Large mammals shaped the evolution of humans: here’s why it happened in Africa
Johannesburg, January 27
That humans originated in Africa is widely accepted. But it's not generally…
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Black Twitter shaped the platform, but its future lies elsewhere
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From cartoon memes to…
The Black Death shaped the evolution of immunity genes, setting the course for how we respond to…
An international team of scientists who analyzed centuries-old DNA from victims and survivors of the Black Death pandemic has identified key genetic…
The Legendary Frank Drake Shaped the Search for Alien Life
Frank Drake, a leading figure in planetary astronomy and astrobiology who inspired the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI, died Friday,…
Dave Smith, Whose Synthesizers Shaped Electronic Music, Dies at 72
Unlike a piano or organ, early synthesizers, like the Moog and ARP, could generate only one note at a time. Shaping a particular tone involved setting…
How Broadcom CEO Hock Tan shaped a tech giant through acquisitions
Once a poor "skinny kid" from Malaysia, Hock Tan was going head-to-head with a legendary US technology mogul for a transformative acquisition. Tan placed a…
This iPhone charger is shaped like an adorable miniature Macintosh
Tech brand Shargeek will soon be launching the wholesome, Apple Macintosh-inspired Retro 35 GaN Charger, after a massively successful Indiegogo campaign…
Changes in vegetation shaped global temperatures over last 10,000 years
Follow the pollen. Records from past plant life tell the real story of global temperatures, according to research from a climate scientist at Washington…
Scientists develop the largest, most detailed model of the early universe to date: Named after a…
It all started around 13.8 billion years ago with a big, cosmological "bang" that brought the universe suddenly and spectacularly into existence. Shortly…