SCIENCE

Genetic clues tell the story of Neanderthals’ decline

Reconstructions of a Neanderthal man and woman at the Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann, GermanyAP Photo/Martin Meissner/Alamy An analysis of Neanderthal…

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We’ve spotted a huge asteroid spinning impossibly fast

Artist’s depiction of the asteroid 2025 MN45NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC​/AURA/P. Marenfeld The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has…

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Social media is a defective product

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg exiting Los Angeles Superior Court in CaliforniaKyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images I just sat down to…

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A smartphone app can help men last longer in bed

Premature ejaculation is thought to affect 1 in 3 menIevgen Chabanov / Alamy Men who experience premature ejaculation may be…

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Miniature magnet rivals magnetic behemoths in strength for the first time

Even small magnets can sometimes be exceptionally powerfulResonX /Jasmin Schoenzart A magnet small enough to fit in the palm of…

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How an intern helped build the AI that shook the world

AlphaGo’s victory braodcast on TVIm Hun-jung/Yonhap/AP Photo via Getty Images In March 2016, Google DeepMind’s artificial intelligence system AlphaGo shocked…

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Möbius strip-like molecule has an entirely new and bizarre shape

Representation of the electrons in the “half-Möbius”-shaped moleculeIBM Research and the University of Manchester Chemists have discovered a new molecular…

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A crisis in cosmology may mean hidden dimensions really exist

DAVID PARKER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Last year, cosmologists working on the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) reported hints that the mysterious…

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NASA’s Artemis moon exploration programme is getting a major makeover

NASA’s Space Launch System has had a tricky startNASA/Cory Huston NASA is shaking up the plan for its Artemis moon…

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Rapamycin can add years to your life, or none at all – it’s a lottery

An illustration of the molecule rapamycin, which may aid extend your life, but then again, may notScience Photo Library The…

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