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Ancient Global Warming Drove Early Primates' Dispersal
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The continent-hopping habits of early primates have long puzzled scientists, and several scenarios have been proposed to explain how the first true members of the group appeared virtually simultaneously on Asia, Europe and North America some 55 million years ago.
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Scientists Discover Ancient Marine Reptiles
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A team led by University of Adelaide palaeontologist Dr Benjamin Kear has identified two new species of ancient marine reptiles that swam the shallow waters of an inland sea in Australia 115 million years ago.
Umoonasaurus and Opallionectes belonged to a group of animals called plesiosaurs,...
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How Can Identical Twins be Genetically Different?
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They sleep together, eat together, and most people find it impossible to tell them apart. Identical twins who grow up together share just about everything, including their genes. But sometimes only one twin will have health problems when genetics predicts both of them should.
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Weight Lifting Can Help Overweight Teens Reduce Risk of Diabetes
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Teens at risk of developing diabetes can prevent or delay its onset through strength training exercise, a University of Southern California study has found.
Research led by Michael Goran, PhD, professor of preventive medicine in the Keck School of Medicine of USC, showed that overweight Lat...
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Introducing Baby to Solid Foods Too Early Increases Risk of Allergic Diseases
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Feeding solid foods to infants before 6 months of age can increase the risk of allergies, while exclusive breastfeeding for at least 6 months may prevent the onset of allergic symptoms later in life, according to a paper published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. The paper is the firs...
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Improving Livestock Trade and Human Livelihoods in Africa
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In many parts of Africa, livestock are not only a source of food, but also an underutilized trading commodity. Working with international and regional agencies, Africa-based researchers from Feinstein International Center (FIC) at Tufts University address policies and practices to improve a...
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Improving Adolescent Nutrition in Bangladesh and Tanzania
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While a great deal of research has been conducted on child and adult malnutrition in developing countries, there are only a handful of studies on adolescent malnutrition. James Levinson, PhD, faculty member at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, and colleagu...
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Pine Plantations May Be One Culprit in Increasing Carbon Dioxide Levels
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The increasing number of pine plantations in the southern United States could contribute to a rise in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, a new study reports.
This is important because carbon dioxide is a key greenhouse gas, one that is linked to global warming.
Landowners in the Sout...
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When Biology Gets 'Quirky,' Scientists Turn to Math
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Ohio State University researchers who are trying to solve a longstanding mystery in chemistry and biology are getting answers from a seemingly unusual source: mathematics.
Ultimately, the project could provide a tool for clinical research, because it could explain why cells sometimes rea...
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Developing Alternatives to Fossil Fuels
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Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have developed a new storage system to hold large quantities of hydrogen fuel that may one day power cars in a more cost-effective and consumer-friendly way.
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