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Whales know how to sing
Oceanography

Whales know how to sing

The whining of the blue whale is a complex sound that may be deeper than any human hearing limit. Those sounds are so powerful that they can pass through the ocean. Argu…

December 17, 2018
The ocean absorbs 50% of CO2 emissions
Oceanography

The ocean absorbs 50% of CO2 emissions

About 50% of the total amount of CO2 emitted by humans since the industrial revolution has dissolved into the world's oceans, adversely affecting marine organisms.

December 17, 2018
New archaeological findings in North Africa may
Archeology

New archaeological findings in North Africa may

Scientists recently published archaeological findings in Algeria with many animal and stone tools showing that not only East Africa, but all of Africa, is the cradle of…

December 17, 2018
Elephant birds are nocturnal and blind
Archeology

Elephant birds are nocturnal and blind

Researchers at the University of Texas say the bird, once living in Madagascar, is a nocturnal species and is likely to be blind, based on studying its brain shape.

December 17, 2018
What did humans eat from 8,000 years ago?
Archeology

What did humans eat from 8,000 years ago?

An international team of researchers from the Department of Human History at the University of Iena (France), Freie University Berlin and York University have identified…

December 17, 2018