Humans Have Changed The Course of Evolution in Ways We Never Predicted, Scientist Warns
By now, most of us can list a variety of ways our species is making a mess of this planet. Canadian zoologist Sarah Otto reports in detail how humans have made a mess of things, with the aim of asking how it affects evolution overall. The answer isn't academic, either…
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We Thought Earth's Water Came From Comets. Turns Out That's Not The Full Story
We have comets and asteroids to thank for Earth's water, according to the most widely-held theory among scientists. But it's not that cut-and-dried. It's still a bit of a mystery, and a new study suggests that not all of Earth's water was delivered to our plan…
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Scientists Found a Bird That's 3 Species in One, And We've Never Seen Anything Like It
An unusual warbler in Pennsylvania has been discovered harbouring an incredible genetic secret. He's the hybrid of not two, but three different species of bird. His mother was a hybrid of two warblers - and his father was a warbler of an entirely differ…
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Primates of the Caribbean: Ancient DNA reveals history of mystery monkey
Weird evolution revealed in now-extinct monkey which inhabited Jamaica until a few hundred years ago Analysis of ancient DNA of a mysterious extinct monkey named Xenothrix -- which displays bizarre body characteristics very different to any living monkey -- has revealed that …
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Transforming carbon dioxide into industrial fuel
One day in the not-too-distant future, the gases coming from power plants and heavy industry, rather than spewing into the atmosphere, could be captured and chemically transformed from greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide into industrial fuels or chemicals thanks to a new system…
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This Insane Device Both Harvests Solar Energy And Sends Excess Heat Into Space
We're facing a deadly Catch 22. As the world grows hotter, people crank up the air con. As they crank the air con, the world grows hotter. And so on. And so on. If it seems like there's no escape from this gloomy, no-win situation, take heart: a new technology devel…
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This Jupiter Cloud Kinda Looks Like a Dolphin, So We Found Some More Animals to Keep It Company
Humans have a hard-wired habit of seeing patterns, shapes, and faces in all kinds of objects. For some these phenomena are conspiracy fuel, but it's really just our brains trying to make sense of the world. Case in point, the Mars Warrior Women , the Mars Fa…
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An Incredibly Fast 'Dark Matter Hurricane' Is Blowing Past Earth Right Now
If astronomers' calculations are correct, the Solar System is right in the middle of a turbulent space event: a vast 'hurricane' of dark matter, blowing at an insane speed of 500 kilometres per second (310 mps). We can't see it, and we can'…
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