The types of snacks a child chooses could be linked to genetics, a new study found. The study investigated whether genetic variants in taste receptors related to sweet, fat and …read more Source:: Science
Month: February 2018
Surprising new study redraws family tree of domesticated and ‘wild’ horses
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•New research overturns a long-held assumption that Przewalski’s horses, native to the Eurasian steppes, are the last wild horse species on Earth. …read more Source:: Science
Quantum recurrence: Everything goes back to the way it was
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•When a complex system is left alone, it will return to its initial state with almost perfect precision. Gas particles in a container, for example, will return almost exactly to …read more Source:: Science
Neanderthals were artistic like modern humans
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•Scientists have found the first major evidence that Neanderthals, rather than modern humans, created the world’s oldest known cave paintings — suggesting they may have had an artistic sense similar …read more Source:: Science
Neuroscientists discover a brain signal that indicates whether speech has been understood
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•The presence or absence of a unique brain signal after a listener has heard some speech indicates whether or not that listener has understood what has been said. The discovery …read more Source:: Science
New neurons in the adult brain are involved in sensory learning
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•Scientists have demonstrated that the new neurons produced in adults react preferentially to reward-related sensory stimuli and help speed up the association between sensory information and reward. Adult-born neurons therefore …read more Source:: Science
Laser technology takes Maya archeologists where they’ve never gone before
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•With the help of airborne laser mapping technology, a team of archeologists is exploring on a larger scale than ever before the history and spread of settlement at the ancient …read more Source:: Science
Locomotion of bipedal dinosaurs might be predicted from that of ground-running birds
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•A new model based on ground-running birds could predict locomotion of bipedal dinosaurs based on their speed and body size, according to a new study. …read more Source:: Science
In a first, tiny diamond anvils trigger chemical reactions by squeezing
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•Scientists have turned the smallest possible bits of diamond and other super-hard specks into ‘molecular anvils’ that squeeze and twist molecules until chemical bonds break and atoms exchange electrons. These …read more Source:: Science
Ancient DNA tells tales of humans’ migrant history
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•Fueled by advances in analyzing DNA from the bones of ancient humans, scientists have dramatically expanded the number of samples studied — revealing vast and surprising migrations and genetic mixing …read more Source:: Science