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Solastalgia: The Feeling Of Sadness When One’s Home Environment Is Damaged

Solastalgia, a neologism coined by Professor Glenn Albrecht in 2003, describes the distress or sadness a person feels when their home environment is desolated in ways they cannot control.

Genome Of Aboriginal Australian Reveals They Arrived On The Continent First

DNA from the hair of an Aboriginal Australian man who lived in the early 20th century shows that they are the direct descendants of the first Australians as early as 50,000 years ago.

Researchers Find Achilles’ Heel Of Hepatitis C Virus

Efforts to create an effective vaccine against the potentially fatal Hepatitis C virus have received a major boost following the discovery of two weaknesses within the virus.