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Advanced technology discovered under Neolithic dwelling in Denmark – a stone paved root cellar, which could represent a remarkable technological leap in resource preservation ~humanities.history Article 767 words 14 votes
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Scientists find oceans of water on Mars. It's just too deep to tap. ~space Article 949 words 59 votes
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US economists report on an intervention that helps low-income families beat the poverty trap ~finance economics Article 1321 words 17 votes
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New GPS-based method can measure daily ice loss in Greenland ~enviro climate change Article 707 words 6 votes
New candidate genes for human male infertility found by analyzing gorillas' unusual reproductive system ~science biology Article 769 words 7 votes
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On-demand nutrient production system for long-duration space missions ~food Article 314 words 12 votes
Bike Bus gains supporters as a way to promote sustainable and safe mobility ~transport Article 583 words 17 votes
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Study finds emojis are differently interpreted depending on gender, culture, and age of viewer ~tech Article 510 words 35 votes
Efficiency asymmetry: Scientists report fundamental asymmetry between heating and cooling ~science Article 1206 words 17 votes
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Astronomers make rare exoplanet discovery, and a giant leap in detecting Earth-like bodies ~space astronomy Article 946 words 15 votes
Ancient Sahul's submerged landscapes reveal a mosaic of human habitation ~humanities.history Article 726 words 17 votes
Scandinavia's oldest known ship burial is located in mid-Norway – Merovingian period discovery pushes back tradition of ship burials ~humanities.history Article 962 words 11 votes
The genetic heritage of the Denisovans may have left its mark on our mental health ~science biology Article 964 words 16 votes
Researchers develop new mechanism to create water-repellent surfaces ~science chemistry Article 696 words 7 votes
'License to hide': Western plastic waste dumped in Myanmar ~enviro recycling plastics Article 662 words 9 votes
More than twenty-year-old assumption about beer aroma disproved ~food drinks Article 725 words 12 votes
Using 'spent' coffee and tea to boost shelf life and nutritional value of cakes ~food drinks baking Article 421 words 28 votes
Anti-COVID drug may have led to virus mutations: study ~science medicine biology.molecular Article 744 words 10 votes
Women used to be more likely to vote Conservative than men but that all changed in 2017—UK research wants to find out why ~life.women Article 900 words 17 votes
New research debunks the gender pay gap myth that 'women don't ask' ~life.women Article 1238 words 33 votes
China's ancient water pipe networks show they were a communal effort with no evidence of a centralized state authority ~humanities.history Article 880 words 36 votes
Study: Air pollution prevents pollinators from finding flowers ~enviro pollution.air Article 518 words 13 votes
Searching for dark matter with the world's most sensitive radio ~science physics.astro astronomy.radio Article 1212 words 8 votes
Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says benchmark study ~health Article 666 words 8 votes
Iceland's meteorological office declares volcanic eruption near the country's capital Reykjavík officially over – no activity has been observed for ten days ~enviro Article 308 words 14 votes
Butterfly-inspired films create vibrant colors while passively cooling objects ~science physics Article 848 words 9 votes
North Atlantic Oscillation contributes to 'cold blob' in Atlantic Ocean ~science Article 860 words 10 votes
Greenland's largest glacial floating ice declined 42% due to global warming, scientists determine ~enviro climate change water.melt Article 719 words 16 votes
Egg 'signatures' allow drongos to identify cuckoo 'forgeries' almost every time, study finds ~science biology Link 10 votes
Researchers find ancient high-energy impacts could have fueled Venus’s volcanism ~space astronomy Article 774 words 12 votes
A seed survival story: How trees keep 'friends' close and 'enemies' guessing ~science biology Article 1112 words 12 votes
We could see the glint off giant cities on alien worlds, suggests paper ~space astronomy Article 818 words 11 votes