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False widow spiders 230 times more venomous than native species, scientists find | Science & Tech News
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The bite of a noble false widow spider is up to 230 times more venomous than native Irish spiders, a study has found. A team of researchers at National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) investigated the potency of the spider’s venom to understand why it is so successful at spreading through towns and cities worldwide.…
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‘Wrinkly bag’ creature with no anus is not a human ancestor, scientists find | Science & Tech News
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A “wrinkly” creature with no anus that was thought to be an ancient human ancestor is in fact not, scientists have found. The microscopic creature has been described by researchers at the University of Bristol as “a spiky, wrinkly sack” and is named Saccorhytus, from the Latin and Ancient Greek meaning “wrinkly bag”. It has…
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Scientists find evidence that continents were formed by giant meteor impacts | Science & Tech News
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Scientists have discovered what they believe is the strongest evidence to date that the continents were formed by giant meteor impacts during the Earth’s early history. Meteorite impacts were “particularly prevalent during the first billion years or so of our planet’s four-and-a-half billion year history”, according to researchers from Curtin University. The theory that the…
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Antidepressants called into question as researchers find ‘no convincing evidence’ depression is caused by ‘chemical imbalance’ | UK News
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Many antidepressants might not be treating the condition, because they are being used to correct a cause of depression that doesn’t actually exist, new research has suggested. A new review of existing studies concludes that the “chemical imbalance” theory of depression, in particular low levels of serotonin, does not stand up to scrutiny. Serotonin is…