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A newly reconstructed fossil face from Ethiopia reveals surprising complexity in early human evolution. By digitally fitting together teeth and fossilized bone fragments, researchers reconstructed a strikingly well preserved face of a human ancestor that lived 1.5 million years ago. The find represents the first complete Early Pleistocene hominin cranium from the Horn of Africa […]

What looked like a mysterious exoplanet was actually the sparkling debris from a violent collision between massive space rocks. Even more astonishing, astronomers watched a second collision unfold in the same system, revealing a surprisingly chaotic neighborhood where new worlds may be born. In a rare skywatching surprise, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) recorded the […]

What looked like a mysterious exoplanet was actually the sparkling debris from a violent collision between massive space rocks. Even more astonishing, astronomers watched a second collision unfold in the same system, revealing a surprisingly chaotic neighborhood where new worlds may be born. In a rare skywatching surprise, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) recorded the […]

What looked like a mysterious exoplanet was actually the sparkling debris from a violent collision between massive space rocks. Even more astonishing, astronomers watched a second collision unfold in the same system, revealing a surprisingly chaotic neighborhood where new worlds may be born. In a rare skywatching surprise, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope (HST) recorded the […]

A new study reveals that wildfires on Alaska’s North Slope have reached levels unseen in the past 3,000 years. Wildfires across Alaska’s North Slope have been more frequent over the last century than at any point in the previous 3,000 years, according to new research published in the journal Biogeosciences. The work was carried out […]

Climate change is increasing the likelihood of massive hurricanes and typhoons in the western Pacific, North Atlantic, and Gulf regions. New research shows that the ocean conditions responsible for the most powerful hurricanes and typhoons are becoming warmer in both the North Atlantic and the Western Pacific. These changes are driven by heat stored in […]

A hidden cellular cleanup system may hold the key to healthier tear glands—and new hope for treating dry eye disease. Roughly 5 to 15 percent of people experience dry eye problems, a condition marked by symptoms such as redness, stinging or burning sensations, and tired, uncomfortable eyes. Dry eye disease (DED) develops when the tear […]

A new ultra-sensitive imaging system can make cancer cells light up, paving the way for faster and earlier detection. Researchers have created a compact Raman imaging system that can reliably tell tumor tissue apart from normal tissue. The goal is to support earlier cancer detection and make molecular imaging easier to use beyond specialized research […]

Dropping a well-timed swear word might be the simplest way to unlock extra strength and focus when you need it most. Blurting out a swear word when things get tough often brings a sense of relief. Research now suggests it may do more than ease frustration. A study published by the American Psychological Association indicates […]

A low-dose antibiotic developed in Leiden may stop C. difficile infections more effectively by targeting the pathogen while preserving the gut microbiome. Researchers in Leiden have developed a new antibiotic called EVG7 that can combat the dangerous gut bacterium C. difficile using only a very small dose. The treatment also sharply reduces the chances that […]