Read more about the article Researchers To Study 119-Year-Old Woman In Bid To Discover Secrets To Longevity And Old Age
Picture shows Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, undated. She is 119 years old resident of Itaperuna, Brazil. (Newsflash)
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Researchers To Study 119-Year-Old Woman In Bid To Discover Secrets To Longevity And Old Age

Researchers are to study this 119-year-old woman in a project to unlock the secrets of longevity and old age. Picture shows Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, undated. She is 119 years old resident of Itaperuna, Brazil. (Newsflash) Dona Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva lives in Itaperuna, in the northwest of…

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March 19, 2024
Read more about the article Black-Capped Chickadees Follow Correct Note Structure When Communicating And Can Identify Errors
Image shows a black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), in undated photo. They can reportedly follow the notes' structure in their communication and distinguish incorrect sequences of notes from correct ones. (Newsflash)
Animals / Science

Black-Capped Chickadees Follow Correct Note Structure When Communicating And Can Identify Errors

A new study has revealed that black-capped chickadees follow a precise set of notes when warning each other of danger and can even identify correct from incorrect tones in the melody. Image shows a black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), in undated photo. They can reportedly follow the notes' structure in their…

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May 24, 2023
Read more about the article Cosmetics Chemicals Can Trigger Infertility And Obesity In Newborns, Says Study
Picture shows an illustrative image of newborn babys umbilical cord, undated. Dr. Silvia Diaz-Cruz, IDAEA-CSIC researcher, said that 11 new chemical compounds (including UV and parabens widely used in cosmetics) were detected in the blood of umbilical cords of 69 newborn babies from Barcelona. (Newsflash)
Health

Cosmetics Chemicals Can Trigger Infertility And Obesity In Newborns, Says Study

Mums-to-be are contaminating their unborn babies in the womb with toxic chemicals found in their beauty products, a new study has revealed. Picture shows an illustrative image of newborn babys umbilical cord, undated. Dr. Silvia Diaz-Cruz, IDAEA-CSIC researcher, said that 11 new chemical compounds (including UV and parabens widely used…

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May 24, 2023
Read more about the article Ancient Stone Age Human Tools Could Have Been Made By Monkeys, Says Study
Image shows an example of a long-tailed macaque using a stone tool to access food, undated photo. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in the city of Leipzig, Germany, claimed that some accidentally produced stone fragments made by macaques resemble some of the earliest hominin stone artifacts. ( Lydia V. Luncz/Newsflash)
Animals

Ancient Stone Age Human Tools Could Have Been Made By Monkeys, Says Study

New research into ancient tools has revealed that cutting stones once believed to be made by early humans could actually have been the work of monkeys. Image shows an example of a long-tailed macaque using a stone tool to access food, undated photo. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for…

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March 16, 2023
Read more about the article Steel Was Already Used In In Stone Age Europe 2,900 Years Ago, Says Study
Image shows geochemical analyses used by the researchers to show that stone stelae on the Iberian peninsula that date back to the Final Bronze Age feature complex engravings that could only have been done using tempered steel, undated photo. This was backed up by metallographic analyses of an iron chisel from the same period and region that showed the necessary carbon content to be proper steel. (Rafael Ferreiro Maehlmann/Newsflash)
History

Steel Was Already Used In In Stone Age Europe 2,900 Years Ago, Says Study

New research by German scientists has revealed that Europeans already used steel tools nearly 3,000 years ago. Image shows geochemical analyses used by the researchers to show that stone stelae on the Iberian peninsula that date back to the Final Bronze Age feature complex engravings that could only have been…

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March 12, 2023