A New Method Helps to Measure Cosmological Distances More Accurately
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In the journal Nature Astronomy, the University of Cordoba, together with several universities in Shanghai, has just published a new procedure to detect "Baryon Acoustic Oscillations," one of the few traces of the Big Bang that can still be discerned in the universe and that allow distances to distant galaxies to be determined more accurately
Spelt or common wheat? Their diversity of nutritional components prevents identification of one species as the healthiest
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After comparing 90 varieties of spelt with 9 varieties of modern, common wheat, a study by the UCO concluded that the marked heterogeneity characterizing the nutritional compounds of the different varieties makes it impossible to state that one species is healthier than the other
Solar batteries: a new material makes it possible to simultaneously absorb light and store energy
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The collaborative effort between the University of Cordoba and the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (Germany) is making progress on the design of a solar battery made from an abundant, non-toxic and easily synthesized material composed of 2D carbon nitride
Chemical Communication Between Female Rats Exists, and Is Complex
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The UCO participates in a study that shows, through analysis of the scent marks they leave in theirsurroundings, that female rats also communicate with each other
Anarcheological first: a poem by Virgil appears on the remnants of a Roman oil amphora
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An international team of archaeologists spent seven years verifying the exceptionality of the piece found in the Cordovan countryside, beforepresent it in the University of Cambridge's Journal of Roman Archaeology
Genomics and Archaeology Rewrite the Neolithic Revolution in the Maghreb
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Cultural exchanges and interbreeding between African hunter-gatherers, Neolithic European farmers, and East-Saharan herders shaped changes in lifestyles, cultural expression and genetic makeup in the Maghreb between 5500 and 4500 BC, according to a study published today in Nature.