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A new study published on October 17th in the journal PNAS, led by a CNRS researcher, has for the first time used zinc isotope analysis to determine the position of Neanderthals in the food chain. Thei

Viewpoint A “Green” Quantum Sensor Vadim Vorobyov Institute of Physics, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany Researchers have demonstrated a quantum sensor that can power itself using sunlig

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New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides evidence that voters in Georgia who embraced Donald Trump’s claims of widespread election fraud were less likely

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