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Together, they moved the day's center of gravity toward evidence that changes baseline narratives rather than incremental discoveries.
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A new study estimates that about 2.22 million Indigenous people lived in Australia before European colonization, far above earlier estimates. It concludes that roughly 93% of that population disappeared within 73 years, indicating a rapid demographic catastrophe after colonization.
7:34 PMScienceDaily
Researchers identified a shipwreck off Turkiye's coast and used clay analysis of its storage jars to link them to early workshops across the Jordan Valley.
4:33 PMAl Jazeera
Researchers at UC Santa Cruz are investigating P3, a peptide long considered harmless, after finding that it forms damaging protein clumps faster than amyloid beta and may harm brain cells. The finding suggests Alzheimer's biology may involve more than the protein target that has dominated research and drug development.
7:06 AMScienceDaily
New evidence from samples collected on the Moon's farside suggests that unequal heating caused by Earth's gravity drove ancient magma flows. Those flows may have produced the contrasting crust and landscapes that distinguish the Moon's near side from its far side.
6:38 AMScienceDailySummary
A new study estimates that about 2.22 million Indigenous people lived in Australia before European colonization, far above earlier estimates. It concludes that roughly 93% of that population disappeared within 73 years, indicating a rapid demographic catastrophe after colonization.
The population estimate changes the scale of the historical baseline, while the speed of the
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A much larger precolonial population and a rapid collapse fundamentally change how Australia’s colonial history is measured and understood.
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Researchers identified a shipwreck off Turkiye's coast and used clay analysis of its storage jars to link them to early workshops across the Jordan Valley.
The pottery connects the wreck to a wider regional trade network rather than an isolated
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The cargo offers evidence that early seaborne trade linked the eastern Mediterranean with inland production centers.
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Researchers at UC Santa Cruz are investigating P3, a peptide long considered harmless, after finding that it forms damaging protein clumps faster than amyloid beta and may harm brain cells. The finding suggests Alzheimer's biology may involve more than the protein target that has dominated research and drug development.
The key shift is from an amyloid-centered model to a broader view of toxic protein
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A neglected peptide could reshape how researchers explain Alzheimer's disease and design treatments.
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New evidence from samples collected on the Moon's farside suggests that unequal heating caused by Earth's gravity drove ancient magma flows. Those flows may have produced the contrasting crust and landscapes that distinguish the Moon's near side from its far side.
The central shift is the addition of farside material to a problem previously studied largely
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Farside samples could turn a long-standing visual puzzle into a testable history of the Moon's internal evolution.
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A 47-year study found that physical fitness and strength begin declining around age 35, including among people who exercise regularly, with the rate of decline increasing later in life. It also found that beginning exercise during adulthood can still improve physical performance.
8:28 PMScienceDaily
A fossil collected 120 million years ago and left in a museum for nearly a century has been identified as a new, tiger-sized megaraptoran dinosaur. The specimen provides the first evidence that these giant-clawed predators lived in Europe and offers clues to how the group evolved into much larger hunters.
6:51 PMScienceDaily
Archaeologists in Egypt have found the remains of two enormous statues believed to depict Ramses II. The discovery began when a local landowner reported an inscribed stone block in Behbeit El-Hagar.
4:04 PMARTnews
Research suggests that ice baths, massages, compression garments, and recovery supplements often deliver smaller benefits than advertised and may sometimes interfere with the adaptations that produce lasting gains. Sleep, adequate nutrition, and sufficient time between hard sessions remain the most reliable recovery tools.
8:04 AMScienceDaily
Researchers identified the first genetically confirmed cases of Marfan syndrome in domestic cats after studying two long-legged brothers. Both carried two altered copies of a gene associated with the disorder, yet retained enough normal gene function to survive into adulthood despite risks to the eyes, heart, and blood vessels.
7:56 AMScienceDaily
A study of guinea fowl found that birds trained to carry extra weight while growing up later carried it without the additional energy cost seen in untrained birds. The result suggests early physical demands can produce lasting changes in movement efficiency.
7:36 AMScienceDaily
Scientists identified Vasuki indicus, a 47-million-year-old snake from India that may have reached 50 feet in length. Its size likely made it a slow-moving ambush predator, comparable in scale to Titanoboa and modern anacondas in hunting strategy.
1:44 AMScienceDailySummary
A 47-year study found that physical fitness and strength begin declining around age 35, including among people who exercise regularly, with the rate of decline increasing later in life. It also found that beginning exercise during adulthood can still improve physical performance.
The key finding is that measurable physical decline starts earlier than many people expect, rather
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The results support treating strength and fitness as long-term health investments, not problems to address only after decline becomes obvious.
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A fossil collected 120 million years ago and left in a museum for nearly a century has been identified as a new, tiger-sized megaraptoran dinosaur. The specimen provides the first evidence that these giant-clawed predators lived in Europe and offers clues to how the group evolved into much larger hunters.
The decisive shift is geographic: megaraptorans were not confined to the regions where most of
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One overlooked specimen can alter the map and evolutionary history of an entire dinosaur group.
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Archaeologists in Egypt have found the remains of two enormous statues believed to depict Ramses II. The discovery began when a local landowner reported an inscribed stone block in Behbeit El-Hagar.
It is a reminder that major archaeological finds can still emerge from ordinary building and
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The statues add new evidence to Egypt’s already vast record of one of its most powerful pharaohs.
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Research suggests that ice baths, massages, compression garments, and recovery supplements often deliver smaller benefits than advertised and may sometimes interfere with the adaptations that produce lasting gains. Sleep, adequate nutrition, and sufficient time between hard sessions remain the most reliable recovery tools.
The important change is a move away from expensive recovery products and toward recovery as
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The findings challenge a large recovery market and put sleep, food, and training schedules back at the center of performance.
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Researchers identified the first genetically confirmed cases of Marfan syndrome in domestic cats after studying two long-legged brothers. Both carried two altered copies of a gene associated with the disorder, yet retained enough normal gene function to survive into adulthood despite risks to the eyes, heart, and blood vessels.
The cats provide a rare natural model for understanding how the same genetic disorder can
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A naturally occurring feline model could improve research into why Marfan syndrome varies so widely between patients.
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A study of guinea fowl found that birds trained to carry extra weight while growing up later carried it without the additional energy cost seen in untrained birds. The result suggests early physical demands can produce lasting changes in movement efficiency.
The decisive finding is a measurable adult energy advantage from childhood conditioning, not simply greater
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Childhood activity may influence adult exercise capacity in ways that short-term training cannot fully reproduce.
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Scientists identified Vasuki indicus, a 47-million-year-old snake from India that may have reached 50 feet in length. Its size likely made it a slow-moving ambush predator, comparable in scale to Titanoboa and modern anacondas in hunting strategy.
The discovery expands the known range of giant snakes and shows that extreme body size
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The snake provides a rare window into how ancient climates supported predators far larger than those living today.
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