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- May 18
- May 17
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- New 3D map charted with Google AI reveals 'mysterious but beautiful' slice of human brain
- Revolutionary War barracks burned by the British discovered in Colonial Williamsburg
- 1,000 years ago, Baltic pagans imported horses from Scandinavia to behead them or bury them alive
- What's the difference between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens?
- Could Neanderthals talk?
- 'More Neanderthal than human': How your health may depend on DNA from our long-lost ancestors
- 10 unexpected ways Neanderthal DNA affects our health
- The mystery of the disappearing Neanderthal Y chromosome
- Chinese scientists have found a way to make batteries more efficient — by using water
- Bizarre evolutionary roots of Africa's iconic upside-down baobab trees revealed
- 'Playing Russian roulette with your health': Officials warn that social media trend of consuming raw milk will not protect you from bird flu
- Snake Island: The isle writhing with vipers where only Brazilian military and scientists are allowed
- Bizarre device uses 'blind quantum computing' to let you access quantum computers from home
- Molekule Air Pro review
- Scientists discover bizarre region around black holes that proves Einstein right yet again
- 'It was not a peaceful crossing': Hannibal's troops linked to devastating fire 2,200 years ago in Spain
- May 16
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- Alien 'Dyson sphere' megastructures could surround at least 7 stars in our galaxy, new studies suggest
- James Webb telescope spots 2 monster black holes merging at the dawn of time, challenging our understanding of the universe
- Deaf baby can hear after 'mind-blowing' gene therapy treatment
- Some of the oldest stars in the universe found hiding near the Milky Way's edge — and they may not be alone
- Long-lost branch of the Nile was 'indispensable for building the pyramids,' research shows
- Scientists prove 'quantum theory' that could lead to ultrafast magnetic computing
- May 15
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- Jupiter's elusive 5th moon caught crossing the Great Red Spot in new NASA images
- 130,000-year-old Neanderthal-carved bear bone is symbolic art, study argues
- 32 scary parasitic diseases
- Orcas have attacked and sunk another boat in Europe — and experts warn there could be more attacks soon
- Newfound 'glitch' in Einstein's relativity could rewrite the rules of the universe, study suggests
- CRISPR can treat common form of inherited blindness, early data hint
- May 14
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- Sun launches strongest solar flare of current cycle in monster X8.7-class eruption
- Heavy metals in Beethoven's hair may explain his deafness, study finds
- OpenAI unveils huge upgrade to ChatGPT that makes it more eerily human than ever
- Atoms squished closer together than ever before, revealing seemingly impossible quantum effects
- Japan plans to commercially hunt vulnerable fin whales, enraging conservationists
- Tree rings reveal summer 2023 was the hottest in 2 millennia
- 'Quantum-inspired' laser computing is more effective than both supercomputing and quantum computing, startup claims
- Mysterious L-shaped structure found near Egyptian pyramids of Giza baffles scientists
- Strange, red-glowing planet may be 'melting from within,' scientists report
- May 13
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- Sketchy stem-cell treatments in Mexico led to drug-resistant infections
- Why are auroras different colors?
- Aurora photos: Stunning northern lights glisten after biggest geomagnetic storm in 21 years
- 'Extreme' geomagnetic storm that painted Earth with auroras this weekend was the most powerful in 21 years
- 1st person to receive a pig kidney transplant has died
- Earth may have had freshwater and continents soon after forming, ancient crystals reveal
- China creates its largest ever quantum computing chip — and it could be key to building the nation's own 'quantum cloud'
- MIT gives AI the power to 'reason like humans' by creating hybrid architecture
- Why do earthquakes happen far away from plate boundaries?
- RabbitAir A3 air purifier review
- Earth from space: Majestic 'yin-yang' crater sits atop a dormant volcano in Turkey
- May 12
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- James Webb telescope detects 1-of-a-kind atmosphere around 'Hell Planet' in distant star system
- Massive study of 8,000 cats reveals which breeds live longest
- Giant 'rogue waves' of invisible matter might be disrupting the orbits of stars, new study hints
- 32 strange places scientists are looking for aliens
- Space photo of the week: 'God's Hand' leaves astronomers scratching their heads
- Why can't we see the far side of the moon?
