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Well-Preserved Homo Erectus Skull Discovered in Eastern China
A Homo erectus skull estimated to be between 150,000 and 412,000 years old has been uncovered in Eastern China.
Is The Meat Safe To Eat? Nanotubes Have The Answer
Fluorescent nanotubes that dim in response to amines could be used to detect meat spoilage in near real-time.
The Best Of Both Worlds: Titanium That Is Both Strong & Ductile
By using a combination of long columns of coarse grains in a patchwork of small grains, researchers have designed a metal that is both strong and ductile.
Stop Copper Trafficking, Stop Cancer
Instead of reducing blood copper levels, drugs that target copper transporters could be a safer way to treat cancer.
Solving The Mystery Of The Disappearing Anti-Matter
The STAR Collaboration has made the world's first measurements of interactions between fundamental particles known as antiprotons.
Crystal Structure Of Blood Clotting Factor Uncovered
The crystal structure of tissue-type plasminogen activator could lead to the development of new thrombolytic drugs with higher efficacy and lower side effects.
Bees Pack More Food If Rewards Are Uncertain
When faced with uncertain rewards from their foraging journeys, honey bees reduce the risk of starvation by carrying more food with them.
Brain Wave Reader Spells 60 Characters A Minute
Researchers have developed a high-speed electroencephalogram reader that can transfer information at 5.32 bits per second.
A Moldy Trick For Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Isolated from the common mold Aspergillus fumigatus, the enzyme FtmOx1 can add two oxygen atoms to molecules efficiently.
