Following Genetic Footprints out of Africa: First Modern Humans Settled in Arabia

Following Genetic Footprints out of Africa: First Modern Humans Settled in Arabia

  9:18:00 PM    Science Lover

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A new study, using genetic analysis to look for clues about human migration over sixty thousand years ago, suggests that the first modern humans settled in Arabia on their way from the Horn of Africa to the rest of the world. A new study, using genetic analysis...

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Why Alcohol Is Addicting: Endorphins in Brain

Why Alcohol Is Addicting: Endorphins in Brain

  9:51:00 PM    Science Lover

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Drinking alcohol leads to the release of endorphins in areas of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward, according to a study led by researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). New...

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Leaping Lizards and Dinosaurs Inspire Robot Design

Leaping Lizards and Dinosaurs Inspire Robot Design

  10:48:00 PM    Science Lover

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Leaping lizards have a message for robots: Get a tail! University of California, Berkeley, biologists and engineers -- including undergraduate and graduate students -- studied how lizards manage to leap successfully even when they slip and stumble. They found that...

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