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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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Researchers report 2–15 times greater sensitivity than standard techniques when processing James Webb Space Telescope observations.
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Four also showed evidence of alcohol, while some samples held compounds associated with ayahuasca.
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A White House grant-review plan is temporarily blocked, while the NSF’s 2027 budget remains unapproved.
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Achille mounted Patroclo 51 times during four days the animals spent together on an Ethiopian plateau.
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Scientific American reports that zircon-bearing Teghaza 001 offers a rare look at Mars’s ancient crust.
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ABC News reports researchers adjusted for players with cognitive symptoms being more likely to donate their brains.
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Scientific American reports recipients need a valid prescription; the six peptides are not FDA-approved medicines.
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Scientific American reports a 2,362-player study adjusted for higher brain-donation likelihood among players with cognitive symptoms.
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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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OpenAI announced three AI-generated discoveries: a local smoothing proof, an Exponential Time Hypothesis disproof and a QCD existence proof.
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NASA says Swift ended its science mission while orbiting less than 171 miles above Earth, far beyond its two-year design.
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Spaceflight Now describes Artemis III as a four-astronaut orbital test of critical landing systems planned for 2027.
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Scientific American reports the USB-sized implant turns glucose into gluconate, most of which the mice excreted through their kidneys.
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Intismeran autogene targets mutations unique to each patient's tumor, STAT reports.
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Scientific American reports a five-star match pointing to July 22, 1889; astronomer Donald Olson disputes the reconstruction.
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New Scientist reports the positron reached its lowest energy state; comparing its magnetic moment with the electron’s comes next.
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Scientific American says the NSF was updating the funding opportunity but offered no date for submissions to begin.
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NHK WORLD reports MMX reached a Mars-bound trajectory about 71 minutes after liftoff.
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Scientific American reports 64 of 122 patients in the highest-risk group died within 90 days of their photos.