"Amborella sequence might help to explain why flowering plants conquered Earth." http://www.nature.com/news/shrub-genome-reveals-secrets-of-flower-power-1.14426 …
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Were ancient Minoans centuries ahead of their time?
"A geometrical figure commonly attributed to Archimedes in 300 BC has been identified in Minoan wall paintings dated to over 1,000 years earlier." http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060227/full/news060227-3.html. Compare this to the Golden Ratio or …
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Polynesian people used binary numbers 600 years ago
"Polynesian people used binary numbers 600 years ago. Base-2 system helped to simplify calculations centuries before Europeans rediscovered it." http://www.nature.com/news/polynesian-people-used-binary-numbers-600-years-ago-1.14380. More reasons to …
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Extraterresital life in our solar system?
"Hubble spots water spurting fr0m Europa. Space telescope observes possible plumes emanating from mystery moon's south pole." http://www.nature.com/news/hubble-spots-water-spurting-from-europa-1.14357 …
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Most Important Scientific Breakthroughs of 2013?
What would you include on your top ten list of scientific breakthroughs for 2013. Science magazine videoblogged their picks here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X-Cl9CMVzg …
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The universe is far more incredible than we imagine.
"Simulations back up theory that Universe is a hologram. A ten-dimensional theory of gravity makes the same predictions as standard quantum physics in fewer dimensions." …
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