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Western Europe's earliest known mule died 2,700 years ago - and it was buried with a partially cremated woman - By - Owen Jarus - published - 10 February 26 - Scientists have identified the oldest mule remains ever found in the western Mediterranean.

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Human Evolution -- 'An extreme end of human genetic variation': Ancient humans were isolated in southern Africa for nearly 100,000 years, and their genetics are stunningly different

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Something supercharged Uranus with radiation during Voyager flyby 40 years ago. Scientists now know what. By - Skyler Ware - published - 10 February 26 - Forty years ago, Voyager 2 flew past Uranus and observed radiation levels that defied explanation. Now, scientists may finally know exactly what happened.

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Only certain types of brain-training exercises reduce dementia risk, large trial reveals - By - Kamal Nahas - published - 10 February 26 - A large, 20-year trial showed that speedy cognitive exercises could reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia. The question is, could these tasks be adapted into video games?

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Scientists infiltrated volunteers' dreams to boost their creative thinking - By - RJ Mackenzie - published - 10 February 26 - A small study hints that you can "trigger" memories of specific puzzles while a person dreams and that the dreamer may be more likely to solve the puzzle the next day.

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CT scans reveal the last moments of Inca children sacrificed as 'messengers to the gods' By - Tom Metcalfe - published - 10 February 26 - New CT scans reveal the last moments of the Inca children who were sacrificed and mummified about 500 years ago.

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The largest reservoir of hydrogen on Earth may be hiding in its core - By - Sascha Pare - published - 10 February 26 - Earth's core contains nine to 45 times more hydrogen than the planet's oceans do, according to a new study that could settle a debate about when and how hydrogen was delivered to Earth.

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New 'sungrazing' comet could become visible to the naked eye during the day - if the sun doesn't destroy it - By - Harry Baker - published - 9 February 26 - The newly discovered sungrazing comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) will undergo an extremely close slingshot around our star in early April, and could become bright enough to be seen without a telescope during the day.

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Impossibly powerful 'ghost particle' that hit Earth may have come from an exploding black hole - By - Harry Baker - published - 9 February 26 - A supercharged neutrino that smashed into our planet in 2023 may have been spit out by an exploding primordial black hole with a "dark charge." If true, this theory could lead to a definitive catalog of all subatomic particles and unveil the elusive identity of dark matter.

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Paleo-Inuit people braved icy seas to reach remote Greenland islands 4,500 years ago, archaeologists discover - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 9 February 26 - Archaeological remains on the Kitsissut islands off the coast of Greenland reveal that whole communities regularly journeyed across the dangerous Arctic waters.

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Physicists push quantum boundaries by turning a superfluid into a supersolid - and back - for the first time - By - Damien Pine - published - 8 February 26 - Physicists saw excitons, a type of quasiparticle, undergo a reversible phase transition from superfluid to supersolid for the first time, opening new doors for studying extreme states of matter.

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Dramatic death of Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) caught on camera - Space photo of the week - By - Jamie Carter - published - 8 February 26 - The Gemini North telescope snapped a spectacular view of Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking apart as it emerged from the other side of the sun in October.

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Discoveries inside Earth, Artemis II scrub, and an ape that can play pretend - By - Ben Turner - published - 7 February 26 - Science news this week - Feb. 7, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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