Science
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[:es]Two ways you can tell someone is sick just by looking at them[:]
[:es]When you’re sick, it’s written all over your face. [:]
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[:es]Life may have originated on Earth 4 billion years ago, study of controversial fossils suggests[:]
[:es]In 1992, researchers discovered evidence of what was then potentially the earliest life on Earth: 3.5-billion-year-old microscopic squiggles encased in Australian rocks. Since then, however, scientists have debated whether these […]
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[:es]Spy satellites are revealing Afghanistan’s lost empires[:]
[:es]For archaeologists, Afghanistan is virtually off-limits for fieldwork, as Taliban forces battle the Kabul government in far-flung provinces and security remains tenuous even in the capital. Yet U.S. and Afghan […]
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[:es]Newborn babies know their numbers[:]
[:es]A new study suggests that newborns associate the concept of “few” with “left” and “many” with “right,” supporting the idea that such bias might be innate.[:]
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[:es]Scientists just added two functional letters to the genetic code[:]
[:es]All life forms on Earth use the same genetic alphabet of the bases A, T, C, and G—nitrogen-containing compounds that constitute the building blocks of DNA and spell out the […]
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[:es]This robot made of algae can swim through your body—thanks to magnets[:]
[:es]Scientists have manipulated spirulina, a microscopic plant and food supplement, to travel through people in response to magnetic signals. The biohybrid robot could one day carry drugs to specific parts […]
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[:es]Does a sea of viruses inside our body help keep us healthy?[:]
[:es]A century after they were discovered killing bacteria in the feces of World War I soldiers, the viruses known as bacteriophages, or simply phages, are drawing new attention for the […]
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[:es]How taming cows and horses sparked inequality across the ancient world[:]
[:es]Cattle and other livestock may have boosted inequality in Old World societies, including ancient Egypt[:]
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[:es]This fabric can give you your own personal climate-control system[:]
[:es]Few things may be tackier than reversible garments, but a team of engineers has invented a new fabric that could be—literally—both the hottest and the coolest thing in clothing. The […]