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The Song of Wade was a popular legend that survives in only one enigmatic text. Now, researchers think they have solved a longstanding puzzle about its meaning.#TheAbstract


Scientists warn that “the cuts would prevent the US from training and preparing the next generation of the scientific and technical workforce.”#TheAbstract




An unprecedented study reveals maternal lineages, female-centered practices, and a “surprising shift” in a 9,000-year-old settlement associated with a goddess cult.#TheAbstract


A preprint study found that participants who used an LLM to write essays performed worse “at all levels” than those who didn’t.#TheAbstract


Scientists have spotted the universe’s “missing matter” hiding in a vast cosmic web with some help from fast radio bursts from deep space.#TheAbstract



Telescopes perched on the Andes Mountains glimpsed elusive encounters fueled by the first of the first stars in the universe more than 13 billion years ago.#TheAbstract





Penguin guano helps clouds form in coastal Antarctica, making these birds an important factor in the region’s climate.#TheAbstract



The Yangtze finless porpoise is near extinction in the wild, but glimpses of its heyday can be found in centuries of Chinese poetry.#TheAbstract



Bite marks on the pelvis of a beheaded man provide the first direct physical evidence of human-animal gladiatorial combat.#TheAbstract


One of the most compelling cases for extraterrestrial life has been found on K2-18b, a planet 124 light years from Earth.#TheAbstract








He was hanging out in an ancient Roman port town 2,000 years ago, when something struck him (a deadly volcanic eruption).#TheAbstract



This week: A tale of creative cryopreservation, Transylvania's 16th-century weather reports, and dancing turtles.

This week: A tale of creative cryopreservation, Transylvaniax27;s 16th-century weather reports, and dancing turtles.#TheAbstract #science



A 1,600-foot-wide asteroid has a 0.037% chance of impacting Earth on September 24, 2182. What if we punch that unlucky ticket?#TheAbstract







This week, the creature from the Pangean lagoon, casket shopping for Disney princesses, a horror show in ancient Somerset, and “Martifacts.”#TheAbstract


Don’t panic…yet. Also: A baby galaxy with a bedazzled name, tiny poops with big potential, and an ancient ritual compound in a secret cave chamber.#TheAbstract



This week, we explore the digestive products of dinosaurs, the sartorial skills of prehistoric peoples, the superpowers of a supreme squirter, and the effects of “repeated social defeat” in fish.#TheAbstract


This week, we’ll travel to ancient Mars, indulge in record-breaking “nanopasta,” check out nature’s version of fiber optic cables, and behold a galactic jellyfish.#TheAbstract


An anomalous encounter with Uranus, a lost world preserved in Antarctic amber, ChatGPT at the poetry slam, and an exceptional nudibranch.#TheAbstract