Humans began cultivating crops about 12,000 years ago. Ants have been at it rather longer.
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Blood Test Predicts Stroke Risk in Patients with Diabetes
Having diabetes is a risk factor for many other health conditions, including stroke.
Ancient Intervention Could Boost Dwindling Water Reserves in Coastal Peru
Nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains, the people of Peru’s coastal region rely on surface water from the Andes for drinking water, industry, and animal and crop farming.
Conceptual Model Can Explain How Thunderstorm Clouds Bunch Together
Understanding how the weather and climate change is one of the most important challenges in science today.
Columbia Researchers Provide New Evidence on the Reliability of Climate Modeling
For decades, scientists studying a key climate phenomenon have been grappling with contradictory data that have threated to undermine confidence in the reliability of climate models overall.
Big Data Says Food Is Too Sweet
New research from the Monell Center analyzed nearly 400,000 food reviews posted by Amazon customers to gain real-world insight into the food choices that people make.