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Learn how precisely dated fossils from Morocco reveal a population with a mix of archaic and emerging traits, helping clarify when African and Eurasian human lineages began to diverge.
Learn how microscopic chemical traces preserved on stone tools are revealing new details about early human hunting practices.
Learn about some simple additions to your diet and sleep routine that can benefit your overall wellness this new year.
Learn how researchers were able to use a climate model to uncover information about water on ancient Mars.
Learn how jellyfish and sea anemones are changing what we know about the evolutionary purpose of sleep.
Learn more about the history of Greenland's Prudhoe Dome and how rising global temperatures could impact it in the future.
Learn more about a parasitic spider mite discovered in Brazil, the second of the genus ever described.
Learn how extreme longevity and deep-sea adaptations allow Greenland sharks to preserve vision for centuries.
Learn how Betelgeuse's atmosphere has been altered by its companion star, which has left behind a trail of expanding gas.
Learn how research on people who lived past 110 is uncovering clues about immune function and resilience in aging.
Learn how Indigenous knowledge and modern science reveal the rare cookiecutter shark, which hunts on moonless nights.
Learn how ancient DNA and tooth enamel are rewriting England’s medieval history and showing connections between climate change and migration.
Learn about the longest observation of an active solar region, a feat that could start a path to improved solar storm forecasts.
Discover how widespread self-sabotaging behavior is linked to how our brains evolved in a world full of unknown dangers and how to break the cycle for good.
Learn how radio observations uncovered unusually hot gas inside a young galaxy cluster, revealing how black holes and star formation may heat clusters far earlier than expected.
Learn more about the chemical arms race between a fungus, a tree, and a beetle.
Thanks to an enormous stroke of luck and serendipitous timing, astronomers were able to calculate the mass and distance of a free-floating planet for the first time. Learn more about it.
Multiple studies have linked cellphone use to an increased risk of car accidents. Learn how new research suggests delays in rapid-eye movement when talking might be at least partly to blame.
Learn how ancient DNA from human remains provided the first direct evidence that a common childhood virus has been part of the human genome since the Iron Age.