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  1. Anthropology

    Whaling may have started 1,500 years earlier than already known

    Specialized whale-bone harpoons from southern Brazil dating back 5,000 years suggest that Indigenous groups in the area were whalers.

    By Javier Barbuzano
  2. Genetics

    AI tool AlphaGenome predicts how one typo can change a genetic story

    The tool helps scientists understand how single-letter mutations and distant DNA regions influence gene activity, shaping health and disease risk.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Health & Medicine

    The brain’s response to a heart attack may worsen recovery

    In mice, blocking heart-to-brain signals improved healing after a heart attack, hinting at new targets for cardiac therapy.

    By Alessio Cozzolino
  4. Animals

    Spider silk-making organs evolved due to a 400-million-year-old genetic oops

    An ancient ancestor of spiders and relatives doubled its genome about 400 million years ago, setting the stage for the evolution of spinnerets.