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  1. Archaeology

    Maggots may have been on the Neandertal menu

    Maggots on rotting meat may have given Neandertals’ a fatty, nitrogen-rich boost, a study of their bones suggests.

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  2. Animals

    This desert beetle runs to cool off

    After a sprint, the temperature of the beetle Onymacris plana drops. Efficient running, a body built for cooling and a little bit of lift all help.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    AI is designing proteins that could help treat cancer

    A team used generative AI to enhance T cells’ ability to fight melanoma. The immunotherapy approach needs more testing before use in cancer patients.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    An injected gel could make drugs like Ozempic last longer

    GLP-1 drugs for diabetes and weight loss are difficult for some people to inject weekly. A new slow-release gel, tested in rats, could help.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    How many steps a day do you really need to take?

    An analysis of 57 studies shows that people who walked a certain number of steps were less likely to die from any cause compared with those who walked less.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    Climate change may be pushing fungal allergy season earlier

    Rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns may be lengthening fungal allergy season, which starts 3 weeks earlier than it did two decades ago.

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  7. Archaeology

    AI reveals new details about a famous Latin inscription

    An analysis of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti using AI reveals its legal tone and imperial messaging, offering new insights missed by historians.

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  8. Humans

    Forget discrete droplets. This is how sweat really forms

    The most-detailed look yet at how we perspire reveals that beads of sweat are out, puddling is in.

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  9. Science & Society

    Screen addiction affects teens’ mental health. How to spot it, and help

    Banning screens is often not an option. So Science News spoke with experts studying screen use and addiction in teens to help families navigate this complex issue.

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  10. Health & Medicine

    U.S. measles outbreaks may end a hard-won victory over the virus

    Dropping vaccination rates and changes in U.S. vaccine policy have public health experts concerned that annual measles outbreaks could become more frequent.

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  11. Astronomy

    Betelgeuse’s companion star revealed in new images

    Revealed by advanced imaging, the long-sought "Betelbuddy" is much smaller and fainter than Betelgeuse and orbits within the supergiant’s atmosphere.

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  12. Life

    This killer fungus strikes at sunset. Here’s how

    The fungus Entomophthora muscae turns flies into zombies and kills them at sunset. An internal kill clock may explain the mysterious timing.

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