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Cooked plants were part of Palaeolithic diets
The study of charred remains of processed legumes and nuts gives new insights into the food choices and resource exploitation of Paleolithic humans.
Scientists create cyborg bacteria
Incorporating polymer skeletons inside bacteria stops them from replicating and results in cyborg cells that are half living, half artificial.
With fewer disruptive studies, is science becoming an echo chamber?
An analysis of 45 million papers and 3.9 million patents since 1945 shows that the rate of disruptiveness in science is steeply declining.
Paid parental leave protects mental health, review finds
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How the Malta Conferences are cultivating international peace through scientific exchange
The Malta Conferences offer a unique setting to break down barriers, overcome instilled cultural differences, and support scientists restricted in their freedom.
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