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Cell-like structures and chemical traces point to ancient blood, but paleontologist Mary Schweitzer disputes the identification.
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The engravings include 55 animal depictions, with a horse, a bear and an aurochs among the subjects.
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Human hair from the burial contained cannabinol, a chemical produced from THC, the compound that makes cannabis psychoactive.
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The 3.2-sigma result agrees with predictions but falls short of the threshold for a discovery.
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Four also showed evidence of alcohol, while some samples held compounds associated with ayahuasca.
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The Aratasaurus leg bone from Brazil also yielded chemical traces related to heme, a component of hemoglobin.
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COP31 is set to begin November 9 in Antalya, with Turkey hosting and Australia leading negotiations.
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A regional comparison suggests prehistoric settlements clustered near both water and stone suitable for making tools.
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Moderna and Merck's vaccine plus pembrolizumab cut the two-year risk of recurrence or death by 42% versus pembrolizumab alone.
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Science News reports GPS tracks showed slight deviations consistent with a sun compass misaligned with local time.
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory estimates 2026 ED138 at 600 to 1,500 kilometers across; infrared observations are needed.
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New Scientist reports annual deaths appear to have exceeded 1.5 million from 2021 onward, but turbine shutdowns could help.
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WMO released its latest Greenhouse Gas Bulletin and says intensifying El Niño may lead to a further temperature surge.
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OpenAI announced three AI-generated discoveries: a local smoothing proof, an Exponential Time Hypothesis disproof and a QCD existence proof.
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Nature reports two armoured amphibian fossils from a region of China that was a salty sea in the Late Triassic.
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New Scientist reports researchers used powerful lasers and a tiny piece of plastic to emulate a possible solar process.
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DW reports the IUCN's forecast uses a scenario of roughly 2.7°C warming above preindustrial levels by 2100.
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AFP reports government sites went dark as operators rushed to apply a PHP security fix released Oct. 21.
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Intismeran autogene targets mutations unique to each patient's tumor, STAT reports.
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Nature reports 2,604 of 11,380 people with severe depression met three or more proposed criteria for “circadian depression.”
