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Meat is the driving force of evolution
Archeology

Meat is the driving force of evolution

Scientists explained that human ancestors began to use meat as food about 1.5 million years ago, meaning much earlier than current theories.

December 17, 2018
Discover the oldest dinosaur protein
Archeology

Discover the oldest dinosaur protein

A recent study has found that fossil feet of platypus dinosaurs living 80 million years ago have the oldest proteins stored in soft tissues.

December 17, 2018
Tyrant dinosaurs are brothers with chickens
Archeology

Tyrant dinosaurs are brothers with chickens

Tiny pieces of protein taken from a 68 million-year-old dinosaur bone have provided the first genetic evidence that suggests that the tyrant dinosaurs are distant relati…

December 17, 2018
China will let astronauts eat rice in space
Space science

China will let astronauts eat rice in space

An experiment for astronauts to use rice worms to feed themselves in the process of conquering space has been carried out at Beijing Air and Space University.

December 17, 2018
Russian space hotel joins science
Space science

Russian space hotel joins science

In 2010, Orbital Technologies, a Russian company, once announced plans to build hotels on earth orbit. As planned, the first module of the hotel will be put into orbit i…

December 17, 2018
Explain why plants have different leaf shapes
Biology

Explain why plants have different leaf shapes

According to German scientists, the protein called LMI1 is responsible for the development and shape of leaves as well as the formation of variable leaves, ie the antenn…

December 17, 2018