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When Did Neandertals and Humans Interbreed? Genomics Closes In on a Date

Scientists have long known that humans outside of Africa owe 2 to 3 percent of their genome to Neandertal ancestors. But now, using the oldest

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What Are the Mystery Drones Reported over New York State and New Jersey?

December 9, 2024 3 min read What Are the Mystery Drones Reported over New York State and New Jersey? Reports of unidentified flying objects in

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Wuhan Lab Sequences Reveal No Close COVID Relatives, Virologist Says

December 6, 2024 3 min read Wuhan Virologist Says Lab Has No Close Relatives to COVID Virus Shi Zhengli, the virologist at the center of COVID lab-leak

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Why ‘Brain Rot’ Is 2024’s Word of the Year

December 3, 2024 2 min read Why ‘Brain Rot’ Is 2024’s Word of the Year The phrase “brain rot” spiked 230 percent from 2023 to

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Math and Physics Can’t Prove All Truths

November 29, 2024 5 min read Math and Physics Can’t Prove All Truths Physicists have described a system that requires an incomputable number to fully

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What Makes the Eastern U.S. Drought Different from the West’s

November 27, 2024 4 min read What Makes the Eastern U.S. Drought Different from the West’s Drought is more synonymous with the western U.S., but

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Scientists Scramble to Save Climate Data from Trump—Again

CLIMATEWIRE | Eight years ago, as the Trump administration was getting ready to take office for the first time, mathematician John Baez was making his

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Carolyn Beatrice Parker’s Work on the Manhattan Project Inspired Her Birthplace Generations Later

Carolyn Beatrice Parker came from a family of doctors and academics, and she worked during World War II as a physicist on the Dayton Project,

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Trump’s Energy Pick, a Fracking Executive, Could Stymie Renewable Development

CLIMATEWIRE | President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Energy secretary signals a boost for U.S. fossil fuels. Trump tapped Chris Wright, the CEO of fracking services

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Fun Facts about Teeth across the Animal Kingdom

Do you think teeth are boring or gross? From the iron-laden teeth of Komodo dragons to the horns on unicorns of the sea, the animal