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Ethiopia's Afar Rift provides glimpse into life and death 100,000 years ago

The study of ancient cultures around Ethiopia during the Middle Stone Age (MSA) time period is important for understanding how some of the first Homo sapiens lived and eventually left Africa. Unfortunately, there are not ...

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Medical Xpress

Overlooked ribosomal DNA may help explain human size differences

CRISPR takes a bold leap toward silencing Down syndrome's extra chromosome

Modern lifestyles may be affecting how our bodies recycle estrogen

Combining new drug with chemotherapy extends survival of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer patients in clinical trial

Neuroinflammation triggers autism-like regression in mouse model

Chloride ions do more than help neurons fire—they may also help control how genes are expressed

As RSV evolves, a two‑pronged antibody cocktail aims to stay ahead

Nerve growth factor alone triggers osteoarthritis-like joint changes in healthy mice

New biological marker of early-stage Alzheimer's disease uncovered

Coffee's sweet spot may help mental health in the long run

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Engineering

Phase-changing VO₂ turns methane into propane and hydrogen more efficiently

Computer Sciences

AI models can fake visual understanding of images that don't exist

Electronics & Semiconductors

One tiny diode could shrink image sensors by adding memory and processing

Engineering

Safer sodium battery eliminates thermal runaway with a heat-triggered polymer barrier

Robotics

Wearable robots improve coordination between pairs of violin players

Software

New AI video tool removes objects without breaking the laws of physics

Robotics

Resilient actuator shows potential for space-ready soft robots

Hardware

New memristor design uses built-in oxygen gradient to bring stability to reinforcement learning

Robotics

Combining the robot operating system with LLMs for natural-language control

Engineering

Molecular additive boosts silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell efficiency to 32.76%