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A Dead Galaxy From the Early Universe Succumbed to Starvation Due to its Own Black Hole
Learn how a supermassive black hole has prevented a dead galaxy that was born soon after the Big Bang from making new stars.
One Day, Your Skin Could Signal Inflammation by Glowing
Learn how engineered skin turns internal biological signals into visible light, offering a new way to monitor inflammation without wearables or blood tests.
Scrolling Social Media, Online Shopping, and Gaming May Be More Stressful Than Checking Emails or the News
Discover that the internet’s impact on stress is nuanced and understanding it can improve our well-being in a digital world.
5,000-Year-Old Evidence Shows Humans Hunted Whales Earlier Than Previously Thought
Learn how ancient shell mounds reveal that coastal communities in Brazil were hunting large whales thousands of years earlier than expected.
Modern Humans May Have Lived Alongside an Extinct Human Species in Ancient Indonesia
Learn about the overlap between archaic humans that once lived on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi and the modern humans that replaced them.
Youngest Mammoth Fossils Identified as Whale Bones in Surprise Discovery
Learn more about the whale bones originally thought to be woolly mammoths’ and how the hunt for the youngest mammoth continues.
Methane from Lunar Landers May Contaminate Ancient Organic Molecules at the Moon’s Poles
Learn how exhaust methane from lunar spacecraft may pollute the moon, potentially contaminating molecules that are billions of years old.
Eavesdropping Isn’t Uniquely Human — Some Dogs Can Do It Too
Learn how a rare group of dogs can learn object names by overhearing conversations — reaching word-learning levels seen in young children.
Could Leonardo da Vinci’s Art Contain Traces of the Artist’s DNA?
Learn about the Leonardo DNA Project and the diverse biological traces that survive on the surface of historical artifacts.