Tag: discovered

How was popcorn discovered? An archaeologist on its likely appeal to people within the Americas 1000’s of years ago

How was popcorn discovered? – Kendra, 11 years old, Penn Yan, New York One has ...

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Lucy was discovered in Ethiopia 50 years ago and was just one.16 meters tall – but she still towers over our understanding of human origins

In 1974, the US paleoanthropologist conducted a study in Hadar within the distant wasteland of ...

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“Alarmingly high”: E.coli levels discovered within the Thames before famous regatta

LONDON — Just days before elite rowers compete within the international Henley Regatta on Britain's ...

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Space radiation can damage satellites – my team discovered that a next-generation material can heal itself when exposed to cosmic radiation

The space environment is harsh and stuffed with extreme radiationScientists designing spacecraft and satellites need ...

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Are older adults more vulnerable to fraud? What psychologists have discovered about who’s most vulnerable and when

About 1 in 6 Americans are 65 years or olderand this percentage is predicted to ...

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A young black scientist discovered a vital treatment for leprosy within the Twenties – but an older colleague took the credit

Hansen's disease, also generally known as leprosy, is now treatable — and that's thanks partly ...

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