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Ancient monument may have been an early Stonehenge prototype

Archaeologists have discovered traces of a wooden structure built 5000 years ago, 5 kilometres from Stonehenge, which…

Cervical cancer deaths have plummeted thanks to HPV vaccine

We already know the vaccine against human papillomavirus, or HPV, greatly reduces infections and cases of cervical…

No young women have died of cervical cancer in England for years

We already know the vaccine against human papillomavirus, or HPV, greatly reduces infections and cases of cervical…

Taxonomy of the Occlupanida (parasitoids on bread bag tags)

This article humorously presents a fake "taxonomy" of Occlupanida, fictional parasitoid organisms that supposedly live…

Second carcass-eating fly species cleared by FDA for maggot wound therapy

Maggot therapy lacks robust data, but it has fans and a fail-safe "bacon therapy."

Sooner than expected? Useful quantum error correction promised for 2028.

Elsewhere, beyond-classical quantum hardware, plus classical computing fires back.

Solar in California surpassed natural gas in the first five months of 2026

Solar generation surpassed natural gas in California's grid during the first five months of 2026, with solar…

Chilling the body with drugs could limit brain damage from stroke

Putting brain cells into a hibernation-like state via drugs that cool down core body temperature may help to preserve…

The bigger the lizard, the bigger the Wiki page, discovers ecologist

Feedback is delighted to explore research digging into the relationship between a reptile's body mass and the length of…

AI chemist improves a challenging reaction in medicinal chemistry

Oldest known plague outbreak killed hunter-gatherer children

DNA evidence shows that plague bacteria devastated a community in Siberia more than 5000 years ago, challenging the idea…

Pigeons lock their eyes in place when they are flying

Bird-mounted headsets and backpacks have revealed the surprising things pigeons do with their eyes when on the wing

Our brains have their first thoughts unexpectedly early in life

By the time we’re born, our brains have all the hardware in place to form thoughts, and possibly even some conscious…

Our brains have their first thoughts surprisingly early in life

By the time we’re born, our brains have all the hardware in place to form thoughts, and possibly even some conscious…

French physicist and media star loses doctorate after plagiarism investigation

"Truly evil" FDA rejection of gene therapy overturned after Trump official ousted

Gene therapy company UniQure had another FDA meeting after Vinay Prasad's exit.

Autism and ADHD are on the rise due to widening diagnostic criteria

A study of 140,000 people suggests that a broadening of the diagnostic criteria for autism and ADHD explains the sharp…

SpaceX alum nabs $22M to turn rocket engines into geothermal power plants

Critical Energy is turning rocket engines into geothermal power plants, and it wants to build 300 GW per year by 2045.

Why thinking out loud with someone beats thinking alone

Thinking out loud with others produces better problem-solving than solo thinking because conversation forces vague ideas…

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China’s New Sodium-Ion Battery Targets a 20-Year Lifespan and Stronger Cold-Weather Range

CATL unveiled a sodium-ion battery at a MIIT-backed event, claiming up to 15,000 charge cycles or 20 years of life and…

Semiclassical Gravity Efficiently Solves NP-Complete Problems

Researchers propose that semiclassical gravity—where the gravitational field remains classical while coupling to quantum…

Cockroaches scurry around with thousands of pieces of bacterial genomes

Transferring genes across species doesn't just happen in microbes.

U.S. pulling ocean sensors a 'shock' for Canadian research as El Niño nears

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The secrets to keeping your brain sharp in old age

Neurologist Emily Rogalski studies "superagers" – people in their 80s or 90s with unusually…

A quantum state that lasts forever may finally be within our grasp

Defying the laws of thermodynamics, experiments are beginning to show that a quantum state that is frozen forever might…

Walking shark found in Papua New Guinea is new to science

Hemiscyllium dudgeonae is the tenth recorded species of walking shark, which use their pectoral fins to move across reef…

Autism may have two distinct subtypes that vary by brain activity

Evidence is mounting that there are distinct subtypes of autism, and now, scientists have found that the condition can…

Arctic Ocean reaches tipping point that could be dire for marine life

Disappearing sea ice is letting more sunlight in the Arctic Ocean and boosting phytoplankton growth, but this has…