In the 1980s, paleontologists at the University of California Riverside visited Seymour Island, part of an island chain in the Antarctic Peninsula. They brought home a number of fossils — including the foot bone and partial jaw bone of two prehistoric birds.
No ‘mass exodus’ in California during the pandemic, study finds
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No, Californians have not been packing up and leaving the Golden State en masse during the Covid-19 pandemic. That's despite some headlines and anecdotal claims to the contrary, according to a new study published Th...
How do whales defy the odds of getting cancer? The answer is in their genes, new study says
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Cancer should be a near certainty for whales, the longest-living and largest mammals there are -- but scientists are finding that cetaceans are excellent at protecting themselves against the deadly disease. Just ho...
High schoolers who misuse prescription opioids are at higher risk for suicidal behaviors, study finds
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About one of every three high school students who said they were misusing prescription opioids when they were surveyed reported they had attempted suicide, according to a study published Monday in the journal Pediat...
More screen time is linked to binge eating in children, US study finds
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The ills of excessive screen time have been well-documented, but a recent study just identified another possible risk. Children between the ages of 9 and 11 in the US who have more screen time are more likely to dev...
Scientists have taken the first ever picture of a glow-in-the-dark shark
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Scientists have taken the first ever photos of a glow-in-the-dark shark producing its own light. The kitefin shark, Dalatias licha, is the world's largest known bioluminescent vertebrate, growing to nearly six feet ...
Why women should monitor blood pressure differently, according to a new study
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When you visit the doctor, often the first order of business is wrapping a blood pressure cuff around your arm and looking to the display screen for the magic number. What's that number, you ask? Less than 120 over ...
India’s groundwater crisis threatens food security for hundreds of millions, study says
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Hundreds of millions of people in India face a serious threat to their livelihoods and food security due to overexploitation of vital water supplies, according to the authors of a new study. India is one of the worl...
Police in Germany and Belgium make Europe’s biggest ever cocaine bust, worth billions of euros
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Authorities in Germany and Belgium seized more than 23,000 kilograms (50,700 pounds) of cocaine, worth billions of dollars, in an international operation that resulted in one arrest, officials said Wednesday, callin...
Talking on the phone for 10 minutes could make you feel less lonely, study says
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Talking to someone on the phone for 10 minutes multiple times a week -- if you're in control of the conversation -- can decrease loneliness, a new study revealed. Half of the 240 study participants were selected to...
More child migrants are arriving alone in Spain’s holiday islands than ever before. This is what happens to them
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Elementary school children don't typically venture far from home on their own, but 11-year-old Abou managed to cross a stretch of the Atlantic Ocean, from Africa to Europe, in the hands of strangers. Abou, from West...
Why Mary Lincoln is as controversial as ever
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Catherine Clinton is the author of "Mrs. Lincoln: A Life" and "Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom." She holds the Denman Chair of American History at the University of Texas in San Antonio and is professor emerita a...