Life
Neanderthals did not disappear simply because the climate turned cold or Homo sapiens defeated them—a 2026 Université de Montréal-led…
Sep 5, 2026
2026
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Health
One of ageing research’s most counterintuitive findings is that biological-age markers may not move steadily in one direction
Sep 5, 2026
Technology
A five-story school built in Shanghai in 1935 stood in the way of a new office complex, so engineers dug underneath it and fitted 198…
Sep 5, 2026
Space
The left lobe of Pluto's heart is a nitrogen ice sheet with no impact crater of any size in images down to about eighty metres per pixel…
Sep 5, 2026
Space
A total solar eclipse depends on an extraordinary coincidence
Sep 5, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Night owls have outscored early birds on some cognitive and creativity tests, yet morning types tend to earn better grades and report…
Sep 5, 2026
Technology
Used coffee grounds were charred at 350 degrees Celsius until they became a charcoal-like biochar
Sep 5, 2026
Brain & Behavior
A 2025 Nature Communications study drew on brain-activity data from 1,473 people across 13 countries and found that expert tango dancers…
Sep 5, 2026
Space
Scientists who read 16 years of radio tracking from three Mars orbiters say the mantle beneath the planet's southern highlands runs 200 to…
Sep 5, 2026
Earth & Environment
In 2026, John Boyer placed all 131 acres of his East Jordan, Michigan, farm into a conservation easement held by Little Traverse…
Sep 5, 2026
Science
In a Warrenton, Virginia garage an 18-year-old Kettle Run High School student named Mia Heller built a membrane-free water filter the size…
Sep 5, 2026
Brain & Behavior
A 2025 study of 1,200 outdoor swimming visits across 19 countries found that people reported about 9% higher wellbeing after swimming in…
Sep 5, 2026
Technology
On September 11, 2018, a Dutch city opened a 30-meter bike path built from hollow prefabricated modules containing the recycled equivalent…
Sep 5, 2026
Life
Vesper bats—a family of more than 500 species—appear to carry two distinct sets of antibody heavy-chain genes, an immune arrangement never…
Sep 5, 2026