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Did we kill the Neanderthals? New research may finally answer an age-old question.
Feature A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.
Drinking wastewater, building an island from scratch and creating an urban forest: 3 bold ways cities are already adapting to climate change
Feature Climate change will fundamentally challenge the world's urban centers. Three cities — San Diego, Milan and Jakarta — offer lessons for how to adapt to a warming planet.
'Closer than people think': Woolly mammoth 'de-extinction' is nearing reality — and we have no idea what happens next
Feature Scientists are getting very close to bringing a few iconic species, like woolly mammoths and dodos, back from extinction. That may not be a good thing.
Scientists have found a secret 'switch' that lets bacteria resist antibiotics — and it's been evading lab tests for decades
Feature Microbiologists are on a quest to unravel a rare phenomenon involved in antibiotic resistance and how it may change our understanding of infections.
'Brain-eating' amoebas kill nearly 100% of victims. Could new treatments change that?
Feature Doctors are pulling out new techniques and drugs in an effort to cure devastating brain infections.
What defines a species? Inside the fierce debate that's rocking biology to its core
Feature The question of what defines a species has vexed scientists across the ages, particularly in conservation, where decisions require a firm understanding of biodiversity.
Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?
Feature Astronomers have been scouring the outer solar system for signs of a hypothetical ninth planet for almost a decade, without success. However, we may finally be on the cusp of finding it, experts say.
The 165-year reign of oil is coming to an end. But will we ever be able to live without it?
Feature Like whale blubber, oil as a dominant source of energy will gradually be phased out over the next decades. Here's what that transition may look like.
