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Did humans evolve to chase down prey over long distances?

Outrunning prey over long distances is an efficient method of hunting for humans, and it was widely used until recently, according to an analysis of ethnographic accounts

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Extreme exercise may help you live longer without stressing your heart

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Space

Invisible 'dark radiation' may explain a big problem with dark energy

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Environment

Renewables supply 30 per cent of global electricity for the first time

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Life

Orangutan is first non-human seen treating wounds with medicinal plant

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View Los Angeles financial district skyline at night

Environment

The shift to LED lighting is stopping us from seeing our night skies

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A worker inside the vacuum vessel of the DIII-D fusion reactor

Physics

Nuclear fusion experiment overcomes two key operating hurdles

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Apr 10, 2024 Researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking method capable of detecting drug substances from fingerprints lifted from crime scenes, which could provide fresh insights into unsolved cases. The technique is sheath-flow probe electrospray ionization. Supplied by Meg Cox M.A.Cox@lboro.ac.uk

Chemistry

Drug residue can be detected in fingerprints left at crime scenes

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Environment

Wind turbines based on condor wings could capture more energy

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Illustration of the reward pathway in the human brain

Health

Cocaine seems to hijack brain pathways that prioritise food and water

Cocaine and morphine hijacked neural responses in the brains of mice, which resulted in them consuming less food and water

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Health

Why we need to change the way we think about exhaustion

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Earth

Geoscientists are using telecom 'dark fibres' to map Earth’s innards

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Life

‘Peaceful’ male bonobos may actually be more aggressive than chimps

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Health

Why nutrition needs to be on the educational agenda

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