Production of staple crops projected to fall by as much as 120 calories per person per day for every 1C of heating Some of our
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We’ve had a Denisovan skull since the 1930s—only nobody knew
A 146,000-year-old skull from Harbin, China, belongs to a Denisovan, according to a recent study of proteins preserved inside the ancient bone. The paleoanthropologists who
Read more‘Cancer is just everywhere’: could farming be behind Iowa’s unfolding health crisis?
A new study probes possible ties to pesticides, nitrates and other farm-related risks Six months ago, Alex Hammer was diagnosed with colon cancer at the
Read moreHonda’s hopper suddenly makes the Japanese carmaker a serious player in rocketry
An experimental reusable rocket developed by the research and development arm of Honda Motor Company flew to an altitude of nearly 900 feet Tuesday, then
Read morePlantwatch: Relative of common weed can grow up to 30ft tall on Kilimanjaro
Giant groundsels are superbly adapted to upland environments where temperatures can plunge to -20C The common groundsel is a weedy plant often seen on waste
Read moreSally celebrates complicated legacy of first US woman in space
“Sally Ride became the first American woman to blast off into space, but beneath her unflappable composure, she carried a secret.” On June 18, 1983,
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