The discovery of pelves and a partial pelvic fin from Tiktaalik roseae, a 375 million-year-old transitional species between fish and the first legged animals, reveals that hind legs actually evolved…
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So you’ve completed your study and published your paper in the journal of your choice. Now you want to make your paper accessible to more and more readers within and outside the scientific community…
Researchers tend to form close-knit communities with other researchers in their specific areas of study. Breaking into these closed communities and getting noticed can be a daunting prospect. Ideally…
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The number of publications to a researcher’s credit seems to matter more than the quality of the work done. How did the publishing industry get to this point? How can you not only withstand but beat…
Researchers have found that infants who can detect changes in number will have a high mathematical aptitude by the time they reach preschool. Read on to know more. 
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Over the years, I’ve come across many common language mistakes made by non-native speakers of English. The incorrect of use of words and phrases in English can confuse the readers or mislead them. To…
Using a survey carried out in a hospital cafeteria in Boston, researchers found that color-coded labels had an effect on customers' awareness and purchase of healthy food. Read on to know more. 
Using information about gravitational waves, acquired from the Parkes radio telescope, scientists have been able to study the growth of supermassive black holes. Read more in Science.Ryan Shannon et…
Scientists working in the Channel island of Jersey have stumbled upon geological deposits that may help us understand the disappearance of the Neanderthal populations from the region. Read on to know…
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This article discusses a few pairs of English word that non-English-speaking authors often mix up and use incorrectly.