Surface trembling detected on Mars for the first time
Faint “microseisms” may help scientists understand the Red Planet’s subsurface
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The space ‘snowman’ at the edge of our solar system is actually two lumpy pancakes
MU69’s flat lobes support a new theory of planetary formation -
Girls who share a womb with boys tend to make less money than those with twin sisters
Provocative study looked at more than 700,000 births over more than a decade -
Appeals court dismisses charges of institutional racism at U.K.-Kenyan research partnership
Six plaintiffs failed to prove their careers suffered because of their skin color, court says -
NSF hopes Jason can lead it through treacherous waters
Research agency wants famed advisory group to look at balancing national security and open science -
Humans—like other animals—may sense Earth’s magnetic field
But does this subconscious sense help us find our way? -
If an alien ship left its trash near Earth, here’s what it might look like
New study imagines how we might see shiny alien debris -
Curing HIV just got more complicated. Can CRISPR help?
Scientists probe cellular hideouts for HIV and show that CRISPR can still cut the AIDS virus from DNA in monkeys -
Top stories: The dark triad, the lost men of ancient Spain, and the race to save the pangolin
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Does a new genetic analysis finally reveal the identity of Jack the Ripper?
Scientists claim it’s the best evidence to date, but critics are skeptical -
Men who lived in Spain 4500 years ago left almost no male genetic legacy today
Study fills in surprising history of Iberian Peninsula over thousands of years -
Podcast: Mysterious fast radio bursts and long-lasting effects of childhood cancer treatments
On this week’s show: A new radio telescope promises to help sort out the more than 40 theories for the origins of fast radio bursts and researchers tackle the long-term health effects of pediatric cancer treatment -
Treatments for childhood cancer can devastate lives years later. Scientists are trying to change that
Doctors and researchers are working to better understand the long-term complications of chemotherapy and radiation, and even prevent them -
Ancient switch to soft food gave us an overbite—and the ability to pronounce ‘f’s and ‘v’s
How farming reshaped our smiles and our speech -
Sea otter archaeology reveals the most smashing rocks
New study of “otter signatures” leaves no stone unturned -
A homespun Canadian telescope could explain mysterious radio signals from the distant universe
CHIME aims to discover dozens of fast radio bursts a day -
Bus-size robot set to vacuum up valuable metals from the deep sea
Scientists will monitor trial next month to assess collector’s ecosystem damage -
Lawmakers seek delay of radio spectrum auction for next-gen cell service, saying 5G plans could hurt weather satellite data
Potential radio interference could hamper future hurricane tracking -
Waterfall-chasing scientists uncover rare, self-forming cascades
New study could explain origins of mysterious waterfalls on Earth—and Mars -
New call to ban gene-edited babies divides biologists
The debate about whether to declare a “moratorium” on germline editing ratchets up -
Antifungal drug could help cystic fibrosis patients for whom common treatments don’t work
Compound shows promise in human cells and in pigs with the disease -
Stonehenge-like monuments were home to giant pig feasts. Now, we know who was on the guest list
People likely came to southern England’s henges from all over the British Isles -
In a first, U.S. private sector employs nearly as many Ph.D.s as schools do
With academic jobs no longer the norm, universities look to adapt -
These odd, scaled mammals are the most poached in the world—and they could go extinct
Pangolins’ keratin scales, prized in traditional Chinese medicine, may doom them -
People with dwarfism and cleft palate may have been revered in ancient times
Ancient societies took care of—and perhaps honored—those with rare diseases, bones suggest
