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Large precolonial villages in the Brazilian Cerrado practiced maize-based polyculture, evidence reveals
For decades, researchers have debated the subsistence strategies of precolonial societies in the Brazilian Cerrado (tropical savanna): Were they hunter-gatherer...
Alien world chemistry found inside meteorite that struck New Jersey home
On July 16, 2024, a daytime meteor shook New York City with a sonic boom as it passed just south of the Statue of Liberty. Now, an international team of researc...
Sweeping analysis shows prestige, topic and location matter most to get research published
Scientists from prestigious universities and large research groups are significantly more likely to have their research published in general-interest, top-tier...
Climate impact research needs more real-world data, study suggests
European cities are experimenting with hundreds of climate solutions, from green roofs to electric vehicles, in hopes of adapting to the warmer world around us....
China is funding African farmers but not food processing and storage: Why it's a problem
China has become one of Africa's largest development financiers. Since 2000, Chinese and other state-backed institutions have committed more than US$180 billion...
NASA's Perseverance rover reads record of ancient Mars impacts
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has uncovered evidence that a 245-foot-thick (75-meter-thick) stack of ancient rock on the rim of Jezero Crater was built by repe...
Birds respond differently to environmental change—and their traits explain why
A sweeping new Cal Poly study of North American birds reveals that environmental change does not affect all species equally and that a bird's traits can explain...
Nanoscale gaps reveal new design rule for atom-thin chips and memory
Researchers at the College of Design and Engineering at the National University of Singapore have identified a key design principle for building reliable electr...
Medaka males can mate 27 times daily, but sperm performance drops fast
Oryzias latipes, commonly known as medaka, is a small fish measuring about 2–3 cm (0.8–1.2 inches) in length that exhibits highly active spawning behavior durin...
Scientists recover sub-Saharan Africa's oldest ancient animal DNA
Ancient DNA can be a powerful tool for helping us reconstruct the long-dead past. Most surviving genetic material comes from the bones and teeth of animals that...
Plasma agriculture makes strides toward super-seeding conventional methods
Occasionally, the sun unleashes powerful flares and coronal mass ejections, which hurl plasma and energetic particles into space. On the infant Earth, this sola...
Not the greatest glider: First study puts Australia's biggest glider to the test
Australia's largest gliding marsupial may not be the country's best glider after all, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU) th...