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A Neandertal’s punctured shoulder blade suggests a wooden-spear wound

Science News reports that a broken tooth suggests the same Neandertal survived a serious facial injury years earlier.

25 Sources, 1d ago, updated 1d ago

Evidence for funerary behaviour and lethal trauma in a new Neanderthal individual from Shanidar Cave

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More than 1,000 TESS planets feature in an October 9 astronomy roundup

Astrobiology.com also lists stories on exotic methanol in planet-building zones and a second-generation planet candidate accreting onto a white dwarf.

9 Sources, 11d ago, updated 11d ago

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First direct images capture DNA strands zipping together, confirming 20-year prediction

ScienceAlert reports that the images show DNA “zipping” together, as predicted 20 years ago.

2 Sources, 12d ago, first seen 12d ago

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Brain scans show signs of dopamine neuron injury in long COVID

ScienceAlert reports the signs appeared in brain scans of 24 people with long COVID.

2 Sources, 16d ago, updated 16d ago

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Pomegranate compound reportedly improves heart function in mice with heart failure

ScienceAlert reports that heart function improved by up to 80% in the mice.

1 Source, 16d ago, first seen 16d ago

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Transplanted hearts may take on some age markers of their recipients

ZME Science reports that older hearts in younger mice gained younger molecular signatures, though not every sign of aging changed.

2 Sources, 17d ago, updated 17d ago

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ScienceAlert's weekly science roundup spans cancer-causing infections and a feathered dinosaur

ScienceAlert's September 26–October 2 roundup also links to stories on an IBM quantum computer, creatine, aspirin and a superconductor.

3 Sources, 17d ago, updated 17d ago

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An insomnia treatment may slow biological aging

ScienceAlert reports on a potential effect of one treatment for insomnia: slowing biological aging.

1 Source, 24d ago, first seen 24d ago

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Radio signals reportedly detected directly from an exoplanet for the first time

ScienceAlert reports that the signals came directly from a planet outside our solar system—not from aliens.

2 Sources, 25d ago, updated 25d ago

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Two new stick insect species reportedly found in Australia

One of the newly identified species had been misidentified for 50 years, ScienceAlert reports.

2 Sources, 27d ago, first seen 27d ago

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‘Fire amoeba’ reportedly reproduces at 63°C, setting a heat record for complex life

NDTV Profit reports that the amoeba was found in California’s Lassen Volcanic National Park. NASA says the discovery could broaden the search for habitable worlds.

45 Sources, 13d ago, updated 13d ago

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Radio signals reportedly detected directly from an exoplanet for the first time

Nuestro Diario says MeerKAT detected the signal from Beta Pictoris b, about 63 light-years away. The outlet noted on September 23, 2026, that the research was a preprint awaiting peer review.

27 Sources, 16d ago, updated 16d ago

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Iron Age iron-bar cache in Austria is reportedly Europe's largest

ScienceAlert describes the haul as “500 swords' worth” of iron.

1 Source, 30d ago, first seen 30d ago

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A week in science: experimental cancer therapy, CERN and deep-sea litter

ScienceAlert’s September 12–18, 2026 roundup includes a noodle packet found almost 2 kilometers down in an ocean canyon described as “untouched.”

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CERN reportedly detects quantum entanglement in particles born from the Higgs boson

ScienceAlert reports the detection in its September 11–18, 2026 science roundup.

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Anthropic reportedly sets up Bay Area biology lab for AI drug research

Gadinsider says the lab is exploring how AI and robots could accelerate drug research and scientific discovery.

3 Sources, 32d ago, first seen 32d ago

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Four-stranded genetic structures reportedly discovered in human blood

ScienceAlert describes the finding as “the first direct biochemical evidence.”

1 Source, 35d ago, first seen 35d ago

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A Neandertal’s punctured shoulder blade suggests a wooden-spear wound

More than 1,000 TESS planets feature in an October 9 astronomy roundup

First direct images capture DNA strands zipping together, confirming 20-year prediction

Brain scans show signs of dopamine neuron injury in long COVID

Pomegranate compound reportedly improves heart function in mice with heart failure

Transplanted hearts may take on some age markers of their recipients

ScienceAlert's weekly science roundup spans cancer-causing infections and a feathered dinosaur

An insomnia treatment may slow biological aging

Radio signals reportedly detected directly from an exoplanet for the first time

Two new stick insect species reportedly found in Australia

‘Fire amoeba’ reportedly reproduces at 63°C, setting a heat record for complex life

Radio signals reportedly detected directly from an exoplanet for the first time

Iron Age iron-bar cache in Austria is reportedly Europe's largest

A week in science: experimental cancer therapy, CERN and deep-sea litter

CERN reportedly detects quantum entanglement in particles born from the Higgs boson

Anthropic reportedly sets up Bay Area biology lab for AI drug research

Four-stranded genetic structures reportedly discovered in human blood

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A Neandertal’s punctured shoulder blade suggests a wooden-spear wound

More than 1,000 TESS planets feature in an October 9 astronomy roundup

First direct images capture DNA strands zipping together, confirming 20-year prediction

Brain scans show signs of dopamine neuron injury in long COVID

Pomegranate compound reportedly improves heart function in mice with heart failure

Transplanted hearts may take on some age markers of their recipients

ScienceAlert's weekly science roundup spans cancer-causing infections and a feathered dinosaur

An insomnia treatment may slow biological aging

Radio signals reportedly detected directly from an exoplanet for the first time

Two new stick insect species reportedly found in Australia

‘Fire amoeba’ reportedly reproduces at 63°C, setting a heat record for complex life

Radio signals reportedly detected directly from an exoplanet for the first time

Iron Age iron-bar cache in Austria is reportedly Europe's largest

A week in science: experimental cancer therapy, CERN and deep-sea litter

CERN reportedly detects quantum entanglement in particles born from the Higgs boson

Anthropic reportedly sets up Bay Area biology lab for AI drug research

Four-stranded genetic structures reportedly discovered in human blood