Fruit flies possess all of the cognitive capacities needed to culturally transmit their sexual preferences across generations, according to researchers. Their study provides the first experimental toolbox for studying the …read more Source:: Science
Day: November 29, 2018
Whales lost their teeth before evolving hair-like baleen in their mouths
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•Rivaling the evolution of feathers in dinosaurs, one of the most extraordinary transformations in the history of life was the evolution of baleen — rows of flexible hair-like plates that …read more Source:: Science
Effective new target for mood-boosting brain stimulation found
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•Researchers have found an effective target in the brain for electrical stimulation to improve mood in people suffering from depression. Stimulation of a brain region called the lateral orbitofrontal cortex …read more Source:: Science
All of the starlight ever produced by the observable universe measured
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•From their laboratories on a rocky planet dwarfed by the vastness of space, scientists have collaborated to measure all of the starlight ever produced throughout the history of the observable …read more Source:: Science
The whole of Africa was the cradle of humankind
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•A new study breaks with the paradigm that the cradle of humankind lies in East Africa, based on the archaeological remains found at sites in the region of Ain Hanech …read more Source:: Science