The early introduction of peanut to the diets of infants at high-risk of developing peanut allergy significantly reduces the risk of peanut allergy until 6 years of age, even if they stop eating peanut around the age of five, according to a new study led by King’s College London. Published ...
Read More »Humans settled, set fire to Madagascar’s forests 1,000 years ago
There’s no question that our species has had a dramatic impact on the planet’s physical environment, particularly over the last few centuries, with the rise of modern industry, transportation, and infrastructure. But as new research shows, humans have been transforming the landscape, with lasting impacts, since long before the start ...
Read More »Fossil analysis pushes back human split from other primates by two million years
A paper in the latest issue of the journal Nature suggests a common ancestor of apes and humans, Chororapithecus abyssinicus, evolved in Africa, not Eurasia, two million years earlier than previously thought. “Our new research supports early divergence: 10 million years ago for the human-gorilla split and 8 million years ...
Read More »Ants were socializing — and sparring — nearly 100 million years ago, study finds
Like people, ants have often fought over food and territory. But ants began fighting long before humans: at least 99 million years ago, according to Phillip Barden, a fossil insect expert who works in the Insect and Evolution Lab of Jessica L. Ware, an assistant professor in the Department of ...
Read More »Long Thanh airport project likely years behind schedule
Long Thanh airport project likely years behind schedule DONG NAI (VNS) — The building of Long Thanh International Airport, which is set to become Viet Nam’s largest airport, will likely be inaugurated five years behind schedule if it follows procedures as required, the National Assembly Economic Committee said. To complete ...
Read More »Arms race between Ebola virus and bats, waged for millions of years
Ebola virus and bats have been waging a molecular battle for survival that may have started at least 25 million years ago, according to a study led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the University of Colorado-Boulder (CU-Boulder) and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases ...
Read More »Special Report: Year in Sports: A Super Bowl for the Ages Was Year’s Greatest Game
It is as rare as a belly laugh from Bill Belichick, but it does happen: The game hyped as the game of the year actually turns out to be the game of the year. So it went in 2015, when the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks, the top teams ...
Read More »All the Year’s Kickbutt Science From Space
I think I can say it: This was a badass year for space. When I learned about the solar system in elementary school, I thought of the planets as solid, immutable objects. They were far away, relatively unknowable, but I was comfortable—happy, even—with what I did know about them. The one ...
Read More »Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini Are Barred From Soccer for 8 Years
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, two of the most powerful figures in global soccer, were barred from the sport for eight years on Monday morning after being found guilty of ethics violations. The suspensions were imposed by the independent ethics committee of FIFA, soccer’s international governing body. Mr. Blatter, who ...
Read More »Enterprises have two years to prepare for FTAs
Enterprises have two years to prepare for FTAs HA NOI (VNS)— Businesses in the agriculture sector, especially breeding, would be most vulnerable to the effects of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with bigger partners. However, the firms have two years left for restructuring and improving their competitive ...
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