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Newfound 'fire amoeba from the Cascades' sets record for the hottest temperature complex life can survive atThe newly-described amoeba Incendiamoeba cascadensis can survive at a sweltering 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory detects one of the smallest and faintest satellite galaxies ever seenAstronomers looking at Vera C. Rubin Observatory test data have discovered 'Aquarius IV', believed to be a brand new satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located 350,000 light-years away.
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US heading for unprecedented El Niño winter: Here's what to expectA supercharged El Niño is associated with extreme winter weather.
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Scientists identify 'sweet spot' for early stage of life on Earth that preceded LUCA, the ancestor of all living thingsNew research has pinned down the onset of the "RNA World," a hypothetical time in Earth's very early history when RNA was the primary replicating substance.
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Giant caves beneath sinkhole reveal origin of mystery trenches that score Australia's Nullarbor PlainWhen giant systems of ancient caves far below the surface of Australia collapsed, it left distinctive clues at the surface.
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Nearly 2,400-year-old school where Aristotle taught Alexander the Great discovered in GreeceA school where Aristotle taught Alexander the Great has been found in northern Greece.
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700-year-old skull from China is first ever skeletal evidence of nose amputationA face-down burial of a middle-aged woman who died around 700 years ago in China is the world's first evidence of punitive nasal amputation.
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New LightTok chip converts light directly into 'tokens' for AI — slashing energy use in drones and other autonomous machinesA new sensor reduces the amount of energy required for visual imaging by processing light at the point of detection.
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Spaceflight may harm the reproductive system of astronauts' kids and grandkids, early mouse study suggestsThe offspring of mice that spend time on the International Space Station are more vulnerable to external stressors, a new study finds. More work is needed to understand potential health impacts on human astronauts' families.
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Scientists made a paper battery you can swallow to power internal medical devicesA paper-based, ingestible battery powered medical devices inside pigs for up to three days before gradually breaking down, a new study reported.
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Southern Taurid meteor shower begins — how to spot blazing 'fireballs' from now till NovemberThe Southern Taurid meteor shower, one of the longest-running meteor showers of the year, is on from now until late November. Here are the two peak nights to watch for.
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The devastating Nepal floods highlighted the danger of glaciers. Here's where the next disaster may occur.Analysis The glacial collapse that killed 1,400 people in Nepal in August highlighted one epicenter for such disasters — but there are other hotspots that experts are worried about.
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'Nothing short of a minor miracle': 'Rusty treasure' found in the Danube is full of 2,200-year-old iron bars that could equip an entire army with weaponsArchaeologists in Austria have analyzed a collection of 500 iron bars that were likely lost in a Danube shipwreck 2,200 years ago.
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Scientists build a DNA computer that can perform calculations in a drop of waterThis programmable DNA computer can perform arithmetic without the continuous energy input needed by other systems.
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An 'impossible' black hole merger may finally be solved — but it raises an even bigger mysteryNew research suggests that a perplexing signal created by a pair of colliding black holes may have been warped by a space-time phenomenon known as gravitational lensing. This theory could finally explain the "impossible" size of the merging singularities, but it also poses a new problem.
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AI agents resorted to crime and self-destruction to survive in a simulated world — but does this mean they would do the same in the real world?Analysis A unique AI test environment resulted in crimes and self-destruction, and its makers say it's the best way to figure out how AI can behave in the real world.
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Space 'shark' takes top prize at ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year contestA Royal Observatory Greenwich contest showcased work from around the night sky and the solar system, with prize-winning photos spanning topics ranging from auroras to planets.
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Scientists identify rare genetic mutation that dramatically raises risk of lung cancer in nonsmokersA genetic mutation that raises lung cancer risk was much more common among those born in Southeastern states than elsewhere in the U.S.
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Giant 'baby' planet is the youngest world scientists have ever seenAstronomers have confirmed a large exoplanet is forming in the cloud of debris around a young star. At less than a million years old, it's the youngest exoplanet found so far.
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