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How Neanderthals Came to Inhabit Northwest Europe
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Stone tools reveal that four species of human have occupied Britain.
Increasing Access to Brain-Controlled Prosthetics
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Bionic interventions might allow people to one day design their own limbs.
These Artifacts and Foods Tie Modern Maya to the Past
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Oral tradition talks about the importance of these foods for Maya.
Climbers Tell Story of Mt. Washington Climbing Accident
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Climbing partners have a harrowing experience on Mount Washington in NH.
War Threatens Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plants
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Ukraine's 15 active nuclear reactors generate about half of the country's electricity.
The Mammoth Species You've Never Heard Of
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These bones could have belonged to some of the last surviving steppe mammoths in Britain.
How an Alzheimer’s study reached Black communities
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Getting Black individuals involved in a study requires more than just asking them.
Depression Can Affect Memory—and Mirror Signs of Alzheimer's
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Exercise may help depression patients regain memory.
CRISPR Gene-Editing Reality Check
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CRISPR gene-editing technology is advancing quickly. What can it do now—and in the future?
Inside a Fossilized Pterosaur Egg
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Bones and shells can tell us a lot about how these creatures lived.
Watch Scientists Extract a Rare Turtle Fossil
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The Late Cretaceous period was kind of the heyday of turtles.
The Crash That Shut Down the Global Economy, Explained
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The Suez Canal is one of the most important shipping lanes in the world.
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