- May 11
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- 32 of the most colorful birds on Earth
- Meta just stuck its AI somewhere you didn't expect it — a pair of Ray-Ban smart glasses
- Sarcastic fringehead: The angry little fish that engages in mouth-to-mouth combat
- Papua New Guineans, genetically isolated for 50,000 years, carry Denisovan genes that help their immune system, study suggests
- 'The most critically harmful fungi to humans': How the rise of C. auris was inevitable
- Amazfit Active smartwatch review
- Stone with 1,600-year-old Irish inscription found in English garden
- Can mirrors facing each other create infinite reflections?
- May 10
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- Suspected thieves nearly swipe pre-Hispanic artifacts from an archaeological site in Peru
- Odd earthquake swarm in Central Europe hints at magma bubbling below the surface
- Cosmic 'superbubbles' might be throwing entire galaxies into chaos, theoretical study hints
- Roman-era skeletons buried in embrace, on top of a horse, weren't lovers, DNA analysis shows
- 'Severe' geomagnetic storm will bring widespread auroras this weekend after gigantic sunspot spits out 5 solar storms
- Lab-made universal blood could revolutionize transfusions. Scientists just got one step closer to making it.
- One of the best Apple Airpod alternative running headphones is now 20% off
- Feral cats ate critically endangered baby crocodiles in Cuba, study suggests
- Master regulator of inflammation found — and it's in the brain stem
- Elephants say 'hello' to friends by flapping their ears and making little rumbly noises
- Is hippo milk really pink?
- Fairy Chimneys: The stone spires in Turkey that form 'the world's most unusual high-rise neighborhood'
- New invention transforms any smartphone or TV display into a holographic projector
- Weird blobs lurking near Earth's core may have been dragged from the surface
- May 9
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- Gargantuan sunspot 15-Earths wide shoots powerful X-class flare toward Earth, triggering radio blackouts
- Celestron binoculars deal: Lowest price we've seen them all year
- Collapse of Earth's magnetic field may have fueled evolution of life 600 million years ago
- The Gulf Stream stopped pumping nutrients during the last ice age — and the same could be happening now
- NASA details plan to build a levitating robot train on the moon
- Horned 'SpaceX spiral' photobombs auroras over Europe in 1st-of-its-kind sighting
- Dice snakes fake their own death, smearing themselves with blood and poop to make the performance extra convincing
- See stunning reconstruction of ancient Egyptian mummy that languished at an Australian high school for a century
- Scientists map the lost 'Atlantis' continent that lies off Australia
- Save up to $60 on Blueair air purifiers: Perfect for large and small rooms
- Scientists discover new type of cell in the liver
- New mRNA vaccine for deadly brain cancer triggers a strong immune response
- 30,000 years of history reveals that hard times boost human societies' resilience
- James Webb telescope measures the starlight around the universe's biggest, oldest black holes for 1st time ever
- May 8
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- Molecule responsible for robbing Venus of its water may finally have been identified
- Remains of vast 7,000-year-old farming settlement found in a 'huge void' in Serbia
- 65 million-year-old cow relative looked like a chinchilla and weighed only a pound
- 'A dream come true': Nuclear clock breakthrough could revolutionize study of the universe's fundamental forces
- Record-shattering Tonga volcanic eruption wasn't triggered by what we thought, new study suggests
- Wahoo KICKR bike V2 review
- Circus 'Wall of Death' stunt may keep astronauts fit on the moon
- 'Hostilities began in an extremely violent way': How chimp wars taught us murder and cruelty aren't just human traits
- Hoard of 17th-century coins hidden during English Civil War unearthed during kitchen renovation
- EV batteries could last much longer thanks to new capacitor with 19-times higher energy density that scientists created by mistake
- May 7
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- Epic NASA video takes you to the heart of a black hole — and destroys you in seconds
- 2,500-year-old Illyrian helmet found in burial mound likely caused 'awe in the enemy'
- China has launched a secret robot to the far side of the moon, new Chang'e 6 photos reveal
- Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch scrubbed due to loud buzzing valve
- Could cannabis treat cancer someday? Here's what the science says so far
- Japan captures 1st image of space debris from orbit, and it's spookily stunning
- 1,900-year-old Roman legionary fortress unearthed next to UK cathedral
- 'World's purest silicon' could lead to 1st million-qubit quantum computing chips
- May 6
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- Mars may have been more Earth-like than we thought, discovery of oxygen-rich rocks reveals
- Iron Age necropolis that predates Rome unearthed near Naples
- T. rex was as smart as a crocodile, not an ape, according to study debunking controversial intelligence findings
- 'Lost' satellite finally found after orbiting undetected for 25 years
- 'Major lunar standstill' may reveal if Stonehenge is aligned with the moon
- Scientists could make blazing-fast 6G using curving light rays
- Siberia's 'gateway to the underworld' is growing a staggering amount each year
- 32 weird technologies that never took off
- Why do most mammals have 5 fingers?
