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Space: The Solar System
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Ancient volcanic explosions shed light on Mercury's origins - Ancient Volcanic Explosions Shed Light on Mercury's Origins      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The surface of Mercury crackled with volcanic explosions for extended periods of the planet's histor...

Space: The Solar System
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Venus' ancient layered, folded rocks point to volcanic origin - Venus' Ancient Layered, Folded Rocks Point to Volcanic Origin      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers has found that some of the oldest terrain on Venus, known as tesserae, have layering tha...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Cell Biology Biology: General Biology: Microbiology Biology: Molecular
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The mystery of phosphite -- a scientific detective story      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Biologists have discovered a phosphorus-based bacterial metabolism that is both new and ancient. In ...

Anthropology: Early Humans Biology: Evolutionary Paleontology: Climate
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Elephant ancestors´ teeth evolved in response to long term changes in diet and climate in Africa      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study shows that the cheek teeth of proboscideans (elephants and their ancient relatives) evol ...

Ecology: Extinction Ecology: Sea Life
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A global study reveals pathways to save threatened sharks, despite rising mortality trends      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Sharks have persisted as powerful ocean predators for more than 400 million years. They survived fiv...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Cell Biology Biology: Evolutionary Biology: General Biology: Microbiology
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Industrial societies losing healthy gut microbes      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Our eating habits in industrialized societies are far removed from those of ancient humans. This is ...

Biology: Zoology Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Scientists create octopus survival guide to minimize impacts of fishing      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Scientists have created a step-by-step aging guide for octopus to ensure fisheries remain sustainabl...

Anthropology: General Archaeology: General
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China's oldest water pipes were a communal effort      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A system of ancient ceramic water pipes, the oldest ever unearthed in China, shows that neolithic pe ...

Environmental: General Geoscience: Earth Science Geoscience: Geology
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Geologists, biologists unearth the atomic fingerprints of cancer      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Earth scientists have long turned to minute differences in hydrogen atoms to explore the ancient his ...

Anthropology: General Archaeology: General
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Ancient DNA analysis reveals how the rise and fall of the Roman Empire shifted populations in the Balkans      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Despite the Roman Empire's extensive military and cultural influence on the nearby Balkan peninsula,...

Anthropology: General Archaeology: General Offbeat: General Offbeat: Paleontology and Archeology
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Despite intensive scientific analyses, this centaur head remains a mystery      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

For almost 200 years, archaeologists have been puzzled by a mysterious brown stain on the ancient Gr ...

Anthropology: General Archaeology: General Biology: Biochemistry Biology: General Biology: Microbiology
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Origin and spread of malaria      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have reconstructed the evolutionary history and global spread of malaria over the past 5...