A new study documents injuries inflicted in life and death to a large tyrannosaurine dinosaur. The paper shows that the skull of a tyrannosaur genus, Daspletosaurus, suffered numerous injuries during …read more Source:: Science
California bill banning child vaccine exemptions moves ahead
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•(Reuters) – California lawmakers on Wednesday pushed forward a bill that would ban parents from citing their personal beliefs as a reason to let their school-going children remain unvaccinated. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Shorter height is directly associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease
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•A genetic approach has been used by researchers to show link between height and disease. “We have shown that the association between shorter height and higher risk of coronary heart …read more Source:: Science
Dust-covered ice glaciers found on Mars
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) – Mars has thousands of glaciers buried beneath its dusty surface, enough frozen water to blanket the planet with a 3.6-foot(1.1- meter) thick layer of ice, …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Ebola vaccine effective in a single dose
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•Medical researchers have developed a quick-acting vaccine that is both safe and effective with a single dose against the Ebola strain that killed thousands of people in West Africa last …read more Source:: Science
Scientists predict gradual, prolonged permafrost greenhouse gas emissions, allowing us more time to adapt
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•A new scientific synthesis suggests a gradual, prolonged release of greenhouse gases from permafrost soils in Arctic and sub-Arctic regions, which may afford society more time to adapt to environmental …read more Source:: Science
Violent formation of the moon: New view
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•Scientists have reconciled the accepted model of the moon’s formation with the unexpectedly similar isotopic fingerprints of both bodies. The results suggest that the impact that formed the moon was …read more Source:: Science
Ice on Mars: Mars has belts of glaciers consisting of frozen water
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•Mars has distinct polar ice caps, but Mars also has belts of glaciers at its central latitudes in both the southern and northern hemispheres. A thick layer of dust covers …read more Source:: Science
Two ancient human fossils from Laos reveal early human diversity
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•An ancient human skull and a jawbone found a few meters apart in a cave in northern Laos add to the evidence that early modern humans were physically quite diverse, …read more Source:: Science