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IMAGE: The microbiome is also an important part of the immune response in amphibians. view more  Credit: Dirk Schmeller Researchers from the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), the Université de Toulouse and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) show how the microbial colonisation of the organism influences the interactions between living organisms,…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger — that claim is so universally accepted that it’s a common truism in contexts from everyday conversations to Top 40 pop charts. But new research led by a team of Brown University researchers finds that this is false. In fact, the research suggests…

An international team of archaeologists has uncovered a diminutive carving, depicting a standing bird, at the Paleolithic site of Lingjing in Henan, China. The artifact is estimated to be 13,500 years old, making it the oldest example of East Asian 3D art ever discovered. Lingjing bird carving: (A) photographs of the six aspects of the…

Astronomers have found evidence of a substellar companion — a low-mass brown dwarf or a giant planet — orbiting Roque 12, a member of the young stellar cluster Pleiades. An artist’s impression of the Roque 12 binary system in the Pleiades cluster. Image credit: Sci-News.com / NASA / ESA / AURA / Caltech. The Pleiades…

Photo: ShutterstockAmid the tumult and anger of recent weeks, as police clashed with protesters demonstrating for reforms in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, the monuments to the Confederacy still standing throughout the south became targets. News stories abound of Confederate statues being defaced or toppled by protesters and proactively removed by local…

Graphic: Gabe CareyBest Deals of the DayBest Deals of the DayThe best deals from around the web, updated daily.A rare discount on Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro, an Amazon Echo Dot bundle deal, a DC Bombshell Death Statue collectible figurine, a pre-order sale on Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath, a Lazmac inflatable air lounger, and a Rubbermaid…

A soothing video game take on BBC nature documentariesI’ve been counting the days until Beyond Blue’s PC and console release since it showed up on Apple Arcade back in April. This soothing, somber, immersive oceanic adventure game just seemed like something I’d want to experience on a larger screen, you know? I’m glad I held…

2020-06-10 18:37:00by Brett MakedonskiOops Well, RIP to that ambitious endeavor. It may or may not be impossible to get through a whole post about Mortal Shell without once bringing up Dark Souls. I wouldn’t know because I blew it in the headline. As part of this afternoon’s IGN Summer of Gaming stream, developer Cold Symmetry gave…

2020-06-10 18:00:00by Jordan DevoreFrom the makers of Slime-san I love a good 3D platformer and I especially love video games with demonic protagonists. Demon Turf, a trippy-looking title with 2D characters in a 3D world, kills two birds with one smoldering stone. The upcoming PC, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series X (it begins!) action-platforming game…

CrossFit CEO Greg Glassman stepped down on Tuesday following massive backlash against a tweet he made over the weekend that referenced George Floyd’s killing.Driving the news: Reebok, several top-tier athletes and multiple gyms across the country have since broke ties with CrossFit in response to Glassman’s tweet and his comments in response to pressure to…

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