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Ancient Neanderthal genome reveals isolated, distinct populations

• Mar 29, 2026

Neanderthals split into distinct regional groups that developed genetic differences far sooner than modern human populations typically did, according...

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Eco-friendly hair repair adds to more natural personal care product pipeline

• Mar 29, 2026

Hair damaged by dyes, bleaching or harsh sunlight has just got special treatment. Green chemistry researchers at Flinders University are experimenting...

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The world's waste mountain is rising at an alarming rate

• Mar 29, 2026

The world is struggling to deal with ever-growing quantities of waste. A new World Bank Group report, What a Waste 3.0, shows that more than 2.6 billi...

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Novel protocol reconstructs quantum states in large-scale experiments up to 96 qubits

• Mar 29, 2026

Quantum computers, systems that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, could outperform classical computers on some computationall...

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Embryo-like fossils from Southern China offer new clues about ancient life

• Mar 29, 2026

Some of the most ancient fossils collected to date were traced back to the Ediacaran period. This is the time interval ranging from around 635 to 541...

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The moon that tipped a planet

• Mar 29, 2026

Neptune is the solar system's most distant planet, a cold, blue ice giant sitting nearly 30 times further from the sun than Earth. At that remote dist...

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A universal scheme can verify any quantum state

• Mar 29, 2026

Quantum technologies, devices that can process, store, or detect information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, could outperform classical devices...

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Seals use whisker movement to follow underwater trails—an approach that could improve robotic sensing

• Mar 29, 2026

Seals are carnivorous marine mammals that are well adapted to hunting for fish underwater, where visibility is poor. In such conditions, seals rely on...

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The JWST finds more overmassive black holes. This time in dwarf galaxies

• Mar 29, 2026

One of the things astronomers find when they look around at galaxies is a correlation between a galaxy's mass and the mass of its supermassive black h...

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Quadratic gravity theory reshapes quantum view of Big Bang

• Mar 29, 2026

Waterloo scientists have developed a new way to understand how the universe began, and it could change what we know about the Big Bang and the earlies...

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Black hole mergers test the limits of general relativity

• Mar 29, 2026

General relativity stands as one of the bedrock theories in modern physics. Its strange view of relative time and space has been confirmed by countles...

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Climate change is altering Saharan dust—and Europe is downwind

• Mar 29, 2026

In recent years, residents of Spain, France and the UK have looked up to see an eerie sight: deep orange sunrises and skies thick with a yellowish haz...