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Clues from studies of ancient plants and animals have helped archaeologists pin down where the last Neanderthals found refuge, says columnist Michael Marshall

A study of the hearts of Greenland sharks has found that the long-lived deep-sea predator has massive accumulations of ageing markers, such as severe scarring, but this doesn't appear to affect their health or longevity

System is highly accurate and amenable to scaling without compromising quality

New protocol is up to 10 million times faster than current docking-based methods

Painting roofs white and adding screens to doors and windows is a low-cost way to increase comfort and curb malaria risk

You may have encountered this numerical magic trick at a party or in a classroom. It starts simply: think of a four-digit number where at least two digits are different. Rearrange those digits to create the largest possible number, then rearrange again to make the smallest number, and subtract the latter from the former. Write … Continue reading "2, 4, 6, 8, never too late…6, 1, 7, 4, why, oh why?"

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 366 research/teaching positions and 69 teaching positions. 

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A question that is not the same as asking whether something is alive

The Chemical Engineering Faculty Jobs List (by Arvind Ganesan and Todd N. Whittaker) has 96 research/teaching positions and 19 teaching positions. 

Rapid advances mean researchers are struggling to understand these batteries’ safety and fire hazards

Small seed “parachutes” may be causing inbreeding

Homo habilis, 2 million years old, was known mainly from teeth and jaw bones

Mission to Canada’s Queen Elizabeth Islands reveals degradation of a sea ice haven