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  1. Archaeology

    Neandertal-like tools found in China present a mystery

    A style of primitive stone tools named for the French site where they were first discovered have shown up half a world away.

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  2. Archaeology

    A 43,000-year-old Neandertal fingerprint has been found in Spain

    An ochre dot in Spain may hold one of the oldest, most complete Neandertal fingerprints, hinting at symbolic behavior in our ancient relatives.

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  3. Animals

    Poop is on the menu for a surprising number of animals

    A new tally finds dozens of species giving food a second go-round, from babies boosting their microbiomes to adults seeking easier-to-access nutrition.

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  4. Earth

    Even epic rainfall may not be enough to refill SoCal’s aquifers

    More than a dozen atmospheric rivers dumped rainfall on California in 2023 but replenished only 25 percent of the water lost from aquifers since 2006.

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  5. Animals

    A tardigrade protein helped reduce radiation damage in mice

    Mouse cells tweaked to produce the tardigrade protein incurred less DNA damage than unaltered cells — hinting at a new tool for cancer patient care.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Don’t wait until menopause to strengthen your bones 

    Screening for osteoporosis is recommended at age 65, but experts say women should be proactive about bone health long before that.

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  7. Neuroscience

    The unique neural wiring of the human hippocampus may maximize memory

    Living tissue from the memory centers of people’s brains reveals sparse nerve cell connections that provide strong, reliable signaling between cells.

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  8. Animals

    Putting vampire bats on treadmills reveals an unusual metabolism

    A bat gym shows that vampires are more like some insects, burning amino acids from blood proteins rather than the carbs or fats other mammals rely on.

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  9. Archaeology

    Human ancestors made the oldest known bone tools 1.5 million years ago

    The excavation of bone tools at Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania expands the range of ancient hominids’ cultural innovations.

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  10. Life

    Early human ancestors didn’t regularly eat meat

    Chemicals in the tooth enamel of Australopithecus suggest the early human ancestors ate very little meat, dining on vegetation instead.

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  11. Striving to break the global grip of malnutrition

    Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses the quest for solutions in challenges such as childhood malnutrition, Andean bear conservation and assessing AI’s cognition.

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  12. Earth

    More details about the Myanmar earthquake are emerging

    A phenomenon called liquefaction, which causes the ground to slump like quicksand, led to significant damage after the Myanmar earthquake. The risk of aftershock remains high.

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