We have a fossil closer to our split with Neanderthals and Denisovans
A recent study suggests that North Africa may be a key place to look.
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Here are the launches and landings we’re most excited about in 2026
A lot could happen in space this year, but let's get real about what actually will.
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Ørsted seeks injunction against US government over project freeze
Trump administration had suspended Danish group’s work on major wind farm off coast of Rhode Island.
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These 60,000-year-old poison arrows are oldest yet found
Hunter-gatherers probably derived the poison from the milky bulb extract of a Boophone disticha plant.
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The science of how (and when) we decide to self-censor
The study's main takeaway: "Be bold. It is the thing that slows down authoritarian creep."
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Japanese nuclear plant operator fabricated seismic risk data
Company staff were very selective about how they modeled earthquake dangers.
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Providers dropping common anesthesia drug that’s also a climate super pollutant
The European Union now prohibits desflurane's use during most procedures.
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Here we go again: Retiring coal plant forced to stay open by Trump Admin
This time, a Colorado plant scheduled to shut down will be kept on standby.
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Researchers spot Saturn-sized planet in the “Einstein desert”
Rogue, free-floating planets appear to have two distinct origins.
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Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed
Double-detonating "superkilonova," Roman liquid gypsum burials, biomechanics of kangaroo posture, and more.
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Under anti-vaccine RFK Jr., CDC slashes childhood vaccine schedule
The changes are modeled after a small country with universal health care.
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NASA considers evacuating ailing crew member from International Space Station
"The matter involved a single crew member who is stable," NASA said in a statement.
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NASA orders “controlled medical evacuation” from the International Space Station
"The crew is highly trained, and they came to the aid of their colleague right away."
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Appeals court agrees that Congress blocked cuts to research costs
The Trump admin can't arbitrarily set university reimbursements to a low flat rate.
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The oceans just keep getting hotter
For the eighth year in a row, the world’s oceans absorbed a record-breaking amount of heat in 2025.
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Earliest African cremation was 9,500 years ago
New findings prompt a rethinking of group labor and ritual in ancient hunter-gatherer communities.
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Trump withdraws US from world’s most important climate treaty
US also pulling out of pacts promoting development, democracy, and human rights.
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That time Will Smith helped discover new species of anaconda
Footage of the 2024 discovery appears in NatGeo's new documentary series Pole to Pole with Will Smith
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These dogs eavesdrop on their owners to learn new words
“Under the right conditions, some dogs present behaviors strikingly similar to those of young children.”
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New battery idea gets lots of power out of unusual sulfur chemistry
Rather than being used as a storage material, the sulfur gives up electrons.
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