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- Humans
Humans reached Asia in two waves
New genetic data show that some early migrants interbred with a mysterious Neandertal sister group.
- Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
When the brain learns to feel pain, kids’ effect on paternal testosterone and more in this week’s news.
- Chemistry
Science gets the deets on DEET
New research demonstrates how insect repellent may mix up mosquitoes’ smelling machinery.
- Health & Medicine
Ringing in ears may have deeper source
Tinnitus results from the brain’s effort to compensate for hearing loss, a study concludes.
- Health & Medicine
Preterm infants show mortality risks as children, adults
Death rates are higher in preemies than full-term babies when these people reach early adulthood, a large study finds.
- Space
Atom & Cosmos
The source of the Milky Way’s spirals, a new way to spot gravitational waves and more in this week’s news.
- Health & Medicine
Brain may sabotage efforts to lose weight
The brains of obese people act hungry whether their bodies are or not.
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- Earth
Pacific volcanoes share split personality
The dual chemistry of island chains reflects variations in the distribution of ancient material bubbling up from deep within the Earth.
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Loss of eyes in the sky hurts science on the ground
In a clean room at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California sits the next great hope of the United States’ Earth-monitoring program. About the size of a minibus, it is covered in gold foil, riddled with electrical wires, and very clean. This $1.5-billion satellite is state-of-the-art, carrying five advanced instruments to measure everything from […]
- Earth
Earth & Environment
Toxic consequences of solar power, enduring effects of ancient landslides and more in this week's news.
- Life
Genes & Cells
Microscopic murderers caught dealing poison, fighting aging with hibernation and more in this week's news.
