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Brain, muscle or both: what drove the creation of modern dog breeds?

Brain, muscle or both: what drove the creation of modern dog breeds?

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In creating modern dog breeds, humans have sculpted canines into physical specimens perfectly suited for a wide variety of tasks. Bernese Mountain Dogs have strong, muscular bodies capable of pulling heavy loads, while Greyhounds have lean, streamlined frames that are ideal for hunting deer. The compact Jack Russell terrier can easily squeeze into fox or …

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Oldest DNA sheds light on 2 million year old ecosystem that has no modern equivalent | CNN

Oldest DNA sheds light on 2 million year old ecosystem that has no modern equivalent | CNN

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — An Ice Age sediment core from northern Greenland has produced the oldest DNA sequences in the world. The 2 million year old DNA samples revealed that the now largely lifeless polar region was …

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Fossil disrupts more than a century of knowledge about the origin of modern birds

Fossil disrupts more than a century of knowledge about the origin of modern birds

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Artist’s reconstruction of the last known toothed bird, Janavis finalidens, in its native environment surrounded by the concomitant “wonderchicken”, Asteriornis. 66.7 million years ago, parts of Belgium were covered by shallow seas and conditions were similar to modern tropical beaches in places like the Bahamas. Janavis was a very large seabird, with long wings and …

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Fossil disrupts more than a century of knowledge about the origin of modern birds

Fossil disrupts more than a century of knowledge about the origin of modern birds

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Artist’s reconstruction of the last known toothed bird, Janavis finalidens, in its native environment surrounded by the concomitant “wonderchicken”, Asteriornis. 66.7 million years ago, parts of Belgium were covered by shallow seas and conditions were similar to modern tropical beaches in places like the Bahamas. Janavis was a very large seabird, with long wings and …

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The new feat of quantum computing is a modern take on a 150-year-old thought experiment

The new feat of quantum computing is a modern take on a 150-year-old thought experiment

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Professor Andrea Morello explains how Maxwell’s Demon Thought Experiment was analogous to his team’s achievement in selecting only cold electrons for quantum calculations. Credit: Richard Freeman/UNSW A team of quantum engineers from UNSW Sydney have developed a method to reset a quantum computer, i.e. prepare a quantum bit to the “0” state, with very high …

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The new feat of quantum computing is a modern take on a 150-year-old thought experiment

The new feat of quantum computing is a modern take on a 150-year-old thought experiment

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Professor Andrea Morello explains how Maxwell’s Demon Thought Experiment was analogous to his team’s achievement in selecting only cold electrons for quantum calculations. Credit: Richard Freeman/UNSW A team of quantum engineers from UNSW Sydney have developed a method to reset a quantum computer, i.e. prepare a quantum bit to the “0” state, with very high …

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The worrying links between climate change and modern slavery

The worrying links between climate change and modern slavery

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On September 12, a disturbing new report from the International Labor Organization (ILO), Walk Free and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) revealed that the number of people in modern slavery has increased by around 10 million since 2016. Fifty million women, children and men are exploited through forms of slavery like forced labor and …

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