Neanderthal groups had their own local food culture
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LIGO has spotted the most massive black hole collision ever detected
Illustration of merging of black holes Shutterstock / Jurik Peter A record-breaking black hole smash-up just expanded our view of the universe’s most extreme inhabitants.
Hay fever relief could come in the form of a nasal ‘molecular shield’
Sneezing and coughing are common hay fever symptoms mohammad hosein safaei/Unsplash People with hay fever could one day benefit from a first-of-its-kind “molecular shield” that
Forests’ vanishing snow is also bad news for carbon storage
Forests like Mount Mansfield State Forest in Vermont are losing their snowpacks Douglas Rissing/Getty Images Many forests are losing their winter snowpack as global temperatures
Ancient mass extinction shows how Earth turned into a super-greenhouse
Global warming is causing forest die-offs today, just as it did during the Permian-Triassic extinction event INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images After a sharp rise
Ancient DNA reveals make-up of Roman Empire’s favourite sauce
A modern recreation of garum, a fermented fish sauce dating back to Roman times Alexander Mychko / Alamy Fermented fish sauce, or garum, was an
X-ray boosting fabric could make mammograms less painful
Mammograms can be painful, but they may not need to be Daria Artemenko/Alamy Getting an X-ray can be uncomfortable – you may have to lay
What sleep scientists recommend doing to fall asleep more easily
A restless mind is one of the most common barriers to sleep Andrii Lysenko/Getty Images Perhaps it’s age or the hot weather, but sleep is
Stunning first images show the power of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
The Trifid (upper-right) and Lagoon (centre) Nebulae as viewed with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory A pink-and-blue feast of stellar
Our big brains may have evolved because of placental sex hormones
Exposure to hormones in utero could affect human brain growth Peter Dazeley/Getty Images The human brain is one of the most complex objects in the