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  1. A Boneyard Along the Thames River Reveals London’s Ancient Burials

    Researchers have found dozens of human bones on the banks of the iconic river, many of them thousands of years old.

     By Alexander Nazaryan

    A “mudlarker” on the banks of the Thames in 2019. Mudlarkers are amateur archaeologists deputized by London officials to find items of archaeological interest.
    CreditAndrew Testa for The New York Times

  2. Trillions of Viruses Live in Your Body. A.I. Is Trying to Find Them.

    The Human Virome Program will analyze samples from thousands of volunteers in an effort to understand how viruses affect health.

     By Carl Zimmer

    Each person’s gut may harbor hundreds or even a thousand species of phages. And when biologists go from person to person, they find viral species in one that are missing from the other, even in married couples.
    CreditBiophoto Associates/Science Source

  3. A Rare ‘Doomsday’ Fish Is Spotted Swimming in Mexico

    Oarfish are rarely documented by scientists, but one was seen this month by a group visiting a beach in Mexico.

     By Amanda Holpuch

    CreditRobert Hayes, via Storyful

  4. Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers

    Microsoft’s new “topological qubit” is not based on a solid, liquid or gas. It is another phase of matter that many experts did not think was possible.

     By Cade Metz

    Dr. Nayak holding Microsoft’s new quantum computing chip.
    CreditGrant Hindsley for The New York Times

  5. Louis Pasteur’s Relentless Hunt for Germs Floating in the Air

    In 19th-century France, the young chemist challenged the theory of spontaneous generation and discovered an invisible world of airborne microbes.

     By Carl Zimmer

    CreditAntoine Maillard

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Origins

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  1. The Gene That Made Mice Squeak Strangely

    A new study suggests that the NOVA1 gene may have been a key player in the evolution of human language.

     By Carl Zimmer

    In this mouse’s brain, cells producing NOVA1 proteins are colored green. A new study suggests that mutations in the human version of NOVA1 may have helped produce language.
    CreditDarnell Laboratory, via The Rockefeller University

  2. Ancient DNA Points to Origins of Indo-European Language

    A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and hundreds of others.

     By Carl Zimmer

    A researcher samples a human ear bone for ancient DNA at Harvard Medical School.
    CreditHarvard Medical School

  3. Lurking Inside an Asteroid: Life’s Ingredients

    Scientists studying samples that NASA collected from the asteroid Bennu found a wide assortment of organic molecules that shed light on how life arose.

     By Carl Zimmer

    Astromaterials processors at the Johnson Space Center in Houston collected asteroid particles from the base of the OSIRIS-REx science canister after its return from space in 2023.
    CreditNASA

  4. Oldest Human Genomes Reveal How a Small Group Burst Out of Africa

    DNA from European fossils dating back 45,000 years offers new clues to how our species spread across the world.

     By Carl Zimmer

    An artist’s interpretation of the LRJ people, who lived across northern Europe about 45,000 years ago. DNA reveals they were closely related to all living non-Africans.
    CreditTom Björklund

  5. Mammoth: It’s What Was for Dinner

    A study of a 12,800-year-old skull of a toddler offers a glimpse at how early Americans found food, and how their hunts may have led to a mass extinction.

     By Carl Zimmer

    An artist’s impression of early North Americans eating mammoths 12,000 years ago.
    CreditEric Carlson/Desert Archaeology, Inc.; Ben Potter/University of Alaska Fairbanks and Jim Chatters/McMaster University

Trilobites

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  1. Hummingbirds Living in a Hive Found for the First Time

    In a remote mountain cave in Ecuador, hummingbirds were discovered sleeping and nesting together.

     By Rachel Nuwer

    A male Chimborazo hillstar, a subspecies of high-altitude hummingbird native to the Andes of Ecuador and far southern Colombia.
    CreditDusan Brinkhuizen

  2. Lasers, Waffle Fries and the Secrets in Pterosaurs’ Tails

    Scientists identified new structures in the tail vanes of the prehistoric flying reptiles.

     By Elizabeth Landau

    CreditNatalia Jagielska

  3. This City’s Sewer System Is Full of Alligators, but It’s Not New York

    Researchers found crocodilians, bats, raccoons and other creatures prowling a Florida town’s storm drains, “like something out of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,’” one said.

     By Jack Tamisiea

    Who lives in a storm sewer under the street?
    CreditAlan Ivory, via UF/IFAS

  4. Birds of Paradise Glow on Mating Parade

    The always colorful males light up with biofluorescence, sending off signals.

     By Jason Bittel

    CreditRene Martin/American Museum of Natural History

  5. Scared of Spiders? Also Scared of Zombies? We Have Some Bad News.

    A BBC documentary crew in Northern Ireland stumbled upon a fungus that hijacks spiders in an arachnid version of “The Last of Us.”

     By Kate Golembiewski

    A spider infected with the fungus Gibellula attenboroughii on the ceiling of a White Fathers’ cave in County Cavan, Ireland.
    CreditTim Fogg

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Climate and Environment

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  1. She Lobbied for a Carcinogen. Now She’s at the E.P.A., Approving New Chemicals.

    Lynn Dekleva, who recently took a senior role at the agency, once led an aggressive effort by industry to block regulations on formaldehyde.

     By Hiroko Tabuchi

    The Environmental Protection Agency in Washington. Dr. Dekleva runs an office that has the authority to approve new chemicals for use.
    CreditEric Lee/The New York Times

  2. The World Bank Pivoted to Climate. That Now May Be a Problem.

    The Trump administration’s deep cuts to clean-energy programs are raising concerns about U.S. commitments to the lender.

     By Max Bearak and Somini Sengupta

    Ajay Banga, the World Bank president, in Tanzania in January. Roughly 18 percent of the bank’s funding comes from the United States.
    CreditMalin Fezehai for The New York Times

  3. How Far Do Trump’s Cuts to Science Reach? To the Ends of the Earth.

    The National Science Foundation has fired workers at the office that manages polar research, raising fears about a reduced U.S. presence in two strategic regions.

     By Raymond Zhong

    The Ceremonial South Pole marker near Amundsen-Scott Station, the research base administered by the National Science Foundation.
    CreditJeff Capps/National Science Foundation

  4. How Can I Lower My Climate Risk When Buying a House?

    The danger from extreme weather is growing, and so are insurance costs. Here’s what to know.

     By Christopher Flavelle

    CreditPhoto by Susan Stava for the New York Times

  5. Hit by Wildfire? Here’s How to Deal With Insurers and FEMA.

    You don’t need to settle for what your insurance company or the government first offers. And you don’t have to fight alone.

     By Christopher Flavelle

    The remnants of a home in Altadena, Calif., last week.
    CreditPhilip Cheung for The New York Times
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  8. The Teacher in Room 1214

    When a gunman killed two of her students, Ivy Schamis was the only adult in the room. Her journey through guilt and healing sheds light on the impossible role of American teachers.

    By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn

     
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