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This week in science: fossilized 'mammoth' bones found to be from a completely different animal; NASA returns Space Station astronauts early after a medical issue; a surprising benefit to having red hair; and much more!
'Mammoth' Bones Kept in a Museum For 70 Years Turn Out to Be An Entirely Different Animal...

A new study led by researchers from the University of Bath in the UK suggests a standard unit for measuring cannabis potency, similar to how we quantify alcohol consumption with standard drinks, could help people manage their intake and identify those...

An international research team has announced the most complete fossil yet of Homo habilis (aka 'the handy man') – one of the earliest known members of our genus.
The 2-million-year-old partial skeleton may even represent the oldest example of H. habilis discovered so far....

Earth's magnetic field dramatically flipped roughly 41,000 years ago. Now you can actually 'hear' this epic upheaval, thanks to a clever interpretation of information collected by the European Space Agency's Swarm satellite mission.
Combining the satellite data with evidence of magnetic field line movements on Earth, geoscientists mapped the Laschamps event and represented it using natural noises like the creaking of wood and the crashing of colliding rocks....