New research shows that a specific change in the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus virus genome, previously associated with increased viral transmission and the spread of COVID-19, is more infectious in cell culture. …read more Source:: Science
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Humans and monkeys show similar thinking patterns
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•Humans and monkeys may not speak the same lingo, but our ways of thinking are a lot more similar than previously thought, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
Sled dogs are closely related to 9,500-year-old ‘ancient dog’
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•Sled dogs are much older and have adapted to Arctic conditions much earlier than previously thought. Researchers show that ancestors of modern sled dogs have worked and lived with humans …read more Source:: Science
Children face risk for severe complications and death from COVID-19
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•Children, teens and young adults are at greater risk for severe complications from COVID-19 than previously thought and those with underlying health conditions are at even greater risk, according to …read more Source:: Science
Earth formed much faster than previously thought, new study shows
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•By measuring iron isotopes, researchers have shown that our planet originally formed much faster than previously thought. This finding provides new insights on both planetary formation and the likelihood of …read more Source:: Science
New study shows Deepwater Horizon oil spill larger than previously thought
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•Toxic and invisible oil spread well beyond the known satellite footprint of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to a new study. These new findings have important implications for environmental …read more Source:: Science
Global levels of biodiversity could be lower than we think, new study warns
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•Biodiversity across the globe could be in a worse state than previously thought, as assessments fail to account for long-lasting impact of land change, a new study has warned. …read more Source:: Science
Plasma flow near sun’s surface explains sunspots, other solar phenomena
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•A new model for plasma flow within the sun provides novel explanations for sunspots, the 11-year sunspot cycle, solar magnetic reversals and other previously unexplained solar phenomena. …read more Source:: Science
Engineers develop ‘blackest black’ material to date
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•Engineers have cooked up a material made of carbon nanotubes that is 10 times blacker than anything that has previously been reported. …read more Source:: Science
Researchers unearth ‘new’ mass-extinction
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•A team of scientists has concluded that earth experienced a previously underestimated severe mass-extinction event, which occurred about 260 million years ago. …read more Source:: Science