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Neandertals used rhinoceros teeth as tools
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Neandertals used rhinoceros teeth as tools

Javier BarbuzanoMay 6, 2026

Finds at sites in Spain and France suggest that Neandertals used the teeth of ancient rhinos for heavy-duty fabrication.

The brain’s memory center doesn’t start as a blank slate, study suggests
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The brain’s memory center doesn’t start as a blank slate, study suggests

Really Simple SyndicationMay 6, 2026

Early in life, neural networks in the brain’s memory center are highly connected, and they are only later refined into precise systems, a mouse study

Quantum battery charges in a quadrillionth of a second with a laser — larger prototypes could last for years after charging for just a minute
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Quantum battery charges in a quadrillionth of a second with a laser — larger prototypes could last for years after charging for just a minute

Really Simple SyndicationMay 6, 2026

Quantum batteries can be charged remotely and could allow for far better energy density than conventional batteries used in devices today.

Space junk falls back to Earth faster as sunspot numbers climb
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Space junk falls back to Earth faster as sunspot numbers climb

Carolyn GramlingMay 6, 2026

A new study links the sun’s 11-year cycle to accelerated orbital loss, with debris falling faster once sunspot numbers near their cycle peak.

Diagnostic dilemma: A woman turned black and blue weeks after starting a new medication
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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman turned black and blue weeks after starting a new medication

Really Simple SyndicationMay 6, 2026

A woman’s sudden hyperpigmentation was a side effect of a medicine she was taking.

Clean hydrogen created from plastic waste using battery acid from old cars and solar power
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Clean hydrogen created from plastic waste using battery acid from old cars and solar power

Really Simple SyndicationMay 6, 2026

Researchers turned hard-to-recycle plastic into hydrogen using battery acid. This circular upcycling system tackles multiple problematic waste streams at once, the scientists claim.

‘Food insecurity is no longer just about low-income countries’: Environmental economist explains how climate change is pushing agricultural systems to the brink
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‘Food insecurity is no longer just about low-income countries’: Environmental economist explains how climate change is pushing agricultural systems to the brink

Really Simple SyndicationMay 6, 2026

As a U.N. report warns that extreme temperature swings are disrupting crops and endangering agricultural workers, we spoke with environmental economist Shouro Dasgupta about farming

Both very low and very high heart rates may be linked to higher stroke risk, study says
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Both very low and very high heart rates may be linked to higher stroke risk, study says

Really Simple SyndicationMay 5, 2026

Both unusually low and high resting heart rates may be linked to an increased stroke risk, though more research is needed to confirm a causal

Icy object beyond Pluto has an atmosphere that shouldn’t exist, study suggests
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Icy object beyond Pluto has an atmosphere that shouldn’t exist, study suggests

Really Simple SyndicationMay 5, 2026

Observations suggest there’s a small, icy object with an atmosphere beyond Pluto, challenging assumptions about which bodies can sustain atmospheres.

Singing mice puff up air sacs to make their sweet songs
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Singing mice puff up air sacs to make their sweet songs

Jake BuehlerMay 5, 2026

To serenade with their high-pitched songs, singing mice inflate a throat sac — a use for air sacs seemingly unknown in any other animal.

What to know about a rare hantavirus outbreak at sea
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What to know about a rare hantavirus outbreak at sea

Tina Hesman SaeyMay 5, 2026

Public health officials are racing to find out how the sometimes deadly hantavirus got aboard a cruise ship and if there has been human-to-human spread.

Building on America’s 65-Year Legacy of Human Spaceflight
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Building on America’s 65-Year Legacy of Human Spaceflight

Really Simple SyndicationMay 5, 2026

America’s first human spaceflight begins as the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) space vehicle, with astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. aboard, launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida on

‘I was not looking for this’: Scientist accidentally finds shortcut to Mars that could slash travel time in half
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‘I was not looking for this’: Scientist accidentally finds shortcut to Mars that could slash travel time in half

Really Simple SyndicationMay 5, 2026

A new study suggests early asteroid trajectory data could help design faster Mars missions, potentially cutting round-trip travel time to under a year.

Hantavirus infects at least 2 on cruise ship, while 5 others fall ill: Here’s what we know
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Hantavirus infects at least 2 on cruise ship, while 5 others fall ill: Here’s what we know

Really Simple SyndicationMay 5, 2026

Three people have died and four more have fallen ill on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, and hantaviruses are confirmed to be the

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