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Author: CARL ZIMMER

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Uncovering the Genes That Let Our Ancestors Walk Upright

August 27, 2025August 27, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Uncovering the Genes That Let Our Ancestors Walk Upright

A new study reveals some of the crucial molecular steps on the path to bipedalism.

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How the Pygmy Sea Horse Lost Its Snout

August 25, 2025August 26, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on How the Pygmy Sea Horse Lost Its Snout

The genome of a small, remarkable sea horse offers a surprising lesson in nature’s creativity.

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Scientists Split Giraffes Into Four Species. Three Are In Trouble.

August 22, 2025August 25, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Scientists Split Giraffes Into Four Species. Three Are In Trouble.

A reassessment of the iconic species has “some dramatic implications for how we view giraffe conservation across Africa,” a new study concludes.

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Hints of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b Recede Even Further

July 24, 2025July 24, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Hints of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b Recede Even Further

New observations fail to confirm signs of life in the atmosphere of the distant planet K2-18b. They also raise questions about what it will take to detect biology light-years away.

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Hints of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b Recede Even Further

July 24, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Hints of Life on Exoplanet K2-18b Recede Even Further

New observations fail to confirm signs of life in the atmosphere of the distant planet K2-18b. They also raise questions about what it will take to detect biology light-years away.

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Something Like Feathers Grew on a 247-Million-Year-Old Reptile

July 23, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Something Like Feathers Grew on a 247-Million-Year-Old Reptile

The discovery, in a bizarre animal not closely related to birds, could change how scientists think about the origin of feathers.

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A 37,000-Year Chronicle of What Once Ailed Us

July 9, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on A 37,000-Year Chronicle of What Once Ailed Us

In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia.

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A 37,000-Year Chronicle of What Once Ailed Us

July 9, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on A 37,000-Year Chronicle of What Once Ailed Us

In a new genetic study, scientists have charted the rise of 214 human diseases across ancient Europe and Asia.

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Scientist Use A.I. To Mimic the Mind, Warts and All

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Scientist Use A.I. To Mimic the Mind, Warts and All

To better understand human cognition, scientists trained a large language model on 10 million psychology experiment questions. It now answers questions much like we do.

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Did Baby Talk Give Rise to Language?

June 25, 2025June 25, 2025CARL ZIMMERComments Off on Did Baby Talk Give Rise to Language?

The way that human adults talk to young children is unique among primates, a new study found. That might be one secret to our species’ grasp of language.

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Xi’s Parade to Showcase China’s Military Might and Circle of Autocrats

September 1, 2025David Pierson and Berry Wang

Joe Bugner, 75, British Boxing Champ Who Slugged It Out With Ali, Dies

September 1, 2025Jeré Longman

Searching the Rubble After Afghanistan’s Deadly Earthquake

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025THE NEW YORK TIMES

An Earthquake Killed Hundreds in Afghanistan

September 1, 2025Daniel E. Slotnik

Putin Finds a Growing Embrace on the Global Stage

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With Drones and I.E.D.s, Mexico’s Cartels Adopt Arms of Modern War

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California’s High Potency Cannabis is Fueling a ‘Cali Weed’ Trend in the UK

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Exxon and California Spar in Dueling Lawsuits Over Plastics

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Why the Graffiti Artist Fonki Finds Inspiration in Angkorian Sculpture

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025Mike Ives and Cy Liu

Russia Suspected of Jamming GPS for E.U. Leader’s Plane, Officials Say

September 1, 2025Amelia Nierenberg
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