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  • Social Distancing is a Natural Behaviour in Sick Bats

    Social Distancing is a Natural Behaviour in Sick Bats0

    • Earth & Environment
    • October 28, 2020

    “If you are feeling sick, stay at home and avoid contact with people”. You have probably lost count of the number of times you have heard this sentence since the beginning of the covid pandemic. But the wise advice is easier said than done, most of the times; maintaining social distance from our peers goes

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  • Sharks and Microorganisms: A Case of Peaceful Cohabitation

    Sharks and Microorganisms: A Case of Peaceful Cohabitation0

    • Earth & Environment
    • August 17, 2020

    Pneumonia, caused by Staphylococcus bacteria, is an infection of the lungs that kills 49,000 people a year in the United States1. Cholera, an intestinal infection caused by the Vibrio bacteria, kills 95,000 people a year worldwide. “Flesh-eating disease” (necrotizing fasciitis), caused by the same group of Streptococcus bacteria that cause strep throat, kills one person out

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  • The Asteroid Triggered the Mass Extinction. Volcanism Shaped Life Afterwards, According to a New Study

    The Asteroid Triggered the Mass Extinction. Volcanism Shaped Life Afterwards, According to a New Study0

    • Earth & Environment
    • January 17, 2020

    The Chicxulub asteroid that collided with the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, and not volcanoes, drove the mass extinction that killed non-avian dinosaurs 66 million years ago, says a study published today on Science Magazine. An international team, led by Yale scientists, analysed the volcanic activity of the Deccan Traps, in India, and concluded that more

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  • New Year, Old Sites

    New Year, Old Sites0

    • Earth & Environment, Society
    • January 6, 2020

    A look at some interesting new finds in archaeology from 2019.

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  • The Secret of Classic Belgian Beers is a Unique Mix of Yeasts

    The Secret of Classic Belgian Beers is a Unique Mix of Yeasts0

    • Earth & Environment
    • October 21, 2019

    Classic Belgian beers result from a rare mixture of different species of yeasts. In industrial environments, several hybrids between Saccharomyces species combine the traits of the parental species and, subsequently, evolve to adapt to distinct beer styles. The results were published today, October 21, in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. Combining the Best of

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  • Researchers Sequence the Genome of the Florida Panther

    Researchers Sequence the Genome of the Florida Panther0

    • Earth & Environment
    • October 4, 2019

    The genome of the Florida panther has been sequenced for the first time by researchers from the University of Central Florida and the Ohio State University. The results, published in the journal G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, reveal the successful case of a conservation program.  In the 1990s, the Florida panther population was significantly reduced. As

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