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Tam Pà Ling cave in northern Laos, where several human fossils dating back tens of thousands of years have been found

Humans

Fossils in Laos cave imply modern humans were in Asia 86,000 years ago

Human skull and shinbone fragments found in a cave in northern Laos suggest modern humans may have been in South-East Asia between 68,000 and 86,000 years ago, considerably further back than the previous estimates of around 50,000 years

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Life

Dehorning may affect how rhinos interact and establish territory

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Health

Air quality: How does pollution affect your health?

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2F9J4BG Different Insects incl Green Rose Chafer, Cetonia aurata, & Black & Red Checkered Beetle, Trichodes apiarius, Feeding on Common Hogweed or Cow Parsley

Life

Microbe map reveals how hundreds of insects got their diets

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Mind

You can learn foreign words as you sleep but it won’t make you fluent

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Striking panoramic seascape view on a rocky Atlantic Ocean Coast during a vibrant sunset. Taken at Crow Head, North Twillingate Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Environment

North Atlantic Ocean has reached record-high surface temperatures

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Environment

Genetically engineered gut bacterium could protect bees from parasite

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A zebrafish

Life

Zebrafish produce sunscreen to protect their embryos from UV light

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Space

Fast-growing galaxy seen by JWST offers window on the early universe

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Life

Life-extending parasite makes ants live at least three times longer

Ants infected by the parasite don't work, are cared for by uninfected workers and live much longer than usual

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Technology

Robot gardener grows plants as well as humans do but uses less water

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Life

Alligators create hotspots for life by digging holes with their snouts

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Health

Experimental treatment could work against prion diseases like CJD

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Mind

We know now what happens in our brain to make us scared of heights

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