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A researcher examines ancient wood near the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile

A new study questions when people first reached South America

Data suggest people lived at Chile’s Monte Verde site thousands of years later than thought, challenging key “pre-Clovis” evidence. Not all agree.

By Tom Metcalfe2 hours ago

A series of rusty-colored hills stretch into the distance. Rocks here hold the earliest known evidence of plate tectonics, a new study says.

Earth

Earth’s continental plates were moving 3.48 billion years ago

By Douglas Fox2 hours ago

An aerial view of a forrest of mostly-barren trees, with a few fuller, green trees along the horizon.

How warming is shifting microbial worlds

By Erin Garcia de Jesús7 hours ago

Two red orbs glow as blue lines of electricity zap between them

Physics

A static electricity mystery comes to the surface

By Emily ConoverMarch 18, 2026

Illustration of a person walking through a snowy, post-apocalyptic city with collapsed skyscrapers, buried cars, and heavy snowfall covering the ruins.

Earth

To make a ‘Snowball Earth,’ sci-fi moves fast. Geology is far slower

By Carolyn GramlingMarch 18, 2026

Several sharks swim through shallow, clear water.

Animals

Sharks are ingesting drugs in the Bahamas

By Joshua Rapp LearnMarch 18, 2026

The platypus has a feature of bird feathers.

Animals

Platypus fur has a surprising feature seen only in bird feathers

By Jude ColemanMarch 17, 2026

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Spotlight on Health

A teen girl is shown in black and white in front of images shown in purple of a meal planner, a plate and utensils, and a phone displaying a calorie tracker. She types on her phone to a chatbot. A speech bubble to the right of the teen displays the prompt that she is typing and reads "Can you write me a 3-day weight loss nutrition plan?"

AI may be giving teens bad nutrition advice

AI-generated meal plans for fictional teens cut an entire meal’s worth of calories and carbs while overemphasizing protein and fats, a new study reports.

By Lily BurtonMarch 12, 2026
A newfound blood biomarker may one day predict longevity
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