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- [Scientists say consciousness may arise in minds built from alien materials](https://www.argo.net/scientists-say-consciousness-may-arise-in-minds-built-from-alien-materials/index.html.md): 2026-07-13 - Researchers at the University of California, Riverside and the University of Lisbon have proposed a bold new argument in a 2026 working paper: consciousness may be able to...
- [Roman helmets pulled from the sea were hiding a medieval secret](https://www.argo.net/roman-helmets-pulled-from-the-sea-were-hiding-a-medieval-secret/index.html.md): 2026-07-12 - Researchers at University of Alicante have reclassified 43 iron helmets recovered from waters off eastern Spain, showing that the famous underwater cache belongs to the Late Middle Ages....
- [A friendship study found only about half of perceived bonds are mutual, showing why silence after you stop initiating can feel like an answer about who is reaching back](https://www.argo.net/a-friendship-study-found-only-about-half-of-perceived-bonds-are-mutual-showing-why-silence-after-you-stop-initiating-can-feel-like-an-answer-about-who-is-reaching-back/index.html.md): 2026-06-26 - A study in PLOS ONE found that people often assume their friendships are mutual at far higher rates than the data show. The friendship study, associated with researchers...
- [Michel Siffre spent 63 days alone in a lightless cave and emerged believing the real date was still nearly a month away, revealing how isolation can compress human time](https://www.argo.net/michel-siffre-spent-63-days-alone-in-a-lightless-cave-and-emerged-believing-the-real-date-was-still-nearly-a-month-away-revealing-how-isolation-can-compress-human-time/index.html.md): 2026-06-25 - French speleologist Michel Siffre revealed one of the strangest features of human time perception when he spent more than two months alone in a lightless cave in 1962....
- [Introverts who engage socially show higher self-esteem, revealing a deeper side of quiet personality](https://www.argo.net/introverts-who-engage-socially-show-higher-self-esteem-revealing-a-deeper-side-of-quiet-personality/index.html.md): 2026-06-25 - A study in Frontiers in Psychology brings a practical stake to a familiar personality question: how do introverted students fare when school asks them to learn through conversation,...
- [Psychology research reveals why frequent apologies can become a learned survival reflex](https://www.argo.net/psychology-research-reveals-why-frequent-apologies-can-become-a-learned-survival-reflex/index.html.md): 2026-06-24 - A study in the Journal of Personality found that self-compassion predicted more stable feelings of self-worth than global self-esteem. The work, associated with Kristin D. Neff of the...
- [Single Brain Cells Reveal How Humans Build Speech Before Words Are Spoken](https://www.argo.net/single-brain-cells-reveal-how-humans-build-speech-before-words-are-spoken/index.html.md): 2026-06-20 - A study in Nature recorded activity from hundreds of individual neurons in eight people as they took part in natural English conversations. The work, led by researchers associated...
- [Ancient Denisovan DNA Still Shapes Immune Genes in People in Near Oceania](https://www.argo.net/ancient-denisovan-dna-still-shapes-immune-genes-in-people-in-near-oceania/index.html.md): 2026-06-19 - Researchers at Yale University have created the largest map yet of Denisovan-inherited DNA in Near Oceanian populations, revealing thousands of ancient genetic variants that still influence gene activity...
- [A Lost Maya City Was Hiding in an Old Laser Map, Until a Student Found It on Google](https://www.argo.net/a-lost-maya-city-was-hiding-in-an-old-laser-map-until-a-student-found-it-on-google/index.html.md): 2026-06-17 - A study in Antiquity has identified a previously undocumented Maya city called Valeriana in Campeche, Mexico, after researchers reexamined environmental lidar data collected for forest monitoring. The discovery...
- [Ancient Charcoal Reveals What Kept Humanity’s Campfires Burning 780,000 Years Ago](https://www.argo.net/ancient-charcoal-reveals-what-kept-humanitys-campfires-burning-780000-years-ago/index.html.md): 2026-06-17 - A study in Quaternary Science Reviews has found that rare charcoal fragments from Gesher Benot Ya'aqov in northern Israel preserve a surprisingly detailed record of how early humans...
- [Early Humans Were Quarrying Stone in South Africa 220,000 Years Ago](https://www.argo.net/early-humans-were-quarrying-stone-in-south-africa-220000-years-ago/index.html.md): 2026-06-14 - A study in Nature Communications reports that human groups in South Africa were making repeated trips to obtain toolmaking stone as early as about 220,000 years ago. Led...