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2. Neanderthal wooden tools from Spain found preserved in stone
Dissolved rock precipitated around the tools, which then decayed.
█████░░░░░4.53. STAT+: Biotech leader, leading lab leak theorist no longer in consideration for top infectious disease role
Steven Quay, a biopharmaceutical executive with no background in infectious diseases, is no longer being considered for director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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- STATby Bannow
STAT+: Hospitals sue - again - to halt Trump administration's 340B rebate pilot
The AHA is once again suing the Trump administration over its plan to revamp a federal drug discount program into one that provides after-the-fact rebates instead of upfront discounts.
No.04Verdict: RoutineScore████░░░░░░4.5 - Ars Technicaby Timmer
What's been driving Hawaii's lava fountains?
Before the lava fountains started, the ground was expanding by half a meter a day.
No.05Verdict: RoutineScore████░░░░░░4.4 - Ars Technicaby Ouellette
AI disqualification yields new Nikon Small World in Motion winner
New winner is Nguyen Nam Nhat of Vietnam for video of a roundworm and single-celled Dileptus.
No.06Verdict: RoutineScore████░░░░░░4.3 - STATby Silverman
STAT+: Pharma's free lunches for doctors boost inappropriate prescribing, analysis finds
The gifts and payments that doctors receive from drugmakers increased inappropriate prescribing, likely leading to rising health care costs, according to a new review.
No.07Verdict: RoutineScore████░░░░░░4.2 - STATby Herman
STAT+: Medicare Advantage star ratings trigger new bonuses, and uncertainty
The federal government has released new quality ratings for Medicare Advantage insurers for 2027, with Humana emerging as the biggest winner.
No.08Verdict: RoutineScore████░░░░░░4.2
Briefs
- Quanta Magazine
How Does Life Unfold? A Landscape Metaphor Comes Into Its Own
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How these census changes could threaten public health
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Problems in 22 scientific fields had solutions hiding in plain sight. An AI has found them
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Scottish artist marks 100 years of Schrödinger equation with new installation
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Impactful scheduling for GPU clusters
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Quiz of the week: which star could help astronomers measure the spin of Sagittarius A*?
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Asana cuts model costs 76x in browser tests with GPT-6.1 Sol
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STAT+: Will MAHA survive the midterms?
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The fall of Roe dramatically changed abortion access. This researcher used Reddit to capture how
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Sophos cuts threat investigation time by 96% with OpenAI Daybreak
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U.S. crop genome sequencing gets $180 million boost
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Factcheck: UK Conservatives double the 'cost of net-zero' after spreadsheet blunder
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