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Neandertals may have built a hearth specifically to make tar

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science news​​​​ By Richard Kemeny     Neandertals really knew their way around a fire. In a sea cave sheltered from the blustery winds of Gibraltar, our ancient cousins created a →

Here’s how to give a good gift, according to science

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​science news​​​ By Sujata Gupta     ‘Tis the season of giving. ‘Tis also the season of returning.     American consumers are projected to spend roughly $960 →

Footprints offer a rare look at ancient human relatives crossing paths

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​science news​​​ By Bruce Bower     Two ancient hominid species with slightly different gaits crossed paths in East Africa.     Footprints preserved on what →

Sluggish proteins may underpin aging and chronic disease

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​science news​​​ By Elie Dolgin     As we age, our bodies slow down — not just in how we move, but also at the cellular level, where a decline in protein mobility may contribute →

Like brain cells, kidney cells can ‘remember’

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science news​​​​ By Andrea Tamayo     Kidney cells can make memories too. At least, in a metaphorical sense.     Neurons have historically been the cell most →

From electric cars to wildfires, how Trump may affect climate actions

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science news By Carolyn Gramling and Nikk Ogasa    If we learned anything from 2024, it’s that climate change is rapidly reshaping our world. We’re on course to set the hottest year on →

Refurbished heart pacemakers work like new

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​science news​​​ By Meghan Rosen     CHICAGO — One person’s used pacemaker is another person’s treasure.     A program to refurbish used pacemakers could →

Scientists identify a long-sought by-product of some drinking water treatments

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​science news​​​ By Sid Perkins     Roughly one-third of Americans could be exposed to a long-sought, newly identified breakdown product of some chlorine-based water treatments. →

Mars’ potato-shaped moons could be the remains of a shredded asteroid

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​science news​​​ By Lisa Grossman     Mars’ moons could be the remains of an ill-starred asteroid that got too close to the Red Planet.     A shredded asteroid →

Einstein’s gravity endures despite a dark energy puzzle

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​science news​​​  By  Emily Conover    Scientists could be wrong about dark energy. But they’re right about gravity, a new study suggests. Dark energy, the mysterious phenomenon →

The world’s largest coral was discovered in the South Pacific

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​science news​​​ By Nikk Ogasa     Off the coast of the Solomon Islands lurks a centuries-old being that is so immense, it can be seen from space. →

22 pesticides show links to prostate cancer

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​science news​​​ By Andrea Tamayo     Nearly two dozen pesticides are associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer in the United States, researchers report November 4 in →

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