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4 November 2026

Martian water history and the cartwheeling snakes of Southeast Asia

Researchers studying the Teghaza 001 meteorite, a rock recovered from the Sahara, argue that its mineral composition confirms ancient volcanic activity and interactions between water and rock on Mars over 4.1 billion years ago. This sample, which contains tiny zircon…

3 November 2026

Cells that reverse time and the physics of levitation

Scientists at the University of Bonn have achieved cellular rejuvenation by reversing 60 years of aging in human cells, transforming 80-year-old samples into 20-year-old equivalents. Unlike rapid resets, this method functions gradually over 100 days, allowing researchers to observe the…

2 November 2026

Neanderthal care and the origins of long-distance voyaging

Archaeological evidence from Shanidar Cave in Iraq offers a rare perspective on prehistoric empathy. Remains of an individual known as Shanidar A, dating to approximately 75,000 years ago, show a puncture wound in the left shoulder blade likely caused by…

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