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Sugar may have been a key ingredient in human evolution

A sweet tooth for sugars from fruits and honey may have helped fuel brain growth in our primate cousins and early human ancestors, a new study suggests. Source link

Venus Isn’t Dead After All

When it comes to literary allegories, Venus is about as close to Dante's description of hell as one can get! Its atmosphere is 93 times as dense as Earth's, which is...

Why Your Garmin VO2max Number Drops in the Summer (and How to Fix It)

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Heat-trapping asteroid dust may have incinerated the dinosaurs within hours  

Scientists have spent decades debating what killed the dinosaurs. Some say volcanoes triggered the dinosaurs’ decline a million years before the infamous asteroid hit 66 million years ago. Others say the dinosaurs slowly starved after the asteroid’s impact generated a dust cloud so...

Weeks before devastating wildfires hit, Spokane practiced a mass evacuation – the drill paid off

When a wildfire is headed your way, evacuating may sound straightforward: Gather your belongings, get in the car and leave.In reality, it is one of the most complex decisions a person can face.Fast-moving fires, shifting...

Just weeks before devastating wildfires hit, Spokane practiced a mass evacuation – the drill paid off

When a wildfire is headed your way, evacuating may sound straightforward: Gather your belongings, get in the car and leave.In reality, it is one of the most complex decisions a person can face.Fast-moving fires, shifting...

NHS must plan for heatwaves like it does for winter, health secretary says

Speaking about the recent heatwaves, England's health secretary, who also gave an interview to the Guardian newspaper on the topic, said: "I spoke to A&E staff who were telling me that they've had a big increase in patients coming...

All of England’s rivers and lakes polluted with chemicals, officials say

The Environment Agency stressed that this year's data could not be directly compared with 2019 because it had changed its methods.In particular, it said the steep fall in the number of lakes ranked as good - down about half...

Webb opens a Treasure Chest filled with stars

This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and billowing winds sculpt dust clouds into inventive shapes. This scene is from the Carina Nebula,...

New walk-in mental health centres to open in banks and libraries across England

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said: "Nobody should be left to struggle with their mental health alone. But every day, thousands of people are waiting months for help, then finding the only door open to them is a busy A&E."These...
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Nigerian army says it rescued 33 people kidnapped by gunmen

Nigeria's army has said it safely rescued 33 people after they were kidnapped by armed men while travelling through...
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