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Genghis Khan’s climate: Research reveals climate conditions at beginning of Khan’s...

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Ian T. D. Thomson
Research published in the journal Science has helped to explain the climate conditions behind Genghis Khan’s rise to power. Through examining the inside of old trees from lava fields in Mongolia, researchers were able...
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Science briefs: The fear factor and chocolate abuse

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Ian T. D. Thomson
Study shows fear can be erased from brain A new study from Uppsala University in Sweden has shined light on the emotions involved with fear and its memory recall. Published on Sept. 20 in the...
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Science briefs: News from the world of genetics and stem cells

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Ian T. D. Thomson
New study able to identify genes involved in Face shape A new study, published by Plos Genetics, has shined a light on the genes that shape the human face. Using techniques of 3D magnetic resonance...
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Survival of the richest? Wealthy families producing fewer children, study explains

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Ian T. D. Thomson
A recent study from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Stockholm University, and University College London has shined some light on the relationship between socioeconomic position and fertility rates. Published in the...
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Sloths of Ohio and their hunters

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Ian T. D. Thomson
Analysis of ground sloth bones evidences prehistoric human life in the Ohio area
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The Age of Aquarius

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Ian T. D. Thomson
Threats posed by rising sea levels cause the Republic of Kiribati to consider relocating population
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The Indian amphibian

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Ian T. D. Thomson
Newly discovered family of amphibians in the under explored regions of Northeast India
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