
Differences in red blood cells may have 'hastened the extinction' of our Neanderthal cousins, new study suggests
Gene variants in red blood cell function may have doomed the hybrid babies of Neanderthals and modern humans.

By Larissa G. Capella, Eos.org published
The Northern Hemisphere is absorbing more sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere, and clouds can no longer keep the balance.

By Sophie Berdugo published
Halving how much edible food is thrown away, swapping beef for pork or chicken and having one meatless day a week could slash the carbon "hoofprint" of U.S. cities by up to 51%, a new study finds.

By Ben Turner published
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By James Price published
Humans and our ancestors have been exposed to lead for 2 million years, but the toxic metal may have actually helped our species to develop language — giving us a key advantage over our Neanderthal cousins, scientists claim.

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Reviews We liked the Oura Ring Gen 4 so much that we named it the best smart ring and the best sleep tracker on the market. That does not mean it will work for everyone, though, especially in the long term.

By Michele Cohen Marill, Knowable Magazine published
Scientists are learning more about this leading complication of childbirth. Treatments are improving and doctors can test for biological markers that flag heightened risk.

By Adam Grippin, Christiano Marconi published
The researchers found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines could potentially help patients whose tumors don’t respond well to traditional immunotherapy.

By Patrick Pester published
New dating has revealed that New Mexico's last dinosaurs were healthy, diverse and thriving at the end of the Cretaceous period, suggesting non-avian dinosaurs weren't in decline before being snuffed out by the asteroid strike.

By Kit Yates published
Opinion Thousands of scientific papers are retracted every year because of fraudulent activity, with both authors and journals gaming a system to gain academic acclaim through deceit, dishonesty and false representation.

By Carlo Kopp, David Green, Fatima Seeme published
Opinion The pervasive spread of misinformation can be tracked to cognitive limitations, social influence and the global spread of online networks. Combatting it has become an "arms race" between truth and lies.

By Jeanna Bryner last updated
When does daylight saving time end in 2025? Here's a look at when the time changes this year, and why we change our clocks in the first place.

By Andrey Feldman published
A mysterious glow at the center of the Milky Way has puzzled astronomers for more than a decade. New research offers an explanation that could also reshape what we know about dark matter.

By Tia Ghose published
Carolyn Bertozzi and colleagues laid out a way to make paradigm-shifting "click-chemistry" compatible with living cells, opening up a window into living organisms.

By Kimberley Lane last updated
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