Tropical trees are more neighborly than trees further from the equator, study finds

Tropical trees are better neighbors than trees in temperate forests, according to a study published in the journal Nature by ...
Live Science

Ancient Korean society practiced human sacrifice and high inbreeding, researchers find

A genomic analysis of dozens of ancient Korean skeletons revealed a special "sacrificial caste" of people. About 1,500 years ...
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Tropical trees are more neighborly

Tropical trees are more neighborly than trees further from the equator, perhaps contributing to higher biodiversity in the tropics. Will warmer temperatures lead to even friendlier interactions among ...
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian To Mark Nation’s 250th With Exhibition Presenting America’s Shared Natural and Cultural Heritage Including Objects From All 50 States

Visitors Invited To Celebrate and Reflect on Connections Spanning US Represented in the National Museum of Natural History’s ...
Smithsonian Magazine

What Is a Shark? A New Genetic Analysis Throws an ‘Unexpected Wrench’ Into Our Understanding of the Ocean Predators

Some shark species might belong to their own distinct lineage, which is separate from all other sharks, rays and skates, ...
Reuters

Pope Leo calls war in Middle East a 'scandal' to humanity

VATICAN CITY, March 22 (Reuters) - Pope Leo on Sunday said death and suffering caused by the war in ‌the Middle East are a "scandal to the whole human family", renewing his plea for an immediate ...
National Catholic Reporter

Pope Leo: Death and pain caused by wars a scandal for entire human family

As the U.S. and Israel-Iran war enters its fourth week, and amid a deep humanitarian crisis throughout the region, Pope Leo XIV appealed during his Sunday Angelus prayer March 22: "Persevere in prayer ...
Reuters

Detained Britons used as 'human shields' in Iran war zone, family says

LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - The family of a British couple detained in Iran said on Friday the pair were being used as "human shields" during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and they accused Britain's ...
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"It's A Difficult Question": Why Researchers Are Divided Over The Age And Ancestry Of These Ancient Chinese Skulls

Tom has a master’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Oxford and his interests range from immunology and microscopy to the philosophy of science.View full profile Tom has a master’s degree ...
Cosmopolitan

‘Dynasty: The Murdochs’: The Murdoch Family Tree and Media Empire Explained

Rupert Murdoch has been a prominent media tycoon for over 70 years and boasts a staggering net worth of $22.5billion. Of course, these are just the cherries on the cake — Murdoch's business portfolio ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A New, Endemic Tree Species Discovered in an Indigenous Area is Already Threatened

Botanists from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) named the new species, Clusia nanophylla, because of the tiny size of the leaves, the smallest within the genus. This species has only ...
AOL

The ‘Outlander’ Family Tree Just Keeps Getting Bigger

Outlander—a.k.a the sexiest show ever made about time travel and war—has returned for its eighth and final season on Starz. Over the past seven seasons, the flagship series has hopped back and forth ...