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Friday, January 24, 2020

Dark Energy Skeptics Raise Concerns, But Remain Outnumbered

Some scientists have been poking at the foundations of dark energy, but many say the concept remains on solid, if mysterious, ground.

Ramin Skibba, Contributor

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Culture

Archaeologists Find That Ancient Canals in Modern Iraq Were Lined with Art

Assyrian sculptures date from the good times when the water flowed.

Joel Shurkin, Contributor

Human

Genetic Traces of Mysterious Human Lineage Detected in People Living in West Africa

Researchers found a "ghost population" that interbred with the ancestors of modern humans.

Charles Q. Choi, Contributor

Creature

Male Spiders Sacrifice Legs to Placate Cannibalistic Lovers

For tufted golden orb weavers, losing a leg is better than losing their life.

Joshua Learn, Contributor

Physics

New Kind of Particle Collider Could Reach Higher Energy at a Lower Cost

Particle physicists have overcome one of the biggest obstacles to a collider that would smash particles for less.

Meredith Fore, Contributor

Culture

Scientists Grow Date Palm Plants from 2,000-Year-Old Seeds

The researchers hope to resurrect a variety of date that was praised in antiquity but lost to time.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

Human

Bedside Manners Matter During Blood Draws

A new study links clinicians being nice with patients feeling less pain when getting blood drawn.

Karin Heineman, Executive Producer

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