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Ice Age butcher's tools are a sign of ancient humans' creativity during hard times - Phys.org
science 2026/05/07 11:00:01

Ice Age butcher's tools are a sign of ancient humans' creativity during hard times - Phys.org

In central China, scientists have spent over a decade excavating and studying an archaeological site where ancient humans butchered animals. Amidst bones, archaeologists found complex stone tools that would have required a level of intelligence and creativity…

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Scientists accidentally discover DNA that breaks the rules of life - ScienceDaily
science 2026/05/07 07:18:12

Scientists accidentally discover DNA that breaks the rules of life - ScienceDaily

A routine experiment with a new single-cell DNA sequencing method turned into a surprising scientific twist when researchers stumbled upon a bizarre genetic code in a microscopic pond organism. Instead of following the near-universal “rules” of life, this new…

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Scientists Gave ‘Aggressive’ Fish Psychedelic Drugs. A Breakthrough Came Next - 404 Media
science 2026/05/07 04:06:27

Scientists Gave ‘Aggressive’ Fish Psychedelic Drugs. A Breakthrough Came Next - 404 Media

“We really had no idea what we were getting ourselves into,” said one researcher involved in the first-of-its-kind study that dosed fish with psilocybin, the component in magic mushrooms.

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A Sea of Spinning Clouds - NASA Science (.gov)
science 2026/05/07 04:01:00

A Sea of Spinning Clouds - NASA Science (.gov)

Icy, isolated Peter I Island stirred up a show in the atmosphere off the West Antarctic coast.

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Dog-sized dinosaur discovered that lived among monsters 166 million years ago - Earth.com
science 2026/05/07 02:39:51

Dog-sized dinosaur discovered that lived among monsters 166 million years ago - Earth.com

A 166-million-year-old Middle Jurassic herbivorous dinosaur, the size of a large dog and bipedal, was discovered on the Isle of Skye.

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Magnetic 'super lenses' open new window on high-temperature superconductors - Phys.org
science 2026/05/06 23:40:03

Magnetic 'super lenses' open new window on high-temperature superconductors - Phys.org

An international research team, including scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), has achieved a methodological breakthrough in the study of superhydrides, a promising class of superconductors. For the first time, the team succeeded i…

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