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Adorable 5,000-Year-Old Owl Plaques May Have Been Toys For Copper Age Children

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Adorable 5,000-Year-Old Owl Plaques May Have Been Toys For Copper Age Children

owl plaque with feathers

Adorable 5,000-Year-Old Owl Plaques May Have Been Toys For Copper Age Children

Archaeologists may have mistaken the ancient playthings for ceremonial artefacts.

Dec 1 2022

JWST And Keck Spot Clouds And Even A Sea on Saturn’s Titan

The left image, taken through a 2.12-micron filter, shows clouds and lower atmospheric haze. The right image is a color composite using four filters. Kraken Mare is thought to be a methane sea; Belet is composed of dark-colored sand dunes; Adiri is a bright feature

JWST And Keck Spot Clouds And Even A Sea on Saturn’s Titan

Dec 2 2022

Cigarette Smokers Could Be At Higher Risk Of 56 Different Diseases

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Cigarette Smokers Could Be At Higher Risk Of 56 Different Diseases

Dec 2 2022

Potential New Treatment For Alcohol Use Disorder Identified By Scientists

Dec 2 2022

Intrusive Memories After Trauma May Be Shrunk By Anti-Inflammation Drug

Dec 1 2022

Is Gravity Causing Your IBS? Maybe, Says “Provocative” Hypothesis

Dec 1 2022

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Keep Cats Inside For Their (And Others') Own Good, Say Scientists

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Keep Cats Inside For Their (And Others') Own Good, Say Scientists

They're not just dangerous for other species.

Nov 25 2022

An Unknown "Ghost" Human Species Has Been Found By Computers

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ancient ancestors

An Unknown "Ghost" Human Species Has Been Found By Computers

The genetic legacy of a mysterious hominin species can still be identified in some West African populations.

Nov 29 2022

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Patterns Leading To Affairs In Committed Relationships Identified By New Study

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Patterns Leading To Affairs In Committed Relationships Identified By New Study

Sadly, people involved in infidelity did not recover as much as other life events.

Nov 28 2022

Is Your Partner A Man-Child? No Wonder You Don’t Feel Like Sex

Man on sofa drinking beer, not helping his partner

Is Your Partner A Man-Child? No Wonder You Don’t Feel Like Sex

The man-child phenomenon is a real thing. And scientists have studied it.

Nov 25 2022