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Straight-Tusk Elephants Once Roamed Europe. And We Used Their Bones as Hammers

A 480,000-year-old battered bone is the earliest known flintstone hammer in Europe

January 26, 2026

Do Non-Alcoholic Drinks Actually Help You Stay Sober?

They can make cutting back feel easier, but they might also make sobriety harder

January 26, 2026

Revisiting the Last Crewed Moon Mission on the Eve of the Next

Soon, astronauts might fly farther from Earth than ever before

January 23, 2026

The Strawberry Is a Frankenfruit

New research reveals the genetic history of the cultivated strawberry

January 23, 2026

I Track Space Debris As It Crashes to Earth

A planetary scientist explains how we can stalk this smoking wreckage

January 23, 2026

What Makes This Weekend’s Blizzard So Brutal

Devastating winter storms like Fern are nothing new, but our warming world plays an increasing role in shaping these events

January 23, 2026

Space Dust Could Contain Building Blocks of Life

Protein precursors can form in cosmic dust clouds

January 22, 2026

The First Person to Get Hit by Space Junk

Decades later, extraterrestrial rubbish is quickly piling up

January 22, 2026

What Would Richard Feynman Make of AI Today?

The scientific sage was always suspicious of grand promises delivered before details were understood

January 22, 2026

A Closer Look at an Elusive Ancient Plague

Teeth have revealed that victims traveled from far-off homelands

January 22, 2026

Motivation Can Profoundly Shape Your Memories

Different moods may determine what details you remember and how you recall them later

January 22, 2026

How Giant Kangaroos Moved Across Ancient Australia

Structure of fossil foot and ankle bones was robust enough for occasional hopping

January 22, 2026