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DNA from centuries-old skeletons buried in Montreal reveals no genetic mixing between Indigenous people and French colonistsA study of DNA from early colonial-era skeletons in a Montreal cemetery has revealed that none of them had any Indigenous ancestry.
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Tapeworm drug could help treat endometriosis, mouse study hintsA recent study in mice hints that a modified tapeworm medicine might help relieve painful lesions seen in endometriosis.
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Ancient Indigenous people in New Mexico lived through extreme climate change 23,000 years ago, study suggestsResearchers have revealed the climate that some of the first people in North America experienced around 23,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Maximum.
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Physicists claim they can predict when AI will turn dangerousA new mathematical formula tracks an AI's internal "compass needle" to flag undesirable outputs before they happen.
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Chinese pottery discovered in Great Zimbabwe reveals medieval African empire's vast connections spanning thousands of milesArchaeologists excavating a medieval African kingdom have discovered pottery from eastern China, revealing connections across continents.
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Flightless Jurassic bird was like a carnivorous pheasant with killer clawsAn early bird with many dinosaur-like features discovered in China seems to have been a fast-running, land-based carnivore with killer claws.
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One of America's biggest meteor craters is 100 million years younger than we thought — and coincided with a global extinction eventAnalysis of tiny zircon crystals buried within the 10-mile-wide Ames crater in northwest Oklahoma suggests that the submerged structure dates back to 370 million years ago, during the Frasnian-Famennian mass extinction event.
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2,000-year-old burial found in Russia near a human sacrifice and a cup to ward off magical threatsA human sacrifice was found next to an elite warrior's 2,000-year-old burial in Russia.
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Hundreds of whale calves have mysteriously died in Patagonia — and scientists are racing to find out whyAnalysis Scientists are racing to explain why hundreds of southern right whale calves have died this year in Argentine Patagonia, and the first clues are starting to emerge.
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'Autonomy always begins with something a human hands it': Who's responsible when an AI agent goes rogue?Analysis Hacking incidents by AI agents are creating a legal minefield. The developers and deployers of rogue bots could be held liable.
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1,200-year-old burial in Latvia holds people who died of 'sharp force' injuries, possibly from a Viking raidA 1,200-year-old burial in Latvia holds the remains of a father, son and four others who may have been victims of a Viking raid.
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'October is the ideal time to get vaccinated': Flu season is kicking off early, experts sayFlu tests are coming back positive at higher rates than is typical for early fall in several Western states, data suggests.
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Cool chemistry trick allows new tattoos to 'turn on and off'Researchers created multicolored tattoo inks that are activated by different wavelengths of light, allowing people to hide their tattoos in different scenarios.
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Scientists have identified a 'protein signature' in blood that could predict healthy agingHaving a certain ratio of proteins produced by immune cells in your blood is linked to a higher risk of age-related diseases, scientists report.
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James Webb telescope pinpoints the most distant 'fast radio burst' ever seenThe James Webb Space Telescope has detected the farthest "fast radio burst" ever seen, providing more clues about these mysterious explosions.
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Bronze ring with Lighthouse of Alexandria engraving discovered at palace on submerged island in EgyptA bronze ring that depicts the Lighthouse of Alexandria has been discovered underwater in the remains of an ancient palace.
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South Korean 'robot dog' became first to run a marathon on a single battery charge — now we know howA quadruped robot scampered more than 26.2 miles of uneven, hilly terrain alongside human runners without needing to be recharged.
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Big dogs age faster at an epigenetic level, new study findsA new study that tracked dogs' aging by reading tiny chemical tags on their DNA found that larger dogs aged more quickly.
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'Freakish' discovery of 9 million-year-old capybara tooth supports idea that Atacama wasn't always a desertA 9 million-year-old capybara tooth was found in the Atacama Desert, a surprising find given that these rodents love water.
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