The Independent Science https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science Visit now for the latest news direct from The Independent Science and updated throughout the day en-gb Copyright 2025, ESI Media Ltd Wed, 05 Mar 2025 11:01:18 GMT 2025-03-05T11:01:18Z en-gb ESI Media Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2025 <![CDATA[Strange 2,400-year-old puppets with ‘dramatic facial expressions’ discovered atop pyramid]]> https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/pyramid-puppets-america-el-salvador-b2709155.html Findings contradict notion of El Salvador being isolated in ancient times

]]> Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:30:15 GMT b2709155 Przedwojewska-Szymańska/PASI; Antiquity (2025) 2025-03-05T04:30:15+00:00 <![CDATA[A concerning new victim of DOGE cuts? Weather reports]]> https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/doge-cuts-musk-weather-reports-b2708817.html Meteorologists say reported lease cancellations could making living in the U.S. dangerous again

]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2025 18:35:17 GMT b2708817 Getty Images 2025-03-04T18:35:17+00:00 <![CDATA[Scientists take step towards recreating woolly mammoth with woolly mice]]> https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/wooly-mammoth-mice-bring-back-b2708807.html Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:39:37 GMT b2708711 © John Davidson 2025-03-04T15:39:37+00:00 <![CDATA[Ancient Britons who built Stonehenge had dark skin, scientists reveal]]> https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/ancient-britons-stonehenge-dark-skin-study-b2708600.html Darker skin tones may have been the norm in Europe for many centuries longer than previously thought, analysis of human remains suggests

]]> Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:05:54 GMT b2708600 EPA 2025-03-04T12:05:54+00:00 <![CDATA[Tattoos may increase cancer risk, scientists say]]> https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/tattoo-cancer-risk-increase-immunity-b2708601.html Study suggests tattoos bigger in size than a palm may pose greater health risks

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