Why Did Human Brains Surpass Chimp Brains? An Ancient Virus May Offer a Clue
Fragments of ancient viral DNA persist in chimp genomes and may influence brain genes
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Amara Okafor
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Was van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' a flight of fancy or a real sky?
New calculations point to a specific July 1889 constellation, but not everyone agrees.
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'Living drug' CAR T therapy shows promise for stiff person syndrome, an autoimmune disease
An experimental CAR T cell therapy may become the first approved treatment for stiff person syndrome. In a clinical trial, one patient regained mobility, but researchers caution it's too early to declare a cure.
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Hidden worlds revealed by the 2026 Nikon Small World contest
Winners include ink droplets frozen in flight and what a molting tardigrade leaves behind
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AI Can Give You Your Voice Back
People who have lost the ability to talk are finding new voices with technology. This technological feat is changing what it means to lose a voice.
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Japan’s Phobos Sample Return Mission May Also Collect Martian Dust
With NASA’s Mars sample plans in limbo, Japan pursues the next best thing: a sample from the Martian moon Phobos, which may also carry traces of Mars itself.
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