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World's oldest artwork discovered in Indonesian cave
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It may not look like much—just a flaking image of three people around a big red pig.
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20h ago
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Aboriginal ritual passed down over 12,000 years, cave find shows
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Two slightly burnt, fat-covered sticks discovered inside an Australian cave are evidence of a healing ritual that was passed down unchanged by more than 500 generations of Indigenous people over the last 12,000 years, according to new research.
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Study highlights tension between Canada's climate and housing goals
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Canada cannot simultaneously meet its targets for emission reductions and new housing unless there's a drastic change in construction practices, according to research from the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering.
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18h ago
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240,000 people evacuated in China rainstorms
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Nearly a quarter of a million people were evacuated in eastern China as rainstorms lashed swathes of the country and caused the Yangtze and other rivers to swell, state media reported Wednesday.
#rain #science #weather #flooding #Environment #extremeweather #climateemergency #China
on Wed, 4PM
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Climate change is driving tree species towards colder and wetter regions, study shows
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Climate change is likely to drive tree species towards colder and wetter regions of their geographical distribution, a new study has shown.
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23h ago
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Bone remains indicate extinct humans survived on the Tibetan plateau for 160,000 years
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Bone remains found in a Tibetan cave 3,280 m above sea level indicate an ancient group of humans survived here for many millennia, according to a new study published in Nature.
#science #sciences #survival #Denisovan #archaeology #anthropology #ancienthumans
21h ago
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Scientists pinpoint strategies that could stop cats from scratching your furniture
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Many cat owners are familiar with torn cushions, carpets, and couches. The feline instinct to scratch is innate, but is often perceived as a behavioral problem by cat owners, and sometimes leads to interventions that are not cat-friendly.
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What types of cities exist in Europe and which are more favorable in terms of human health, environmental quality and carbon footprint? To answer these questions, a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has analyzed 919 European cities.
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16h ago
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Treasures beneath the ocean floor? Seawater plays role in gold formation
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Understanding how gold forms is crucial for knowing where to find it and how to extract it sustainably. McGill researchers have answered a long-standing question in geology that could lead to new ore discoveries.
22h ago
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Whale sharks given a health check with ultrasound imaging technique
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An international team of researchers has discovered a new method of imaging free-swimming whale sharks using underwater ultrasound.
#science #fish #sharks #copepods #ultrasound #whalesharks
18h ago
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Many Australians live in areas increasingly exposed to climate change and associated extreme weather such as floods, fires, coastal erosion, cyclones and extreme heat. If we wait for disasters to happen, hundreds of thousands of people could be forced to flee.
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20h ago
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Study finds early-onset El Niño means warmer winters in East Asia, and vice versa
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The phenomenon known as El Niño can cause abnormal and extreme climate around the world due to it dramatically altering the normal flow of the atmosphere. In Japan, historical data has shown that El Niño years tend to lead to warmer winters. This case was exemplified recently with Japan's warm...
17h ago
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How 36,000 buried tea bags help explain global decomposition
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Co-developed by Umeå university, a method to measure the decay of plant material with the help of simple tea bags has quickly become the standard in scientific research as well as a favorite teaching activity throughout the world.
21h ago
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New models suggest Milky Way is not as packed with stars as previously thought
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A small team of astronomers from Yunnan University, the University of Utah, New Mexico State University, and the University of St Andrews has created a new model of the Milky Way galaxy based on the results of their census of red giants.
23h ago
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A 4,500-year-old collective tomb in France reveals final stage in formation of the 'European genome'
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High-resolution analysis of the genomes of individuals buried in a 4,500-year-old collective tomb at Bréviandes-les-Pointes, near the French town of Troyes, has revealed a surprising story with far-reaching implications. As detailed in an article in the journal Science Advances, the final stage...
#science #neolithic #megalithic
15h ago
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Blue and great tits deploy surprisingly powerful memories to find food, finds study
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Blue and great tits recall what they have eaten in the past, where they found the food and when they found it, a new study shows. In the first experiment of its kind to involve wild animals, blue and great tits demonstrated 'episodic-like' memory to cope with changes in food availability when foraging.
23h ago
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Experts warn of sewage, E. coli in Missouri River: Flooding could make quality worse
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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment advised residents last week to stay out of the Missouri River due to contamination from raw sewage and E. coli bacteria. Five days later, the river is still dangerous to enter—both due to high water levels and contaminants from upstream.
#ecoli #flood #floods #sewage #waters #science #flooding #Environment
on Wed, 3PM
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Lawsuit claims Irmo plant polluted Saluda River with toxic chemicals
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A hulking manufacturing plant in Irmo is being accused of contaminating the lower Saluda River and drinking water supplies after dumping toxic forever chemicals into the scenic waterway and its floodplain for years.
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Study reveals worrying levels of fiberglass in oysters and mussels
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A new study has revealed worrying levels of fiberglass in oysters and mussels. This marks the first time fiberglass or glass reinforced plastic (GRP) particles have been found entering the food chain and raises urgent environmental and health concerns.
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