- Earth from space: Mysterious wave ripples across 'galaxy' of icebergs in Arctic fjord
- May 5
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- 'We're meeting people where they are': Graphic novels can help boost diversity in STEM, says MIT's Ritu Raman
- Space photo of the week: A planet-size explosion rocks the sun's 'mossy' corona
- Gut bacteria sometimes get people drunk, leading to DUIs and liver disease
- Why do dogs sniff each other's butts?
- May 4
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- Boost your running speed with training — but don't fall for these myths, scientists say
- 'It would be within its natural right to harm us to protect itself': How humans could be mistreating AI right now without even knowing it
- Hammer-headed bat: The African megabat that looks like a gargoyle and holds honking pageants
- Key events in the Bible, such as the settlement and destruction of Jerusalem, confirmed using radiocarbon dating
- How do cats land on their feet?
- May 3
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- China launches Chang'e 6 sample-return mission to moon's far side
- 3,500-year-old 'rest house' used by ancient Egyptian army discovered in Sinai desert
- 1st Americans came over in 4 different waves from Siberia, linguist argues
- 170 people 'likely exposed' to tuberculosis in Long Beach outbreak
- Lab-grown mini-placentas reveal clue to why pregnancy complications happen
- Antarctic ice hole the size of Switzerland keeps cracking open. Now scientists finally know why.
- James Webb telescope spots wind blowing faster than a bullet on '2-faced planet' with eternal night
- 1,700-year-old Roman shipwreck was stuffed to the gills with fish sauce when it sank
- China's 'lobster eye' Einstein telescope releases 1st batch of trippy space images
- Cave of Crystals: The deadly cavern in Mexico dubbed 'the Sistine Chapel of crystals'
- It's the best time of year to spot Mercury. Here's how to find it.
- Charging future EVs could take seconds with new sodium-ion battery tech
- New algorithm slashes time to run most sophisticated climate models by 10-fold
- No, the James Webb Space Telescope probably didn't detect signs of alien life — but it soon could
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- May 2
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- Tiny, transparent chip could transform your smartphone into a professional-grade camera
- Neanderthal woman's face brought to life in stunning reconstruction
- 'You certainly don't see this every day': Ultra-rare backward-spinning tornado formed over Oklahoma
- Asteroid that exploded over Berlin was fastest-spinning space rock ever recorded
- Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars? Maybe for the passengers—but not for everyone else.
- Enormous 'San Andreas fault' on Saturn's moon could help reveal signs of alien life
- Optical illusion reveals key brain rule that governs consciousness
- Breakthrough 6G antenna could lead to high-speed communications and holograms
- May 1
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- Rare 'Excalibur' sword from Spain dates to Islamic period 1,000 years ago
- 'We were amazed': Scientists find hidden structure in nebula captured by James Webb telescope
- Sun's chaotic peak triggers record-breaking 'global auroras' on Mars
- Super-detailed map of brain cells that keep us awake could improve our understanding of consciousness
- Stunning image shows atoms transforming into quantum waves — just as Schrödinger predicted
- DARPA's autonomous 'Manta Ray' drone can glide through ocean depths undetected
- See up to 50 'shooting stars' per hour as the Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend
- 'Frankenstein' mice with brain cells from rats raised in the lab