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Study reveals how new species evolve without geographic barriers 

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Study reveals how new species evolve without geographic barriers 

A new study conducted by scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), Mumbai published in NPJ Systems Biology and Applications, has shed light on the process of speciation, meaning the formation of new species, in the absence of geographic barriers. Traditionally, it is believed that speciation largely occurs when populations of a…

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Summer of insect-counting gets underway in Germany

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Summer of insect-counting gets underway in Germany

A bumblebee flies between poppy flowers near the buildings of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, May 24, 2024. The Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union, or NABU, invited people to spend an hour counting the insects they see in a 10-meter radius (33-foot) radius and report what they see to NABU. The Citizen-Science-Projekts named…

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Venus has more volcanism than previously known, new analysis finds

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Venus has more volcanism than previously known, new analysis finds

A computer-generated 3D model of Venus’ surface provided by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the volcano Sif Mons which is exhibiting signs of ongoing activity, in this undated handout image. Using data from NASA’s Magellan mission, Italian researchers detected evidence of an eruption while the spacecraft orbited the planet in the early 1990s. | Photo…

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World’s first wooden satellite built by Japan researchers

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World’s first wooden satellite built by Japan researchers

The world’s first wooden satellite made from wood and named LignoSat, developed by scientists at Kyoto University and logging company Sumitomo Forestry, is shown during a press conference at Kyoto University in Kyoto on May 28, 2024. The world’s first wooden satellite has been built by Japanese researchers who said their tiny cuboid craft will…

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How clothed pig carcasses are revealing the secrets of mummification

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How clothed pig carcasses are revealing the secrets of mummification

It was the kind of task any competent seamstress has completed hundreds of times before: altering denim jeans and jerseys. But there was something different about this piece of work. Though our team of scientists were paying for it, we weren’t her ultimate customers – the clothes were to be worn by dead pigs. The…

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Mosquito species from Asia pose growing risk to Africa’s anti-malaria efforts

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Mosquito species from Asia pose growing risk to Africa’s anti-malaria efforts

Mosquitoes cling to the inside of a jar loaded with repellent during a test as part of a tour of the Center for Disease Control laboratory, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Fort Collins, Colo. | Photo Credit: AP The spread of the mosquito species Anopheles stephensi across Africa poses a significant problem to a continent already heavily…

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What causes landslides? Can we predict them to save lives?

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What causes landslides? Can we predict them to save lives?

A view of the site of a landslide in Yambali village, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea, May 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters A devastating landslide struck several remote villages in the mountainous Enga province in Papua New Guinea late last week. While it is too early for official confirmation, estimates place the death toll between 690…

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Chinese fossil reveals evolution of skin in feathered dinosaurs

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Chinese fossil reveals evolution of skin in feathered dinosaurs

The skeleton of a Psittacosaurus dinosaur is displayed during the Collector Exhibition at the Grand Palais Museum in Paris September 10, 2009. | Photo Credit: Reuters A new fossil of the Cretaceous Period dinosaur Psittacosaurus, a dog-sized herbivore with a parrot-like beak, that was donated to a Chinese university came with a surprise – one…

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Pyramids were built along a ‘lost’ branch of the Nile, study finds

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Pyramids were built along a ‘lost’ branch of the Nile, study finds

The largest field of pyramids in Egypt – consisting of 31 pyramids built over a millennium, including the famous Great Pyramid at Giza – lies along a narrow strip of land in the desert several kilometres west of the Nile River. The Nile was at the heart of ancient Egyptian civilisation, and the location of…

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After 180 years, clues reveal how general anaesthesia works in the brain

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After 180 years, clues reveal how general anaesthesia works in the brain

How anaesthetic drugs work in the brain has largely remained a mystery since it was introduced into medicine over 180 years ago. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Over 350 million surgeries are performed globally each year. For most of us, it’s likely at some point in our lives we’ll have to undergo a procedure that needs general…

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