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"DNA from Germany suggests the late Roman world was not swiftly overrun by barbarian tribes. Instead, the genetic evidence points to a slow and gradual shift that occurred through small-scale intermarriage between locals and newcomers." via @ZMEScience realclearscience.com/2026/05/05/wha…

"What are emergent particles? Are they as real as elementary particles? And, perhaps most importantly, can they tell us anything new about the nature of reality?" via @aeonmag realclearscience.com/2026/05/05/wha…

Americans don't age very well compared to Europeans. While Europeans tend to have a lower physiological age compared to their chronological age, Americans' physiological age is higher relative to their actual age. by @SteRoPo realclearscience.com/articles/2026/…

"Without the Moon, Earth’s geology, biology, and climate — as well as human philosophy — would be different in many significant ways." via @AstronomyMag realclearscience.com/2026/05/05/wha…

"Has any Trump administration official caused more political headaches for the president than Marty Makary? His Food and Drug Administration has turned into a soap opera, with real lives hanging in the balance." via @WSJ realclearscience.com/2026/05/05/pre…

The immune system in centenarians is remarkably youthful, far less prone to inflammaging @NatRevImmunol nature.com/articles/s4157…

"Fathers — particularly men in their 20s through early 40s — die disproportionately from... suicide, overdose, homicide and accidental injury. Yet paternal mortality is rarely examined in connection to the transition to parenthood." via @NorthwesternU realclearscience.com/2026/05/05/why…

David Attenborough, 'the voice for nature,' turns 100 reut.rs/48EFrlX reut.rs/48EFrlX

"Modern cosmology assumes dark matter exists. But what makes us so certain that dark matter is the answer—and what if we're wrong?" via @Gizmodo realclearscience.com/2026/05/04/wha…

Man dies covered in necrotic lesions after amoebas eat him alive. via @arstechnica realclearscience.com/2026/05/04/amo…

"New research suggests the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could weaken by half this century with wide ranging consequences for weather, food and sea levels across the world." via @sciencefocus realclearscience.com/2026/05/04/the…

"All things come to an end eventually, including the human species. From the perspective of the universe it won’t matter, and so it also shouldn’t matter to us now." via @3QD realclearscience.com/2026/05/04/the…

NASA HAS RELEASED OVER 12,000 IMAGES OF THE ARTEMIS II MISSION. Unbelievable perspectives captured by the Crew! The aurora on the eclipse is incredible.

"The Tampa disappeared in 1918 with 131 British and American personnel and civilians aboard. It was the largest single American naval combat loss of life in World War I." Its wreck has finally bee found 50 miles off the Cornish coast. via @nytimes realclearscience.com/2026/05/04/van…

This year's El Nino could shatter records: "Our warming world is set to enter an El Niño period as early as May, with a high likelihood of southern North America experiencing supercharged temperatures." via @LiveScience realclearscience.com/2026/05/02/thi…

Ozempic breath is on the rise, and it's raising the demand for chewing gum. via @Gizmodo realclearscience.com/2026/05/02/oze…

"Compared to their parents, Millennial fathers have roughly tripled the amount of time they spend with kids. The new American dad is more present and more exhausted—but also, more satisfied with life." by @DKThomp realclearscience.com/2026/05/01/the…

The Authors of 'How Science Works' Don't Know How Science Works. realclearscience.com/articles/2026/…

"Known as Linear Elamite, the 4000-year-old script— considered impossible to decode—has now been unlocked... in an achievement that has drawn comparisons to Jean-François Champollion’s famous deciphering of the enigmatic Rosetta Stone." via @Debriefmedia realclearscience.com/2026/05/01/400…

Commonwealth Fusion Systems is optimistic it will have a working fusion power plant on the grid sooner than people think. via @CNN realclearscience.com/2026/05/01/com…