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In 1889, a French doctor named Francois-Gilbert Viault climbed down from a mountain in the Andes, drew blood from his arm and inspected it under a microscope. In the early 1900s, scientists theorized that a hormone was the cause. Seven decades later, researchers found actual erythropoietin after filtering 670 gallons of urine. And about 50 years later, biologists in Israel announced they had found a rare kidney
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2 years ago Read more at The New York Times

The evidence used to answer this question comes from a few main sources, including bones bearing evidence of skinning, sewing needles and awls, and lice. This type of lice evolved to grasp human head hair wouldn't survive among human pubic hair, for example. But before our ancestors lost their fur, those lice probably roamed all over their bodies. By looking at when head lice separated from clothing lice, scientists have estimated that those two types diverged about 3 million years
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2 years ago Read more at Livescience.com

Beijing will boost investment in science and technology by 10 per cent this year. That amounts to 379.8 billion yuan (US$52.7 billion) of spending. Science and technology has taken on unprecedented significance in this year’s budget. In dollar terms, China is the world’s second biggest spender on research and development after the United States.
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2 years ago Read more at The Star Online

Scientists will be standing by to observe how animals’ routines at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas are disrupted when skies dim on April 8. They previously detected other strange animal behaviours in 2017 at a South Carolina zoo that was in the path of total darkness. Scientists say many animals display behaviours connected with an early dusk.
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2 years ago Read more at 1News

researchers from the University of Helsinki and the Georgia Institute of Technology discovered a mechanism that drives the creation of multicellular life. They found that altered protein folding causes multicellular evolution. The study puts the spotlight on the regulation of proteins in understanding evolution.
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2 years ago Read more at The Times of India

Underwater Surveyor is the latest course to be launched by the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC), devised in partnership with conservation charity Seawilding. The course covers survey safety and risk assessment, skills and techniques from easy to advanced, equipment and use of survey data. Students must hold BSAC Ocean Diver or Snorkel Diver qualifications (or equivalent) as a minimum and be current club members.
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2 years ago Read more at Divernet

Duke University's herbarium is home to a staggering 825,000 plant, fungi, and algae specimens. This collection has been instrumental in advancing the understanding of plant life diversity and environmental impacts over the years. Researchers, like Erika Edwards from Yale Herbarium, have expressed deep concern over the loss.
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2 years ago Read more at The Cool Down

The Alan Turing Institute is the national institute for data science and AI. The Turing Fellowship Scheme aims to develop the data science ecosystem in the UK by supporting, retaining, and developing the careers of the next generation of world-leading researchers. I am honoured to be elected a Turing Fellow. This is a great opportunity to engage with like-minded experts and stakeholder on aspects of AI and Sustainability.
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2 years ago Read more at India Education Diary

Voyager 1 was launched in 1977 to take advantage of a rare geometric alignment of the outer planets which allowed NASA to take a four-planet tour in a relatively short period of time with minimal fuel use. The layout of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune last seen in the 1970s and the 1980s. NASA claims that even if the mission had ended after Jupiter and Saturn, it would still have been enough material to “rewrite” astronomy textbooks. But the information they have
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2 years ago Read more at The Indian Express

The 10th and 11th editions of the African Science Academy (ASA) Math Masterclass will be held in the Eastern and Greater-Accra Regions of Ghana on March 12 and 14, 2024. ASA is organising the hands-on capacity building for 80 senior high school mathematics teachers drawn from secondary schools in the Yilo Krobo District. The selected teachers will share, discuss and widen their scope of knowledge in addition to coming up with more engaging and practical ways of teaching Mathematics.
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2 years ago Read more at The Business & Financial Times