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In the aftermath of slavery, white psychiatrists diagnosed Black people with “religious excitement” and claimed they were unfit for freedom.Read More
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When the early Earth’s magma ocean crystallized 4.4 billion years ago, the deep mantle trapped an ocean’s worth of water, scientists...
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/ 4 weeks agoHow these strange cells may explain the origin of complex life
The tiny pantheon known as the Asgard archaea bear traits that hint at how plants, animals and fungi emerged on Earth.Read...
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Finding that vampire bats along Peru’s coast carried H5N1 antibodies raises concerns that multiple bat species could become reservoirs for the...
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/ 4 weeks agoNeandertals mastered fire-making tools 400,000 years ago
Archaeologists found flint, iron pyrite to strike it and sediments where a fire was probably built several times at an ancient...
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A compilation of 100 examples of biological tilings shows how repeated natural motifs enhance strength, flexibility and other key functions.Read More
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Irritability is a normal response to frustrations, but it can sometimes signal an underlying mental health disorder, like depression or anxiety.Read...
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Lamniform sharks such as great whites and tiger sharks are famous for their size. The first such giants evolved 15 million...
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Tantalizing results from small trials and anecdotes raised hopes that drugs like Ozempic could help. Despite setbacks, researchers aren’t giving up...


