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About lower back pain and Neanderthals

Instruction of the lower back of a Neanderthal (left) compared to that of a post-industrial modern human (right). © Scott Williams, NYU's Department...

Happy and sad grunts captured

Is that a happy pig? Apparently this can be determined from his sounds. © Fotosmurf03/iStock A pig's grunting and squeaking reflects whether it...

Amazon rainforest is losing its resilience

View of the Amazon rainforest. © JarnoVerdonk The Amazon rainforest is considered the “green lung” of the planet and an important biodiversity hotspot. ...

Unsolvable ‘sudoku’ from eighteenth century solved with quantum tricks

Physicists have managed to crack an age-old puzzle without a solution by using principles from quantum mechanics. Imagine six regiments, each of which...

These rules should apply to all life – even if it’s nothing like us

Even if extraterrestrial life uses completely different molecules than terrestrial organisms, it would have to stick to a set of relationships found by...

How To Become a Pediatric Dentist

Many dental students often go through long and challenging study years since dentistry is also part of medicine. For those who decide to specialize...

More alcohol, less brains

Alcohol consumption is reflected in the brain. © Ekaterina Chizhevskaya A glass of wine in the evening, maybe a beer with friends: According to...

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