Zooplankton Tell us Extinction has a Tipping Point
08/08/2016
Experts say the results of a study of ancient zooplankton fossils offer a warning about mass extinction events: There’s a tipping point, at which dramatic
Experts say the results of a study of ancient zooplankton fossils offer a warning about mass extinction events: There’s a tipping point, at which dramatic
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A genetic mutation may have helped modern humans adapt to smoke exposure from fires and perhaps even sparked an advantage over Neanderthals and other competitors.
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Last month, police asked professor Anil Jain to see if he could get past the fingerprint lock on a deceased man’s smartphone in order to
To learn how brain cells react to trauma, researchers are delivering concussive impacts to cell cultures and imaging the aftermath in real time. The team