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First domesticated 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East, wheat and barley took vastly different routes to China, with barley...
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New human mobility prediction model offers scalability, requires less data
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Scientists reveals the mystery about the origin of gold
Scientists have shed new light on the origin of gold, one of the most intriguing mysteries for humankind since ancient times.
The evolution of climate change activism studied by researcher
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Slight climate shifts can affect optimum water use in plant communities
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Seafloor sediments appear to enhance Earthquake and Tsunami danger in Pacific Northwest
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Antarctic landscape insights keep ice loss forecasts on the radar
New maps of a mountainous landscape under a key glacier in West Antarctica will be a valuable aid in forecasting sea level changes.
Righty blue whales sometimes act like lefties, study finds
To support their hulking bodies, blue whales use various acrobatic maneuvers to scoop up many individually tiny prey, filtering the water back out through...
Light green plants save nitrogen without sacrificing photosynthetic efficiency
Scientists designed plants with light green leaves with hopes of allowing more light to penetrate the crop canopy and increase overall light use efficiency...
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