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Oldest Suspected Wooden Structure Predates Modern Humans
Archaeologists investigating cut logs and other wooden tools at a site near Zambia’s Kalambo Falls have found the settlement to be far more ancient than previously thought: the logs date back to nearly half a million years ago, before our species (Homo sapiens) appeared on Earth. Though some tools are less than 400,000 years old,…
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Deepest Virus Ever Detected Unearthed by Scientists in the Mariana Trench
In new research this week, scientists say they’ve unearthed a viral denizen from the depths of the Mariana Trench. The virus is believed to be the deepest of its kind ever discovered and preys on certain bacteria. The Mariana Trench, named after the nearby islands, is found in the Pacific and is the deepest oceanic…
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MIT Scientists Create Device That Might Make Insulin Injections Obsolete Someday
MIT scientists might be one step closer to making insulin injections a thing of the past. In a new study this week, they’ve shown that it’s possible to implant a medical device inside mice that produces its own supply of insulin for up to a month. More research will be needed before this technology would…
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Who Invented Kissing? Ancient Mesopotamian Texts May Be Oldest Record of Smooches
Couples in Mesopotamia could have been the first ones smooching as we know it. Research analysing written records from the area reveals that people in the Cradle of Civilisation could have participated in the oldest recorded acts of kissing.