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Knowing about our ancestors from the stuff they left
Reade more ...: Knowing about our ancestors from the stuff they leftDNA sequences can reveal information about an organism that no other fossil or artifacts can tell us. Specifically for humans, the genetic sequences from existing populations have revealed how those…
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Finding Thorne-Zitkow objects: strange red giant stars that have engulfed a neutron star
Reade more ...: Finding Thorne-Zitkow objects: strange red giant stars that have engulfed a neutron starThorne-Zitkow objects are a type of star that contain a neutron star core surrounded by large envelop star such as a red giant star. Thorne-Zitkow objects were first hypothesized by…
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How many Tyrannosaurus rex ever lived?
Reade more ...: How many Tyrannosaurus rex ever lived?Tyrannosaurus rex is one of the most well known dinosaur species popularized by the Jurassic park movies. It was the integral part of the story line of the Jurassic park. However,…
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The COVID-19 is not caused by artificially engineered virus
Reade more ...: The COVID-19 is not caused by artificially engineered virusIn recent days, I have seen a few forwarded videos explaining how the current pandemic of COVID-19 caused by corona virus SARS-CoV-2 is pre-planned attempt of China to harm the…
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Giraffe gene that helps alleviate high blood pressure
Reade more ...: Giraffe gene that helps alleviate high blood pressureGiraffes are peculiar animals with their unusually long necks and legs. Their height allows them to reach leaves from trees that are inaccessible to other animals such as, zebra, wildebeest…
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Extinction of large number of vertebrates began in 19th century
Reade more ...: Extinction of large number of vertebrates began in 19th centuryWe all know that habitat loss due to human interventions have threatened the live of many animals. Data on genetic diversity within a species can be used to quantify their…
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Warrior plants and butterflies
Reade more ...: Warrior plants and butterfliesThere were bows and arrows earlier; then came the guns, bombs, fighter planes and so on. Humans have been inventing new weapons to overpower their competition since long time. Butterflies,…
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Shedding of large mass had caused the dimming of Betelgeuse
Reade more ...: Shedding of large mass had caused the dimming of BetelgeuseAround the end of 2019, one of the stars in Orion Nebula, the Betelgeuse had excited scientists and people around the world because of its unusual dimming in brightness. People…
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James Webb Space Telescope captures the image of a very young neutron star
Reade more ...: James Webb Space Telescope captures the image of a very young neutron starSN 1987A was one of the few supernovae that people could see with naked eyes . It was first observed in February 1987 and is situated in the Large Magellanic…
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The story of a butterfly that explains how species evolve
Reade more ...: The story of a butterfly that explains how species evolvePeople often wonder or rather doubt how new species are formed. Some people doubt the whole phenomenon of evolution because it’s “a theory of evolution”. However, in reality, evolution happens…