Homosexuality may have evolved for social, not sexual reasons

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“We shouldn’t limit our thinking about the evolution of sex to its reproductive functions. We must also consider its social functions.”

Modified Sugars Show Broad-Spectrum Virucidal Activity

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“This exciting new material can work to break down multiple viruses making for cost-effective new treatments even for resistant viruses.”

Star Trek: Picard - Episode 3 "The End Is The Beginning"

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Star Trek: Picard - Episode 2 "Maps And Legends" Recap - Plus Series Premiere, Free Full Episode

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Star Trek: Picard - Episode 1 "Remembrance" Recap

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Possible Supernova Alert - Betelgeuse's bizarre dimming has astronomers scratching their heads

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“The unusual dimming episode has made some astronomers wonder whether Betelgeuse is about to go supernova.”

Is There Hope For The American Republic After Trump?

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Climate change 'tipping points' too close for comfort

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“Loading the atmosphere with five million tonnes of CO2 every hour has pushed Earth dangerously close to a no-return threshold, beyond which lies an...”

Evolution tells us we might be the only intelligent life in the universe

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“Complex animals evolved once in life’s history, suggesting they’re improbable.”

  Author: Nick Longrich - Senior Lecturer, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Bath Article is authorized to be reproduced under Creative Commons license from source Are we alone in the universe? It comes down to whether intelligence is a probable outcome of natural...

Star Trek: Picard - Second Trailer

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