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  1. Archaeology

    60,000-year-old poison arrowheads show early humans’ hunting tactics

    Traces of poison on the South African arrowheads hint that people used poisoned weapons 50,000 years earlier than previously thought.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Got brain rot?

    Excessive scrolling through social media or viral videos can mess with your mental health — and possibly alter your brain’s development, studies show.

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  3. Science & Society

    Stressed by tech? Here’s how to find help

    This checklist can help you assess and improve your experiences — and your mental health.

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  4. Science & Society

    Large numbers of underage kids are on social media, study finds

    Two in every three kids aged 8 to 12 have already been on social media, and one-tenth have been bullied there. Some kids report other bad experiences too.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    A new cell model could help kids and teens with arthritis

    This model was built by a teenager with juvenile idiopathic arthritis — a poorly understood chronic illness.

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  6. Brain

    Adolescence appears to last far longer than once thought

    The brain undergoes “rewiring” throughout adolescence and doesn’t reach its adult architecture until our early 30s, suggests a new study.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Scientists Say: Symptom

    A runny nose, fever or feeling of fatigue might clue your doctor in to the right diagnosis.

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  8. Tech

    New light-activated coating can kill stubborn germs

    Based on graphene, this new material can knock out hard-to-kill germs on contact — even in your mouth.

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  9. Archaeology

    Neandertals used fire-making tools 400,000 years ago

    Flint, iron pyrite and fire residues found at an ancient site in England offer the earliest clear evidence of people lighting fires.

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