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Farming without famine: Ancient Andean innovation rewrites agricultural origins

In the Andes, the rise of agriculture to replace foraging was not the result of hardship and resource scarcity, but instead a time of economic resilience and innovation, according to a study published June 25, 2025 in the open-access journal PLOS One by Luis Flores-Blanco of the University of California Davis and Arizona State University, Continue Reading

This team tried to cross 140 miles of treacherous ocean like stone-age humans—and it worked

When and where the earliest modern human populations migrated and settled in East Asia are relatively well known. However, how these populations moved between islands on treacherous stretches of sea is still shrouded in mystery. In two new papers, researchers from Japan and Taiwan led by Professor Yousuke Kaifu from the University of Tokyo simulated Continue Reading

Scientists reveal your morning coffee flips an ancient longevity switch

A new study from the Cellular Ageing and Senescence laboratory at Queen Mary University of London’s Cenfre for Molecular Cell Biology, reveals how caffeine — the world’s most popular neuroactive compound — might do more than just wake you up. The study in the journal Microbial Cell shows how caffeine could play a role in slowing Continue Reading

RFK’s vaccine advisers vote down flu-shot ingredient — but back some jabs

Childhood vaccines used in the United States have not contained the preservative thimerosal for decades. Credit: Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters Vaccine advisers appointed by US health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr have recommended against the use of influenza vaccines containing a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal – fulfilling a long-held goal of the anti-vaccine movement. The vote’s practical Continue Reading

NIH-funded science must now be free to read instantly: what you should know

The US National Institutes of Health’s Gateway Center is the main visitor entrance to the agency’s campus in Bethesda, Maryland.Credit: Briscoe Savoy for Nature From 1 July, researchers funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be required to make their scientific papers available to read for free as soon as they are Continue Reading