When were dogs domesticated? The oldest known dog DNA offers clues

Two new studies suggest that genetically stable dogs were living among humans in Europe by about 14,000 years ago.Two new studies suggest that genetically stable dogs were living among humans in Europe by about 14,000 years ago.  

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Earth’s continental plates were moving 3.48 billion years ago

Magnetic crystals provide the earliest evidence yet of the plate tectonics that likely made Earth habitable, pushing its start back by 140 million years.Magnetic crystals provide the earliest evidence yet of the plate tectonics that likely made Earth habitable, pushing its start back by 140 million years.  

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Magnetic crystals provide the earliest evidence yet of the plate tectonics that likely made Earth habitable, pushing its start back by 140 million years.

A private moon lander challenges ideas about lunar volcanism

New measurements from the Blue Ghost lander suggest that thin crust, not just radioactive heating, shaped the moon’s dark lava plains.New measurements from the Blue Ghost lander suggest that thin crust, not just radioactive heating, shaped the moon’s dark lava plains.  

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Science and armed conflict

Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how science and armed conflict have been intertwined throughout history, from the Greeks in 400 B.C. to the use of tear gas in the protests across the United States as recently as a few months ago.Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses how science and armed conflict have been intertwined throughout history, from the Greeks in 400 B.C. to the use of tear gas in the protests across the United States as recently as a few months ago.  

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Antimatter traveled by truck for the first time

Scientists are envisioning an antimatter delivery program that could ferry antiprotons from CERN to other labs around Europe.Scientists are envisioning an antimatter delivery program that could ferry antiprotons from CERN to other labs around Europe.  

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Scientists are envisioning an antimatter delivery program that could ferry antiprotons from CERN to other labs around Europe.

Are pig organs the future of transplantation?

Each year, thousands of people in the U.S. die waiting for donated organs. A new book shares how organs from other species could change that.Each year, thousands of people in the U.S. die waiting for donated organs. A new book shares how organs from other species could change that.  

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Each year, thousands of people in the U.S. die waiting for donated organs. A new book shares how organs from other species could change that.

How realistic is Project Hail Mary?

Ryan Gosling is on a mission to save the sun — and Earth — from star-killing microbes. Science News dissects the science behind the sci-fi movie.Ryan Gosling is on a mission to save the sun — and Earth — from star-killing microbes. Science News dissects the science behind the sci-fi movie.  

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Ryan Gosling is on a mission to save the sun — and Earth — from star-killing microbes. Science News dissects the science behind the sci-fi movie.

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