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Meet the First Neandertal Family

Ancient genomes of thirteen Neandertals provide a rare snapshot of their community and social organization

3 Questions: Investigating A Long-Standing Neutrino Mystery

Graduate student Nicholas Kamp describes the MicroBooNE experiment and its implications for our understanding of fundamental particles.

Human Dispersals During the Holocene

Genomic evidence from ancient and modern human DNA indicates a complex history for human migrations

Explained: Neural Networks

Ballyhooed artificial-intelligence technique known as “deep learning” revives 70-year-old idea.

Model Sheds Light On Purpose Of Inhibitory Neurons

Study suggests computational role for neurons that prevent other neurons from firing.

Object Recognition For Free

System designed to label visual scenes according to type turns out to detect particular objects, too.

Quantum Leap Towards Transplanting Stem Cells Into The Intestines

ULCERATIVE COLITIS Stem cell transplantation can cure mice suffering from inflammation in the large intestine. This is good news for ulcerative colitis patients, as it may lead to the development of new treatment forms that do not result in ostomy.

Making Computers Explain Themselves

New training technique would reveal the basis for machine-learning systems’ decisions.

Switching Social Identities Happens Seamlessly

People can switch seamlessly between different social identities, new research shows.

Sounds of Nature Benefit Mental Health and Promote Environmental Protection

The sounds of nature could help us recover from mental fatigue, but this power may be under threat as ecosystems deteriorate and people disconnect from the natural world, according to new research published in the journal Global Environmental Change.

Artificial Intelligence Sheds Light On How The Brain Processes Language

Neuroscientists find the internal workings of next-word prediction models resemble those of language-processing centers in the brain.

ERC Awards Grant To Explore The Evolution Of The Human Oral Microbiome

DNA UCPH researcher Hannes Schroeder from the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences receives the prestigious European Research Council’s Consolidator Grant for his inspiring project on the evolution of the human oral microbiome and the population history of prehistoric Europe.

Neutron Star Collisions Are A “Goldmine” Of Heavy Elements, Study Finds

Mergers between two neutron stars have produced more heavy elements in last 2.5 billion years than mergers between neutron stars and black holes.

Can A Poisonous Sea Snail Replace Morphine?

PAIN RELIEF A sea snail living in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines may be able to help scientists develop an alternative to addictive painkillers like morphine, a new study from the University of Copenhagen concludes.

Dinosaurs May Have Lived In Social Herds As Early As 193 Million Years Ago

Fossils indicate a communal nesting ground and adults who foraged and took care of the young as a herd, scientists say.

Our Skin Cells Could Tell A Tale Of Parkinson’s Without Us Even Knowing

SKIN The lipids, or fat molecules, in the skin are significantly different in patients with a certain type of Parkinson’s disease from healthy individuals, a new multicenter study involving the University of Copenhagen finds. The researchers hope the findings could improve early detection of Parkinson’s disease in younger people.

Modern Animal Life Could Have Origins in Delta

The ancestors of many animal species alive today may have lived in a delta in what is now China, new research suggests.

Remote Indian Ocean Reefs Bounce Back Quickly After Bleaching

Coral reefs in remote or protected areas can recover quickly after mass coral bleaching events, new research shows.

How Diet Affects Tumors

A new study finds cutting off cells’ supplies of lipids can slow the growth of tumors in mice.

Astronomers Detect Signs Of An Atmosphere Stripped From A Planet During Giant Impact

Such planetary smashups are likely common in young solar systems, but they haven’t been directly observed.