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Fascinating new analysis of fabric samples and other artifacts from a cave in Oregon reveals that humans may have stitched clothing as far back as 12,600 years ago – giving us an understanding of a critical aspect of evolution in that period. -
For two decades giant viruses have unsettled one of biology’s most fundamental boundaries forcing scientists to rethink how cellular complexity emerged. A newly discovered giant virus sharpens that debate, offering clues about how a key feature of most complex life may have evolved. -
If you had to name the most dangerous place in the Solar System, you’d probably start with the obvious suspects: the Sun, Venus, and a little moon of Jupiter's. In reality, you could get in real trouble far closer to home.
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Newly observed negative-phase waveforms in earthquake data has alerted scientists to a previously unrecognized feature of the "big ones" that occur when tectonic plates clash – and it may help us engineer safer structures in response to the movement. -
Our taste for bread and pasta wouldn’t be the same if not for our ability to break down starch, a talent Peru’s Andean populations have taken to the extreme by evolving a unique profile of genes. -
A newly observed planetary system, dubbed TOI-201, has revealed orbits that change in real time observable in human timescales. -
An ancient Roman ship was repaired multiple times, with multiple techniques, and in multiple places around the Adriatic Sea before it sank, a new study suggests. The findings highlight the expansive nature of trade and technical transfer in the Roman Republic. -
RNA can make copies of itself, and also catalyze its self-replication. But how could such a complex molecule in simple organisms copy itself without any mutations? And how did these complex molecules emerge before advanced life forms? -
New research links fructose malabsorption — affecting more than half of healthy adults — to gut microbiome disruption, low-grade inflammation, and heightened anxiety, suggesting diet may play a larger role in mental health than previously recognized. -
Despite the headlines, there’s limited evidence that using large language models – like Claude and ChatGPT – is rotting the brain. But there’s enough cause for concern. -
While modern humans follow a steady growth pattern, Neanderthals may have reached physical and brain maturity much earlier. Dental and skeletal remains show that 6-month-old Neanderthal babies grew to be as large as 14-month-old humans. -
A recently published marine biology study shines a light on yet another damaging effect of the global illegal drug trade. Cocaine dumped in rivers can alter the behavior of fish in those waters, causing them to venture out more than usual. -
When a behavioral ecologist gazed towards a group of emperor chichlids in Zambia recently, the fish seemed to be more alert and aggressive. That got him investigating whether they could really tell when they were being stared at.
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