Prostate Cancer Breakthrough Could Stop the Tumor Spreading After It Becomes Resistant to Current Therapy

A prostate cancer breakthrough could stop the tumor spreading after it becomes resistant to current therapy, scientists say. Anti-hormonal treatment blocks the signal sent out by testosterone that stimulates tumor growth. But eventually the cancer cells become resistant and the growth spreads through the body becoming fatal. An international research team led by Dutch scientists […]

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Viking Age Shipyard Uncovered at Birka is Like Nothing Ever Found Before

Archeologists from Stockholm have located a unique Viking Age shipyard site at Birka. The discovery challenges previous theories about how the maritime activities of the Viking Age were organized. The site consists of a stone-lined depression along what had been the shore at that time, and a series of wooden slides for launching boats. Finds […]

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Baby woolly mammoth – beautifully preserved – found in Yukon

Miners in Yukon, Canada stumbled upon a well preserved, 30,000-year-old baby woolly mammoth. She’s beautiful, geologists said.

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Wow! Giant bacterium is largest ever discovered

Scientists say they have discovered the largest species of bacteria ever found. The giant bacterium is 0.4 inches (1 centimeter) long.

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Legendary Spanish Galleon Shipwreck Discovered After Vanishing 300 Years Ago

In 1693, a Spanish trading ship left the colony in Manilla heading for Mexico. It was never to be seen again until our generation. Now, 15 years of volunteer maritime archeology and plumbing of royal Spanish archives have discovered the identify of the ship—solving a local mystery that has endured since before America was colonized. […]

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Life on Venus unlikely, says new study. But …

A new study from the University of Cambridge suggests that atmospheric life on Venus is unlikely. The evidence for phosphine, however, continues to mount.

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Paleontologists Discover Their Fossil Reveals Dinosaurs Had ‘Belly Buttons’

Thanks to an ‘incredible’ fossil, paleontologists have confirmed that dinosaurs indeed had belly buttons—and at the same time set a new record for the oldest one ever found in reptiles and mammals. Scientists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and international colleagues in Argentina and the U.S. used a high-tech laser imaging technology […]

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Marine RNA Viruses Could Play a Key Role in Fighting Global Warming – News18

Ocean waters are home to a huge array of RNA virus species, and incredibly, some of them may in fact help store carbon on the ocean floor. This surprising discovery was made by American scientists from Ohio State University who…

Iraqi Drought Reveals Stunning 3,400-Year-Old City Covered By Tigris River

German and Kurdish archaeologists have uncovered an ancient metropolis of the Mittani Empire once submerged below the Tigris River. The settlement was revealed when the levels of the Mosul reservoir plunged earlier this year due to extreme drought in Iraq. The extensive city with a palace and several large buildings could be Zakhiku—believed to have […]

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Dogs Became Perfect Human Companion Thanks to a Gene that Lowered Their Stress: New Study

Dogs became ‘man’s best friend’ because of a gene that lowered their stress and made them more relaxed around people, according to new research from Japan. Descended from wolves, the domestication of dogs which enabled their special relationship with humans has baffled evolutionary experts for decades. Now, a team at Azabu University reckon they have […]

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