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Ancient DNA reveals the origins of the Philistines

Jul 03 2019 2:00 PM

A mysterious Biblical-era population may have fled Bronze Age calamities.

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Why some insect eggs are spherical while others look like hot dogs

Jul 03 2019 1:00 PM

Analyzing a new database of insect eggs' sizes and shapes suggests that where eggs are laid helps explain some of their diversity of forms.

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Rogue immune cells can infiltrate old brains

Jul 03 2019 1:00 PM

Killer T cells get into older brains where they may make mischief, a study in mice and postmortem human brain tissue finds.

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East Asians may have been reshaping their skulls 12,000 years ago

Jul 03 2019 6:00 AM

An ancient skull-molding practice had a long history in northeastern Asia, researchers say.

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Europe's latest heat wave has been linked to climate change

Jul 02 2019 1:26 PM

Global warming made the June heat wave at least five times more likely to happen.

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This brain region may be why some robots send chills down your spine

Jul 02 2019 12:00 PM

Scientists may have traced the source of the "uncanny valley" sensation in the brain.

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California's new vaccine rules kept more kindergartners up-to-date
Jul 02 2019 11:00 AM

Three statewide interventions improved the rates of kindergartners behind on required vaccinations in California, researchers report.

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Vision cells can pull double duty in the brain, detecting both color and shape
Jul 01 2019 1:04 PM

Neurons in a brain area that handles vision fire in response to more than one aspect of an object, countering earlier ideas, a study in monkeys finds.

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CO emissions are on track to take us beyond 1.5 degrees of global warming
Jul 01 2019 11:00 AM

Current and planned infrastructure will exceed the level of emissions that would keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, a new analysis finds.

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'Slime' shows how algae have shaped our climate, evolution and daily lives
Jul 01 2019 7:00 AM

The new book 'Slime' makes the case that algae deserve to be celebrated.

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How the 2019 eclipse will differ from 2017's - and what that means for science
Jun 30 2019 5:00 AM

This year's total solar eclipse is visible late in the day from a relatively small slice of South America.

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Is climate change causing Europe's intense heat? A scientist weighs in
Jun 28 2019 3:14 PM

Science News talks with climate scientist Karsten Haustein about attributing extreme heat events in Europe and South Asia to climate change.

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Latest claim of turning hydrogen into a metal may be the most solid yet
Jun 28 2019 8:00 AM

If true, the study would complete a decades-long quest to find the elusive material. But such claims have been made prematurely many times before.

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The earliest known galaxy merger occurred shortly after the Big Bang
Jun 28 2019 6:00 AM

Telescopes show two distant blobs of stars and gas swirling around each other in the young universe.

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With Dragonfly, NASA is heading back to Saturn's moon Titan
Jun 27 2019 6:16 PM

NASA's next robotic mission to explore the solar system is headed to Saturn's largest moon, Titan.

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In mice, a high-fat diet cuts a 'brake' used to control appetite
Jun 27 2019 2:00 PM

A fatty diet changes the behavior of key appetite-regulating cells in a mouse brain.

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