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Scientists uncover hearth Neanderthals may have used to make tar
Researchers re-create process of burning branches to make tarry adhesive to haft stone tools
China poised to turn on one of world’s most powerful sources of x-ray light
Beams from $657 million next-generation synchrotron will reveal atomic-scale structure of proteins and materials
‘I’m really shocked.’ Children not being vaccinated for mpox in Congo
Regulatory and liability issues are delaying immunization of the most vulnerable group
Elected to the House, veteran high school science teacher urges ‘evidence-based’ decision-making
Democrat John Mannion flips New York district with plea for bipartisanship
Physicists borrow from origami to extend range of dark matter search
Expandable “metamaterial” makes axion detector more sensitive in higher mass range
Unearthed university investigation found research ethics failings at French medical institute
Studies conducted by Didier Raoult and colleagues flouted French and international ethical standards, report concludes
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Do ‘blue zones,’ supposed havens of longevity, rest on shaky science?
Critics say extraordinary life spans reflect faulty record keeping, not healthy lifestyles
Light-powered catalysts destroy ‘forever chemicals’
Reactions point toward cheaper remediation of fluorine compounds that contaminate the environment
Watch Ethiopian wolves drink flower nectar, a first for a large carnivore
Pollen coating their muzzles suggests the endangered canids may act as furry pollinators
Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky
After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede
Mother-son team’s fossil find shows how nematodes—and all arthropods—arose
Discovery helps clarify how Earth’s most diverse and plentiful animals got their start
‘Swift and unprecedented’: EPA braces for massive upheaval under Trump
Observers fear next administration will loosen environmental regulations, downplay role of science
Indigenous tribes engineered British Columbia’s modern hazelnut forests more than 7000 years ago
Genetic analysis of hazelnut trees could help First Nations secure land rights in Canadian courts
Octopus’ quick costume changes are costly affairs
Researchers measured for the first time how much energy it takes a ruby octopus to change all its colors at once
In search of natural riches, China plans $1 billion geoscience survey
Massive SinoProbe II project will probe the depths with drill rigs and a countrywide deployment of instruments
Saber-toothed kitten frozen in Siberian ice reveals new details about species
Ice mummy preserves extinct cat from claws to paws
Prospect of RFK Jr. as head of HHS panics many in medical science community
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has vowed radical change including scrutinizing long-standing vaccines and slashing staff at research and regulatory agencies
The first people on Tasmania brought fire and forever changed the land
Study of charcoal and pollen could give Aboriginal advocates of traditional burns “more voice at the table”
When it comes to science, U.S. Senate’s new leader has a buried past
Senator John Thune helped convert an abandoned South Dakota gold mine into a deep underground laboratory
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