hypothesis
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His "drunken monkey" hypothesis initially met resistance from many scientists, especially primatologists, who argued that primates in the wild do not commonly eat fermented fruits or nectar.
From Science Daily
Ammonite’s strange orbit lowers the likelihood of the Planet Nine hypothesis.
From Space Scoop
“My hypothesis was that this was a genetic signature of inequality and exploitation,” he said.
From New York Times
Scientists today refer to the biophilia hypothesis, in which we are — as the name suggests — drawn to nature through deeply evolved attractions to favorable landscapes.
From Washington Post
To confirm that hypothesis, we decided to take a super-simple pasta recipe from our archives and test it against the TikToker’s.
From Washington Post
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