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Sumerian civilization may have been jump-started by the rise and fall of tides

Millennia before the first cities, early Mesopotamians probably harnessed tides to irrigate crops

Millennia before the first cities, early Mesopotamians probably harnessed tides to irrigate crops
Author Andrew CurryPosted on October 22, 2025

New recipe improves creation of cells that could fight most autoimmune diseases

Nobel laureate makes regulatory T cells that last longer in the body, boosting clinical hopes

Nobel laureate makes regulatory T cells that last longer in the body, boosting clinical hopes
Author Catherine OffordPosted on October 22, 2025

‘I fear we are sitting on a time bomb.’ Scientists debate mass distribution of antibiotics in Africa

Prophylactic use of azithromycin saves vulnerable children’s lives, but could trigger antibiotic resistance

Prophylactic use of azithromycin saves vulnerable children’s lives, but could trigger antibiotic resistance
Author Gretchen VogelPosted on October 21, 2025October 21, 2025

‘It’s like a horror movie pregnancy.’ Researcher studies maggots—by letting them eat him

Science chats with wildlife epidemiologist Tony Goldberg about what he’s learned from becoming a meal for parasites

Science chats with wildlife epidemiologist Tony Goldberg about what he’s learned from becoming a meal for parasites
Author Rachel NuwerPosted on October 21, 2025

Lab mice can now have periods like humans

Studies of rodents with a menstrual on/off switch could help people with endometriosis and other disorders

Studies of rodents with a menstrual on/off switch could help people with endometriosis and other disorders
Author Holly BarkerPosted on October 20, 2025

Beetle compound is so valuable insects eat bird poop to get it

To obtain the toxic chemical cantharidin, insects suck beetles’ blood—and even munch on their digested remains

To obtain the toxic chemical cantharidin, insects suck beetles’ blood—and even munch on their digested remains
Author Richard PallardyPosted on October 20, 2025

A surprise bonus from COVID-19 vaccines: bolstering cancer treatment

Patients who got shots of mRNA before starting a type of cancer immunotherapy lived much longer

Patients who got shots of mRNA before starting a type of cancer immunotherapy lived much longer
Author Phie JacobsPosted on October 20, 2025

Stranded coral boulders point to a medieval tsunami in the Caribbean

Study pinpoints likely date for a massive earthquake on the Puerto Rico Trench—and highlights an underappreciated regional hazard

Study pinpoints likely date for a massive earthquake on the Puerto Rico Trench—and highlights an underappreciated regional hazard
Author Katherine KorneiPosted on October 20, 2025

JD Vance officiated the wedding of new head of NIH environmental institute

Unusual hiring process raises fears of political favoritism

Unusual hiring process raises fears of political favoritism
Author Jocelyn KaiserPosted on October 20, 2025

How poop-eating beetles evolved to eat rotting flesh

Analysis of thousands of fossils pushes back change in beetles’ diets by more than 37 million years

Analysis of thousands of fossils pushes back change in beetles’ diets by more than 37 million years
Author Taylor Mitchell BrownPosted on October 17, 2025

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  • Sumerian civilization may have been jump-started by the rise and fall of tides
  • New recipe improves creation of cells that could fight most autoimmune diseases
  • ‘I fear we are sitting on a time bomb.’ Scientists debate mass distribution of antibiotics in Africa
  • ‘It’s like a horror movie pregnancy.’ Researcher studies maggots—by letting them eat him
  • Lab mice can now have periods like humans

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