The oldest, brightest black holes in the universe were born from violent gas attacks, new study suggests

8,200-year-old burials in Russia contain pendants crafted from human bone | Are 'home remedies' for abortion safe? (Experts say no.) | State abortion bans may limit access to drug used to treat lupus and cancer Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( July 11, 2022 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [Twitter](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [8,200-year-old burials in Russia contain pendants crafted from human bone]( [8,200-year-old burials in Russia contain pendants crafted from human bone]( (Tom Björklund) Nearly a century ago, archaeologists excavating a 8,200-year-old graveyard in northwestern Russia took note of a number of bone and animal-tooth pendants buried with the Stone Age people entombed there. But when researchers recently began to re-analyze the bone pendants to determine which species of animal each came from, they were in for a shock. Some of the pendants weren't made from animal bone at all. They were human. Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/11) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Just the Facts, Ma'am "I stopped watching TV news a year ago, so sick of the bias everywhere. But in doing so, I was out of the loop. I decided to give 1440 a try & I've not been disappointed. Finally, Walter Cronkite style reporting! Just the facts. I also love that I can click a link to see more on many stories. Keep up the good work!" [Join for free now](. ADVERTISEMENT: [] Roe v. Wade [] [Are 'home remedies' for abortion safe? (Experts say no.)]( [Are 'home remedies' for abortion safe? (Experts say no.)]( (Chris Rogers via Getty Images) Following the U.S. Supreme Court's June 24, 2022, decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, people promptly turned to the internet to search for and share "home remedies" for abortion. While some of the trending remedies are relatively harmless, albeit ineffective, others can be extremely dangerous and even life-threatening, experts told Live Science. Home remedies for abortion are "really never safe," whether they involve herbs, supplements, douching, self-injury or drugs intended for other purposes, Dr. Melissa Simon, a professor and obstetrician-gynecologist at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, told Live Science. "They're not safe, and we as physicians and clinicians do not recommend any of them." Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/10) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [State abortion bans may limit access to drug used to treat lupus and cancer]( [State abortion bans may limit access to drug used to treat lupus and cancer]( (steved_np3 via Shutterstock) State-level restrictions on abortion may be blocking some patients' access to methotrexate, a drug used to treat several autoimmune diseases, including lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as some cancers, such as breast and lung cancers. That's because, in addition to these diseases, methotrexate (also known by the brand names Otrexup (PF), Xatmep and Trexall) is sometimes used to treat ectopic pregnancy, a condition in which the fertilized egg implants outside the uterus. An ectopic pregnancy never produces a viable, full-term fetus and is life-threatening to the pregnant person if not immediately terminated. In some cases, the pregnancy can be terminated with an injection of methotrexate, which stops the growth of the embryo by preventing cell division. Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/9) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [Join us at The British Library, Saturday 16 July!]( The countdown is on for a fantastic line-up of children's authors to come together at The British Library, live on stage, Hear from Sharna Jackson, Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Emma Carroll, Rob Biddulph, Phil Earle and more. [Book now.]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Life’s Little Mysteries [] [Can you learn to wiggle your ears?]( [Can you learn to wiggle your ears?]( (Patrick Lane via Getty Images) Wiggling your ears is a neat party trick, like rolling your tongue or licking your nose. Such abilities are often considered genetic; you can either do them naturally or not at all. But is this actually correct? If you wanted to, could you train yourself to wiggle your ears? Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/9) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Astronomy & Astrophysics [] [The oldest, brightest black holes in the universe were born from violent gas attacks, new study suggests]( [The oldest, brightest black holes in the universe were born from violent gas attacks, new study suggests]( (University of Portsmouth / Nature) Twinkling like cosmic lighthouses on a shore 13 billion light-years from Earth, quasars are some of the oldest, brightest relics of the early universe that astronomers can detect today. Short for "quasi-stellar radio sources," quasars are gargantuan black holes that glow as brightly as galaxies and are millions to billions of times as massive as Earth's sun. Today, quasars exist at the centers of many large galaxies. But thanks to their exceptional luminosity, quasars have been tracked far across space-time, with roughly 200 of them identified as forming within the first billion years of our universe's history. Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/11) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Bones [] [Scientists dismiss Coyote Peterson's 'large primate skull' discovery as fake]( [Scientists dismiss Coyote Peterson's 'large primate skull' discovery as fake]( (Wlad74 via Getty Images) A "large primate skull" was allegedly found in British Columbia by American YouTuber Coyote Peterson, according to social media posts he shared on Thursday (July 7). In those posts, Peterson wrote that he had hid the discovery "for several weeks" from government officials and any others who might "try to cease [sic] our footage" of the excavation. However, experts told Live Science that Peterson's claim is highly suspect and that secretly extracting and transporting animal remains across national borders may be illegal. Full Story: [Live Science]( (7/8) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( Future US LLC © 1100 13th St. NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20005