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ArchaeologyBiocides inducing resistance in Lascaux cave’s microbes
Study makes researchers wonder whether they should treat fungus or not.
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LifeSuppress-the-mob gene found in queen termites
Gene may help keep workers from illicit, royalty-threatening reproduction.
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SpaceHoning the Hubble constant
Revised value supports finding that dark energy does not vary with time.
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AnimalsBasking sharks head south for winter
Satellite-tagging data suggest that basking sharks migrate south to the Caribbean in winter.
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SpaceUsing dead stars to spot gravitational waves
Astronomers are proposing a novel way to detect gravitational waves using ultraprecise observations of already known stars.