Human DNA extracted from 5,700-year-old chewing gum
Researchers have extracted human DNA from a 5,700-year-old chewed wad of pitch from Denmark. They were also able to decipher that the genome belonged to a woman and also could determine that she probably had blue eyes, dark skin and dark hair
Global food system changes led to overweight-malnutrition in low and moderate income countries
Ae Lancet report showed that more than one-third of the low and middle income countries are suffering from overlapping form of malnutrition – 45 out of 123 countries in the 1990s and 48 out of 126 countries in the 2010s
Greenland’s ice sheet melting 7 times faster than in 1990s
The sea level rises are likely to reach 67 centimeters by 2100, which is about 7 centimeter more than the previous prediction of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Discovery of giant black hole in the Milky Way poses new challenges
The black hole, named LB1, is estimated to have a mass 70 times that of the sun, and sits at a distance of 13,800 light years from the Earth
Ahead of COP25, EU declares climate emergency
The members of the EU were urged to commit to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The European parliament also voted for a target of curbing greenhouse emission by 55% by 2030
Underlying universality of diverse music
New research published in Science states that music is not only universal, but similar songs are used in similar contexts around the world
Greenhouse gas concentration in atmosphere at record high: report
As per a World Meteorological Organisation bulletin, global averaged concentration of carbon dioxide reached 407.8 parts per million in 2018, a surge from 405.5 ppm in 2017.
GPS System in Human Brain and Memory Recall
New research has identified memory-trace-cells, which are special neurons that get activated when one recalls memories involved in specific locations