When scientists sequenced the Neanderthal genome in 2010, they learned that Neanderthals interbred with human ancestors before mysteriously going extinct. As a result, many people alive today share up to 4% of their DNA with Neanderthals.
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A conference just tested AI agents’ ability to do science
In a first, a scientific conference welcomed paper submissions from any area of science, but with one catch: AI had to do most of the work. Called Agents4Science 2025, the Oct. 22 virtual event focused on the work of artificial…
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Controlled atomic defects in nickelate films narrow down explanations of superconductivity emergence
An international team led by researchers at MPI-CPfS used irradiation with extremely high-energy electrons to controllably introduce atomic defects in superconducting nickelate thin films. Their systematic investigation recently published in…
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Bird flu: Fears highly contagious virus spreading after hundreds of seal pups found dead
Hundreds of seal pups have been discovered dead on Heard Island in the sub-Antarctic, with…
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'Rapid increase' in bird flu in Germany: minister
Bird flu is spreading quickly across Germany, authorities warned Friday, with birds on farms and in the wild both affected by the outbreak.
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Study reveals how a stubborn lung infection evolves inside patients over years
Researchers at Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI) and the Irish Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory at St James’s Hospital have uncovered how the bacterium Mycobacterium avium—a leading cause of difficult-to-treat chronic lung…
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EU accuses Meta, TikTok of breaking digital content rules
The EU accused Meta and TikTok on Friday of breaking the bloc’s digital content rules, putting the companies at risk of hefty fines.
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Living tumor-on-a-chip exposes how cancers block immune attacks
For a little over two decades, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has emerged as a powerful new way to treat cancer. By extracting patients’ T cells, re-engineering them to recognize tumor antigens, and infusing them back into the…
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In a California farming region, researchers are mapping rural heat to protect farmworkers
In the summers, the sky is jet black when Raul Cruz arrives at this Imperial Valley sugarcane field to start his day. He chops, cleans and bundles the crop, taking heed as the sun rises. It’s hard work, but so is starting at 4 a.m., even though…
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