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- Space
Critics take aim at fast neutrinos
Lack of energy trail suggests faster-than-light finding was miscalculated.
- Life
No shortage of dangerous DNA
Woman who lived until age 115 didn’t lack genes that predispose her to disease, but she may have had some that protected her.
- Physics
Laser analysis betrays diamonds’ origins
A new spectroscopy technique could be used to identify gemstones mined in war zones.
- Life
Take my enemy, please
The risky business of relocating endangered species might have better outcomes if conservationists shift solitary animals along with their usual territorial rivals.
- Life
Study maps disease-linked gene variants
New evidence suggests that disease-associated genetic variants are mostly involved in regulating genes.
- Humans
Plague bug not so fierce after all
DNA analysis shows bacterium was fairly ordinary but thrived in pestilent conditions of medieval Europe.
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- Paleontology
Oxygen blew up ancient amoebas
Single-celled creatures' size spiked as oxygen levels rose.
- Health & Medicine
A mind for optimism
When predicting the risk of unfortunate events, people heed positive news better than ill tidings.
- Earth
Trees have a tipping point
Satellite data confirm that the amount of forest cover can shift suddenly in response to relatively small changes in fire frequency and rainfall.
- Humans
Stone Age paint shop unearthed
The discovery of tools for making a substance possibly used in body decoration suggests humans could invent and plan by 100,000 years ago.
- Humans
Columbus’ arrival linked to carbon dioxide drop
The depopulation of the Americas due to introduced European diseases may have spurred Europe's Little Ice Age.
