Science

Study: Cocoa Compounds Help Cells Release More Insulin

When a person has diabetes, their body either doesn’t produce enough insulin or doesn’t process blood sugar properly; at the root of that is the failure of ?-cells (beta cells), whose job is to produce the sugar-regulating hormone insulin. A Brigham Young University-led study finds beta cells work better and …

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Researchers Uncover Purpose of Mysterious Amazonian Geoglyphs

Geometrical earthworks found in the Amazon rainforest — dubbed the Geoglyphs of Acre — were once important ritual communication spaces, says a duo of researchers from the São Paulo University in Brazil and the University of Helsinki in Finland. Sa and Seu Chiquinho sites featuring circular, square, and U-shaped earthworks. …

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Archaic Whales were Ferocious Predators, New Research Shows

The teeth of archaic whales were as sharp as those of terrestrial predators, and thus were capable of capturing and processing prey, according to new research published in the journal Biology Letters. Reconstruction of the ancient toothed whale Janjucetus. Image credit: Carl Buell. “Contrary to what many people thought, it …

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Meet Lagenanectes richterae, One of Oldest Known Elasmosaurs

In a study published Friday in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, paleontologists report the discovery of a partially-preserved skeleton of one of the earliest known elasmosaurs, from the Early Cretaceous (130 million years ago) of Germany. Life reconstruction of Lagenanectes richterae. Image credit: Joschua Knuppe. Elasmosaurs (Elasmosauridae) were a family …

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