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Good at Reading? Your Brain May Be Structured Differently
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The number of people who read…
These 3 Things Are Standing in the Way of a Global Plastics Treaty
There is significant disagreement over whether to create a dedicated plastics fund, paid into by developed donor countries,…
The Whole Story of How Humans Evolved From Great Apes
More than 2 million years ago, a mutation reduced the power of the chewing muscles in human ancestors.…
These Rats Learned to Drive—and They Love It
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. We crafted our first rodent car…
Microplastics Could Be Making the Weather Worse
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Clouds form when water vapor—an invisible…
These Record-Breaking New Solar Panels Produce 60 Percent More Electricity
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The sight of solar panels installed…
America’s Dairy Farms Have Vanished
Does it become bottled milk? That’s Class 1 price. Yogurt? Class 2 price. Cheddar cheese? Class 3 price.…
South Sudan May See the First Permanent Mass Displacement Due to Climate Change
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Enormous floods have once again engulfed…
Alien Spaceships Could Be Detected Using Gravitational Waves
You could say that this is exactly what Isaac Newton’s picture of gravity does—giving a relation between an…
Why Polio Has Reemerged in Gaza
Why are most cases of polio vaccine-derived variants? Most cases of paralytic polio are now vaccine-derived due to…