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Egg prices are spiking again due to a bird flu outbreak and high consumer demand.

Donald Trump said he doesn't want to talk about transgender rights issues anymore, despite demonizing the transgender community throughout his 2024 campaign.

What do cooking and a nightly TV show have in common? Both require "a little care, a little love and a little imagination," says Stephen Colbert. He and his wife Evie Colbert have written a cookbook.

1. Neanderthal-human interbreeding lasted 7,000 years, new study reveals  Phys.org
2. Neanderthals and Humans Mated More Recently Than Previously Thought  The Wall Street Journal
3. Oldest Human Genomes Reveal How a Small Group Burst Out of Africa  The New York Times
4. Scientists pinpoint when humans had babies with Neanderthals  The Washington Post
5. Ancient genes pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled  The Associated Press

We may owe our tiny sliver of Neanderthal DNA to just a couple of hundred Neanderthals.

Occupied since its 1950s inception by only three owners, the vintage gem is now on the market for the first time in over 40 years.

1. Modern human ancestors and Neanderthals mated during a 7,000-year-long 'pulse,' 2 new studies reveal  Livescience.com
2. Mystery over extinction of lost race of ancient humans  The Telegraph
3. Neanderthal-human interbreeding lasted 7,000 years, new study reveals  Phys.org
4. DNA dates modern man’s trek ‘out of Africa’ to breed with Neanderthals  The Times
5. Ancient genomes reveal when modern humans and Neanderthals interbred  New Scientist

First up this week, Breakthroughs Editor Greg Miller joins producer Meagan Cantwell to discuss Science’s 2024 Breakthrough of the Year. They also discuss some of the other scientific achievements that turned heads this year, from ancient DNA and autoimmune therapy, to precision pesticides, and the discovery of a new organelle.   Next, host Sarah Crespi is joined by news staffers to catch up on threads they’ve been following all year. First a bumpy road for certain medicines. Editor Kelly Servick... Читать дальше...

Plus: visiting the alma mater, trash on the floor, and putting a hit out.

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Robert Whittaker admits he doesn’t have a say in the UFC’s middleweight championship matchmaking, but if he had the mighty pencil, he would’ve done things differently.

The growing demand for lithium has created a new frontier for mining in mineral-rich Nigeria.

ELLIE GOULDING has sold her £3.1million London home after splitting from husband Caspar Jopling.

Discover what the Hubble Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy program has learned about the outer planets, including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

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Scientists mapped the world’s rivers over 35 years. They found shocking changes  CNNView Full Coverage on Google News

1. ‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research  The Guardian
2. Top scientists warn of threat to life from synthetic ‘mirror’ microbes  Financial Times
3. 'Mirror bacteria' could pose serious global health risks  Phys.org
4. A ‘Second Tree of Life’ Could Wreak Havoc, Scientists Warn  The New York Times
5. "Mirror Life" is Still a Hypothetical. Here's Why it Should Probably Stay That Way.  University of Utah Health Care

The Jungle Theater is again staging “Dinner for One,” the wryly funny show about an elegant dame who has imaginary friends over to celebrate life.

Interbreeding started around 47,000 years ago and lasted thousands of years

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The first Emirati to chair a meeting at Meydan Racecourse as Head Steward

From sending crew members to the International Space Station to launching a spacecraft to Jupiter’s icy moon Europa to determine if it could support life, 2024 was a busy record setting year for NASA and its partners at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. JANUARYFirst Lunar Lander Takes Flight The first flight of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial […]