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Early humans domesticated themselves, new genetic evidence suggests https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/12/early-humans-domesticated-themselves-new-genetic-evidence-suggests
Tame foxes taught us about animal domestication. But did we get the story wrong? https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/12/03/tame-foxes-taught-us-about-animal-domestication-did-we-get-story-wrong/
A silicon chip that mimics the brain’s neurons could help fight paralysis https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614819/a-silicon-chip-that-mimics-the-brains-neurons-could-help-fight-paralysis/
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Is Unlocking the Sun’s Mysteries https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/science/nasa-parker-solar-probe-pictures.html
The closest ever approach to the sun has shown us the origin of solar wind https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614820/the-closest-ever-approach-to-the-sun-has-shown-us-the-origin-of-solar-wind/
Why Climate Alarmism Hurts Us All https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelshellenberger/2019/12/04/why-climate-alarmism-hurts-us-all/#34db60a136d8
The Arctic Is Warming Much Faster Than the Rest of Earth https://www.wired.com/story/the-arctic-is-warming-much-faster-than-the-rest-of-earth/
Bye-bye, birdie: Study finds North American birds getting smaller https://www.reuters.com/article/us-science-birds-idUSKBN1Y82NJ
Food for thought about manipulating gut bacteria https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03704-z
What’s the Fastest Speed a Person Could Run? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRXlm8fypNM&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=SciShow
What’s ‘Fair’ When It Comes to Carbon Emissions? The average American and Australian generates nearly 3½ times the global average of carbon dioxide pollution. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/opinion/global-climate-change.html