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11-28-2025
Scientists map five different and distinct stages of human brain aging
Our brains change in stages, from the moment we are...
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11-28-2025
Gray wolves lived with ancient humans on a tiny island, upending the dog domestication debate
Between 3,000 and 5,000 years ago, two gray wolves reached...
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11-28-2025
How scientists are tracking salmon with air samples
A team of researchers has shown that you don’t need...
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11-28-2025
Neanderthals targeted women and children for cannibalism
About 45,000 years ago, in a cave system in what...
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11-27-2025
Cities can turn waste into a powerful climate solution
Cities are racing to get cleaner, cooler, and more resilient....
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11-27-2025
Winter rain patterns are changing faster than scientists predicted
Winter rain across Europe is changing faster than scientists expected....
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11-27-2025
China begins construction of a 'mega dam' that may cause problems for India
China has begun building a new hydropower "mega dam" complex...
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11-27-2025
Common pesticides linked to male fertility risks
Common farm insecticides are not only killing pests but may...
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11-27-2025
Surprising plant molecule could drive a new wave of drugs and biotechnology
A new scientific review argues that papain, the signature enzyme...
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11-27-2025
Microplastics are spreading superbugs from sewage to the sea
Microplastics drift through rivers and coasts while gathering countless microbes...
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11-27-2025
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now so large that dozens of species call it 'home'
When we picture the open Pacific, we imagine endless blue...
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11-27-2025
Mysterious structures in Earth's core hold clues to why and how life began
About 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) below our feet, two enormous...
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11-27-2025
Space travel pushes human stem cells into an accelerated aging pattern
Space scientists report that spending time in microgravity makes certain...
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11-27-2025
Physicists reconfirm that light speed stays constant, even at extreme energies and colors
Physicists have checked again whether light of different colors travels...
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11-27-2025
How a single molecule tells the brain to shut down social contact
Illness reshapes our behavior long before the symptoms fade. Plans...
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