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- February 12
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- A strange triangle will appear in the zodiac this month. How to see rare 'zodiacal light,' before it disappears.
- 2,500-year-old painted tomb with 'unique scene of smithy' discovered at Etruscan necropolis in Italy
- HP Envy x360 14 (2024) review: A cut-price OLED delight
- Diagnostic dilemma: One Direction concert left teen with 'crackling' bubbles in her chest
- February 11
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- Gold jewelry with leopard and tiger designs unearthed in 2,400-year-old burial in Kazakhstan
- 100-year-old heart drug made from foxglove may help 'dissolve' clumps of spreading cancer cells
- Giant Florida panther captured by wildlife officials is heaviest on record
- Earthquakes at massive Alaska volcano Mount Spurr ramp up again — and there's now a 50-50 chance of an eruption
- World's 1st hybrid quantum supercomputer goes online in Japan
- Earth grew an extra, never-before-seen 'radiation belt' after last year's supercharged solar storm — and it's probably still there
- How to watch 'Expedition Killer Whale' — TV and streaming details for orca documentary
- Canal turns into 'stream of blood' in Argentina as locals fear toxic leak
- World's biggest underground thermal lake discovered in Albania at bottom of 330-foot abyss
- Sun quiz: How well do you know our home star?
- If any AI became 'misaligned' then the system would hide it just long enough to cause harm — controlling it is a fallacy
- Venus, the 'love planet', will look extra special this Valentine's Day. Here's why.
- People have been dumping corpses into the Thames since at least the Bronze Age, study finds
- Earth from space: The heart-shaped 'Spirit Lake' sculpted by Mount St. Helens' epic eruption
- Hims & Hers Super Bowl controversy: What the ad left out about its 'alternative' weight-loss drugs
- February 10
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- Mysterious tunnels sketched by Leonardo da Vinci in 1495 may finally have been discovered — hidden under a castle in Milan
- 'Fascinating' Viking Age inscription reveals who owned immensely valuable 'Galloway Hoard'
- In emergency decision, James Webb telescope will study 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 before its close approach to Earth
- Watch potential 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 as it hurtles through space
- Scientists discover Earth's inner core isn't just slowing down — it's also changing shape
- Early-medieval stash of 'devil's money' found at cult site in the Netherlands
- MIT builds swarms of tiny robotic insect drones that can fly 100 times longer than previous designs
- Earthquakes: Facts about why the Earth moves
- Astronomers catch black holes 'cooking' their own meals in bizarre, endless feeding cycle
- Thule snow goggles: 1,000-year-old Arctic eyewear carved from walrus tusks
- February 9
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- Is the moon still geologically active? Evidence says it's possible
- Ancient Europeans ate the brains of their dead enemies 18,000 years ago, researchers discover
- 'I encountered the terror of never finding anything': The hollowness of AI art proves machines can never emulate genuine human intelligence
- Space photo of the week: Dry ice 'geysers' erupt on Mars as spring hits the Red Planet
- Would a fallout shelter really protect you in a nuclear blast?
- February 8
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- Astronomers unsure what caused 'weird explosion' seen by Einstein Probe's X-ray eye
- Scientists discover black holes spinning unexpectedly fast: 'You’re essentially looking at its fossil record'
- Watch bipedal robots running in a more human-like way than ever thanks to major vision upgrade
- Mount Kaputar pink slug: The giant hot-pink mollusk found only on a single, extinct volcano
- Why are flies attracted to humans?
