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  1. Humans

    Ancient southern Africans took genetic evolution in a new direction

    An ancient, shared set of human-specific genes underwent changes in a geographically isolated population after around 300,000 years ago, scientists say.

    By Bruce Bower
  2. Earth

    Human-caused earthquakes are real. Here’s why even stable regions can snap

    Human activity can cause “healed” faults to release their stored strength, triggering unexpected quakes in tectonically stable regions.

    By Rohini Subrahmanyam
  3. Physics

    Twisted stacks of 2-D carbon act like a weird type of superconductor

    “Magic-angle” graphene may provide new clues into poorly understood unconventional superconductors, which operate at higher-than-normal temperatures.

    By Emily Conover
  4. Health & Medicine

    Self-hypnosis with cooling mental imagery could ease hot flashes

    Postmenopausal women who listened to self-guided hypnosis recordings daily for six weeks saw meaningful improvements in hot flash symptoms.