Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)
1. Thousands buried in 17th century Italian crypt reveal lives of working poor
Remains recovered from beneath a Milan hospital shed light on health, diet, and drug habits during the 1600s
1 MAY 2025 BY ANDREW CURRY
2. Redated artifacts rewrite how Indigenous people responded to European contact
Fresh radiocarbon data challenge archaeologists’ assumptions about North America’s Indigenous history
1 MAY 2025 BY LIZZIE WADE
3. Researchers push to include animal cultures in conservation policy
As evidence accrues of complex socially transmitted behaviors in animals, biologists are figuring out how to use these data in conservation
1 MAY 2025 BY MARÍA PAULA RUBIANO A.
4. Hunt for tree rings could yield Africa’s first drought atlas
Records could reveal how much humanity has altered Sahel rains
30 APR 2025 BY PAUL VOOSEN
5. DNA traces Picuris Pueblo Tribe’s ancient ancestral ties to Chaco Canyon
The project could bolster tribal land rights and serve as a model for partnership between scientists and Indigenous communities
30 APR 2025 BY MAYA WEI-HAAS
6. ‘Major breakthrough’: A natural gene variant protects rice from heat waves
Discovery could help crop breeders preserve grain quality and harvest size as climate changes
30 APR 2025 BY ERIK STOKSTAD
7. Are you as easily fooled as AI? Depends what you see in this image
This optical illusion from the natural world is testing the limits of computer vision
29 APR 2025 BY JENNA AHART
8. Astronomers searching for Planet Nine find possible hints of different planet
Analysis of decades-old data yields a faint, meandering point of light beyond Neptune—but many astronomers are skeptical
29 APR 2025 BY HANNAH RICHTER
9. Astronomers spot a gold mine in massive cosmic flares
Phenomenon behind heavy element creation has been a mystery for 2 decades
2 MAY 2025 BY JENNA AHART
10. Dying coral reefs could slow climate change
Dissolving skeletons would boost oceans’ ability to soak up carbon dioxide
2 MAY 2025 BY ELISE CUTTS
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