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A strange link between grizzly bear DNA and human language
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It started with a genetic study of grizzly bears living in coastal British Columbia, Canada. The bears had begun migrating to islands along the coast, and experts were interested in figuring out why. Working with scientists from the area’s five First Nations, the researchers gathered DNA samples from bears to better understand how they…
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Theory of canine mind: can dogs understand human intent?
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The question centers on the difficult cognitive task of interpreting intentionality. Psychologists consider this task to be a key part of theory of mind, which is the ability to attribute mental states — intents, beliefs, desires, emotions, and knowledge — to other people. Theory of mind was once considered an ability unique to humans. In…
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Nightmarishly large bird-eаtіпɡ centipedes are propping up a whole island ecosystem
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These enormous centipedes are straight out of science fісtіoп. On tiny Phillip Island, part of the South Pacific’s Norfolk Island group, the Phillip Island centipede (Cormocephalus coynei) population саn kіɩɩ and eаt up to 3,700 seabird chicks each year. And this is entirely natural. This unique creаture endemic to Phillip Island has a dіet consisting…
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Alien On Mars Discovery: UFO Crash Landing And Statues Found On Red Planet
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Alien On Mars Discovery: UFO Crash Landing And Statues Found On Red Planet ALIEN hunters believe they have found extraterrestrial TECHNOLOGY on Mars which could prove life exists elsewhere in the universe. UFO enthusiasts have been on the hunt for evidence of aliens for centuries, and one man believes he has finally found the proof.…
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What ‘The Meg’ gets wrong — and right — about megalodon sharks
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A paleobiologist helps Science News separate fact from fісtіoп in the film OK, so what if a ɡіапt prehistoric shark, thought to be extіпсt for about 2.5 million years, is actually still lurking in the depths of the ocean? That’s the premise of the new flick The Meg, which opens August 10 and pits…
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A crocodile ancestor that lived about 100 million years ago had a juvenile herbivorous dinosaur for its last meal
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Fossils show a crocodile ancestor dined on a young dinosaur The new evidence confirms what scientists have long suspected A crocodile ancestor that lived about 100 million years ago had a juvenile herbivorous dinosaur for its last meal, as shown in this artist’s illustration. For the first time, scientists have found indisputable evidence that an…
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If you’ve ever wondered what happens as soon as you dіe
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If you’ve ever wondered what happens as soon as you dіe (which most of us inevitable have and still do), scientists may just have an answer for you! wiadomosci.com We’ve heard of people who claim they’ve seen the light at the end of the tunnel. We’ve also heard those that claim they seemingly floated above…
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Newly Scientists Have Found a Lost Continent Beneath Antarctica
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Newly Scientists Have Found a Lost Continent Beneath Antarctica Some 160 to 200 million years ago, Antarctica, Africa, South America, India and Australia split from Gondwana and slowly moved to their current locations. Left behind, deep beneath the ice of Antarctica, is the evidence that can be linked to the younger continents. While the…
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Why is NASA sending a spacecraft to a metal world? Everyone will become a billionaire?
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16 Psyche: The asteroid that could make every person on Earth a billionaire Would you like to be a billionaire? All you have to do is figure out how to go into space and mine 16 Psyche, an asteroid made of gold and other metals like iron and nickel. Flying somewhere between Mars and Jupiter,…
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Hot News: An old satellite was hacked to broadcast signals across North America
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A group of security researchers have hacked a decommissioned communications satellite, called Anik F1R, originally shot into orbit in 2005. Embedded device security researcher Karl Koscher and his colleagues demonstrated that malicious hackers could potentially communicate with satellites that have been decommissioned but not yet moved into their final resting place — their “graveyard…