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Amostras de gelo extraídas do Planalto Tibetano permitiram aos cientistas recuperar o equivalente a 1.705 espécies de vírus, cujos genomas contam a história de 41 mil anos de mudanças climáticas.
From ice cores extracted from the Tibetan Plateau, scientists recovered the equivalent of 1,705 virus species. Reading their genomes tells the story of 41,000 years of climate change.
Typical news readers prefer news headlines with simple language over more complex wording.
The US maintains close to 1,000 troops in Syria and supports Kurdish groups in the northeast and some opposition groups in the southeast.
Older adults are at risk for contracting STDs – not only because of stigma and infrequent condom use, but also because of physical changes due to aging.
Following the most violent anti-Syrian riots to date in Turkish areas with large Syrian refugee populations, Turkey and Syria are on a delicate path to rapprochement that will affect the Middle East.
Under normal circumstances, Trump’s criminal record and other aspects of his life, including financial history, would disqualify him from getting access to classified information.
The more ambivalent a person is about a political issue, the more likely they are to support violence and other extreme actions relating to that issue.
Human bondage was big business in the antebellum US, and men weren’t the only ones cashing in.
Paleontologist Bill Ausich explains whether dinosaurs could ever roam the Earth again. Listen on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.
When landslides or glaciers bring rocks to the surface, cosmic rays bombard them, smashing common atoms into rarer forms and acting as a chronometer of the changing Earth.
You can thank yeast and bacteria for the distinctive taste and smell of the oldest leavened bread in history.
A powerful storm system produced dozens of destructive tornadoes over three days that tore apart homes in Oklahoma, Nebraska and Iowa. A meteorologist explains the conditions that fueled them.
Rwanda is touted as one of the leading nations when it comes to strides toward gender equality. But the role of female ‘rescuers’ in the 1994 genocide is being downplayed.
Science rankings rely on papers in academic journals. Broadening the view to include many more open-access journals will upend the usual order – thanks to China’s vast number of publications.
Derrière la fermentation, la torréfaction, le broyage qui transforment le cacao en tablettes de chocolat, bonbons et pâtisseries, c’est de la science qui se cache.
Activities such as deep breathing, muscle relaxation, yoga and meditation help people manage their anger, according to a meta-analysis of studies involving more than 10,000 participants.
Big changes would require an act of Congress but lawmakers have not stepped up. And there’s been pushback against new rules the IRS has proposed for these accounts reserved for giving.
The NRA’s new leaders have to make important decisions as they confront a shaky financial future.
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Associate Professor of Law; Senior Faculty Fellow, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, The Ohio State University
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Senior Research Associate Engineer, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Geography, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of Communication, The Ohio State University
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PhD Student, Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University
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Assistant Director Polar Rock Repository, Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University
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Distinguished University Professor, Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Microbiology, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Psychology, The Ohio State University
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Postdoctoral fellow, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Economics, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of Microbiology, The Ohio State University
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Academy Professor of Paleontology, The Ohio State University
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Research Associate at the Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University
