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Stone Age boy in Sweden was buried in deerskin and a woodpecker headdress, archaeologists discover - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 27 February 26 - A new method of studying the contents of soil samples has revealed Stone Age people in Sweden were buried in decorated fur-and-feather clothing.

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Acing this new AI exam - which its creators say is the toughest in the world - might point to the first signs of AGI - By - Tristan Greene - published - 27 February 26 - Humanity's Last Exam is a PhD-level benchmark designed to test the limits of AI reasoning. Although Google's Gemini 3 scored a staggering 48.4%, experts stress that this does not indicate the arrival of artificial general intelligence (AGI).

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The sun just experienced its first 'spotless days' in 4 years - but we're not in the clear yet - By - Harry Baker - published - 27 February 26 - Earlier this week, the number of visible sunspots on our home star fell to zero for the first time in 1,335 days. This normally indicates a period of greatly reduced solar activity, but it's still too soon to relax, experts say.

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NASA announces sweeping overhaul of Artemis return to moon - By - Ben Turner, Brandon Specktor - published - 27 February 26 - A major shakeup to NASA's Artemis program will step rocket launches up to an annual basis, and discard a Boeing-designed upper stage.

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Inherited diseases don't work like we thought they did - By - Stephanie Pappas - published - 27 February 26 - "Monogenic" diseases, triggered by mutations in just one gene, may actually be more complex than scientists thought.

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'It doesn't lie. So who are you?': What happens when DNA tests show a woman is not the mother of the child she gave birth to? By - Lise Barneoud - published - 27 February 26 - "At first, I kind of laughed But they were serious. I could just see the seriousness in their faces." In this book excerpt, Lise Barneoud explores the limitations of DNA testing.

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Humans and Neanderthals interbred - but it was mostly male Neanderthals and female humans who coupled up, study finds - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 26 February 26 - A preference for pairings between male Neanderthals and female Homo sapiens may answer the question of why there are "Neanderthal deserts" in human chromosomes.

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Rubin Observatory alerts scientists to 800,000 changes in the sky in one night - By - Elizabeth Howell - published - 26 February 26 - The Vera C. Rubin Observatory sent scientists nearly 1 million astronomy alerts in one night, showing off changes in the sky. Eventually, the telescope is expected to reach 7 million alerts per night.

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Giant 'spiderwebs' on Mars contain tiny egg-like structures that scientists 'can't quite explain,' NASA rover reveals - By - Harry Baker - published - 26 February 26 - New photos captured by NASA's Curiosity rover show that Mars' giant, spiderweb-like "boxwork" features are covered in tiny, never-before-seen nodules that bear a striking resemblance to arachnid eggs. And researchers are struggling to explain them.

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Fresh look at Apollo moon rocks solves decades-old lunar mystery - By - Elizabeth Howell - published - 26 February 26 - The lunar rocks collected by Apollo astronauts suggested the moon had a strong magnetic field. A new analysis shows the opposite.

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Babies weren't supposed to be mourned in the Roman Empire. These rare liquid-gypsum burials prove otherwise. By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 25 February 26 - Despite historical records saying otherwise, Roman babies were mourned at death, research into unique plaster burials from York reveals.

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