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Where do elbows and knees come from? Biologists track them back to our boneless, sharklike ancestors
Joints in jaws and limbs, once thought to have evolved for life on land, turn out to date back much earlier, to sharks and their relatives
The U.S. government is taking action to stop ‘cow flu.’ Is it too little, too late?
Genetic evidence suggests cattle infections with H5N1 began in the fall of 2023 and may occur far more widely than has been reported
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A gene mutation turned these fish into intrepid explorers
That behavioral change could explain the remarkable diversity of cichlid fish in Africa’s Lake Tanganyika
Traffic noise causes lifelong harm to baby birds
Finches exposed to the sound of cars grew slower and had fewer offspring
Can science find ways to ease loneliness?
The health risks of social isolation and loneliness are inspiring government action and a hunt for effective interventions
Massive DNA study reveals mating customs of mysterious medieval horse riders
Analysis of hundreds of burials in Hungary traces longest known family tree—and absent daughters
Diamonds grown without extreme pressures
Tiny crystals grown within molten metals at atmospheric pressure
Scientists repot flowering plants’ tree of life—and find it has tangled roots
The most comprehensive look at genetic differences among flowering plants suggests ancient interbreeding confounded relationships between dogwoods and blueberries, among others
China set to fetch first rocks from mysterious far side of the Moon
Chang’e-6 to target the largest and oldest lunar impact crater
U.K. visa changes imperil recruitment of scientific talent, policy experts warn
Skyrocketing visa costs and new restrictions make it harder to attract talent and students, threatening universities’ bottom lines
Sea creatures began to glow half a billion years ago
Bioluminescence, which has evolved many times across the tree of life, is more ancient than previously thought
NIH boosts pay for postdocs and graduate students
The increases are welcome news, but fall short of an advisory group’s recommendation
U.S. government in hot seat for response to growing cow flu outbreak
Veterinarians and researchers on the front lines say it has taken too long to share data on viral changes, spread, and milk safety
Forced to eat bat feces, chimps could spread deadly viruses to humans
Tobacco farming is driving apes to seek unusual food source, brimming with pathogens
Oldest ever ice offers glimpse of Earth before the ice ages
Climate snapshots suggest carbon dioxide levels were surprisingly modest during ancient warm period
Africa intensifies battle against mpox as ‘alarming’ outbreaks continue
New variant identified in Congolese mining town renews worries about global spread
Where did Earth’s oddball ‘quasi-moon’ come from? Scientists pinpoint famed lunar crater
Impact that created the asteroid also blasted out the famous Giordano Bruno crater
Daring ‘James Bond’ mission to drill Antarctic ice cores could reveal future of sea level rise
To understand vulnerable glaciers, climate scientists extract ice from continent’s remote and stormy coast
Anonymizing research funding applications could reduce ‘prestige privilege’
Study of Beckman foundation funding for early-career scientists adds to growing body of knowledge about the practice
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