A team of scientists studying the origin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that has caused the COVID-19 pandemic, found that it was especially well-suited to jump from animals to humans by …read more Source:: Science
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Coronavirus spreads quickly and sometimes before people have symptoms, study finds
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Infectious disease researchers studying the novel coronavirus were able to identify how quickly the virus can spread, a factor that may help public health officials in their efforts at containment. …read more Source:: Science
Geologists determine early Earth was a ‘water world’ by studying exposed ocean crust
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Geologists have studied exposed, 3.2-billion-year-old ocean crust in Australia and used that rock data to build a quantitative, inverse model of ancient seawater. The model indicates the early Earth could …read more Source:: Science
Virtual ‘universe machine’ sheds light on galaxy evolution
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By creating millions of virtual universes and comparing them to observations of actual galaxies, researchers have made discoveries that present a powerful new approach for studying galaxy formation. …read more Source:: Science
Scientists find increase in asteroid impacts on ancient Earth by studying the Moon
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A team of scientists has determined the number of asteroid impacts on the Moon and Earth increased by two to three times starting around 290 million years ago. Previous theories …read more Source:: Science
Toolbox for studying the existence of animal cultures
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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