackle the plastic pollution crisis. Plastic waste is ubiquitous—damaging human health and livelihoods, as well as ecosystem.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Is there enough land on Earth to fight climate change and feed the world?

Capping global warming at 1.5°C is a tall order. Achieving that goal will not only require a massive reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, but also a substantial reallocation of land to support that effort and sustain the bios.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Brains grew faster as humans evolved, study finds

Modern humans, Neanderthals, and other recent relatives on our human family tree evolved bigger brains much more rapidly than earlier species, a new study of human brain evolution has found......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

The space station just had to steer clear of more space junk

For the second time in a week, the International Space Station has had to adjust its orbit in order to steer clear of a piece of approaching space junk......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 27th, 2024

Astronomers discover a "hot Neptune" in a tight orbit

A Neptune-sized planet, TOI-3261 b, makes a scorchingly close orbit around its host star. Only the fourth object of its kind ever found, the planet could reveal clues as to how planets such as these form......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 26th, 2024

OKEANOS—A mission that would have returned samples from the Trojan asteroids

Getting a mission to the point of officially being accepted for launch is an ordeal. However, even when they aren't selected for implementation, their ideas, and in some cases, their technologies, can live on in other missions. That was the case for.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 26th, 2024

Conservation program prepares captive parrots for life in the wild

Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) are working with parrot free-flight experts and partners in Brazil in an effort to increase the success rate of releasing captive parrots into the wild......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 26th, 2024

Study finds opposing effects of short-term and continuous noise on western bluebird parental care

Research led by Kerstin Ozkan and published in PeerJ has uncovered the complex and contrasting effects of human-generated noise on Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) parental behavior, raising critical questions about how anthropogenic noise affects.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 26th, 2024

Tick tubes help reduce the parasites on mice, but time and frequency matter

Ticks are a nuisance across many areas of the U.S., capable of spreading harmful pathogens to both animals and humans. A new study led by researchers at Penn State has analyzed the effectiveness of a simple, inexpensive strategy for controlling ticks.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

First right whales of season gorge on critical food off Massachusetts, giving hope for a strong year

Scientists who study a critically endangered species of whale that lives off New England said encouraging early signs suggest the animals could have a strong season for feeding and breeding......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Managing forests with smart technologies

Deforestation has remained a significant issue globally, with primary forests contributing to 16% of the total tree cover loss in the last two decades, driven by climate change and intensive human activity. This threatens natural resources, biodivers.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Study exposes global "blind spot" in human rights protections for dissidents

Intensifying coercive tactics used by repressive states to silence critics abroad requires the set-up of specialist transnational rights protection offices, says a new paper by researchers at Lancaster University and Central European University in Vi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Human exclamations of pain are similar across the world, new study reveals

We all know what words we might shout out when we stub a toe or touch something hot. For those of us who speak English, it's probably "ouch.".....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Bats employ instant compensation strategy when they can"t hear, study shows

When bats can't hear, new research finds that these hearing-dependent animals employ a remarkable compensation strategy. They adapt immediately and robustly, suggesting for the first time that bats' brains are hard-wired with an ability to launch a P.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 25th, 2024

Gabon forest elephant forays into villages spark ire

In heavily forested Gabon, elephants are increasingly wandering into villages and destroying crops, angering the local population who demand the power to stop the critically endangered animals in their tracks......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2024

"Genetic time machine" reveals complex chimpanzee cultures

In recent decades, scientists have clearly demonstrated that chimpanzees, like humans, pass on complex cultures such as tool use from generation to generation. But human culture has become vastly more sophisticated, from the Stone Age to the Space Ag.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024