- Science news this week: 'Impossible' black holes and Antarctica's hidden 'plumbing'
- February 7
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- Astronomers discover 'Quipu', the single largest structure in the known universe
- In a 1st, ancient proteins reveal sex of human relative from 3.5 million years ago
- 'Wandering' contraceptive implant travels to woman's lung in rare case
- January 2025 hottest on record despite US cold and La Niña
- Stunning, rainbow-colored object spotted by James Webb telescope could be an alien solar system in the making
- Orcas off Antarctica filmed teaching calves to hunt in incredible new footage
- Alaska's ice is melting in front of our eyes, staggering satellite shots show
- 11,000-year-old settlement in Canada could rewrite history of Indigenous civilizations in North America
- Coldest-ever qubits could lead to faster quantum computers
- Romania's trovants: The bulbous 'living' rocks that inspired folkloric tales of dinosaur eggs and aliens
- NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope to launch in February — it can do what the JWST can't
- February 6
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- 2nd form of bird flu detected in US cows
- Scientists are building an ultimate atlas of the vagina. Here's why.
- 'Incredible moment in history:' Particle accelerator and AI offer first peek inside 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll
- Red 'star' rising with the moon on Sunday is really Mars — and you may be able to see it 'disappear'
- New 'Camp Hill' virus discovered in Alabama is relative of deadly Nipah — the 1st of its kind in the US
- 1,900-year-old Roman sanctuary and coin found in flooded Spanish cave
- Greenland's ice sheet — the second biggest in the world — is cracking open at alarming speed, scientists discover
- Massive study of 3 million people reveals genetic 'hotspots' linked to bipolar disorder
- 'Bull's-eye!' Hubble telescope spots record-shattering 9-ring galaxy — and the cosmic 'dart' that smashed through its center
- World's largest-ever bead stash found in 5,000-year-old 'Ivory Lady' tomb in Spain
- Snow Moon 2025: How to see February's full moon rise with the 'Heart of the Lion' before Valentine's Day
- Watch humanoid robots waltzing seamlessly with humans thanks to AI motion tracking software upgrade
- Stonehenge quiz: What do you know about the ancient monument?
- 'Impossible' black holes detected by James Webb telescope may finally have an explanation — if this ultra-rare form of matter exists
- Rabbits may have a surprising source of calcium — eating their own teeth
- People with this rare genetic condition can't repair damage to their DNA
- February 5
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- Venus and the moon dance over the Eiffel Tower in stunning 'planetary parade' photo from Paris
- Here's what could happen if asteroid Bennu smashes into Earth in 157 years
- Scientists discover hidden 'plumbing' that's driving Antarctic ice sheet into the ocean
- 'Ancient' part of the brain tells you when to stop eating, study suggests
- What are the signs of stroke?
- 'Stranded' NASA astronaut Suni Williams photographed from Earth during record-breaking spacewalk. Can you spot her?
- Animal quiz: Test yourself on these fun animal trivia questions
- 'Extreme' warming in the Arctic as North Pole temperatures swell 36 F above average
- 1.4 million-year-old jaw that was 'a bit weird for Homo' turns out to be from never-before-seen human relative
- Ancient duck-like creature discovered in Antarctica may be the oldest modern bird ever discovered
- 'It was so simple': How Antarctica's missing meteorites were discovered using a block of ice, a freezer and a lamp
- Scientists discover giant galaxy 32 times bigger than Earth's — and they named it 'trouble'
- Scientists find giant magma reservoirs hidden beneath dormant volcanoes in the Cascades
- Newly discovered quantum state could power more stable quantum computers — and a new 2D chip can tap into it
- Diagnostic dilemma: A man ended up in the ER after drinking 6 gallons of milk in 2 days
- February 4
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- Ocean plate from time of Pangaea is now being torn apart under Iraq and Iran
- The existence of intelligent aliens is 'highly likely' — and they could await in our own galaxy
- Dwyane Wade diagnosis: What to know about kidney cancer
- Jupiter's 'tormented moon' Io just unleashed the most powerful volcanic event ever seen
- Rat numbers are skyrocketing across US cities — and it's only going to get worse
- How much did SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 explosion pollute the atmosphere?
- New laser-based artificial neuron processes enormous data sets at high speed
- Earth from space: Golden river of toxic waste spills out from deadly mining disaster in South Africa
- February 3
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- 'We've just seen earthquake after earthquake after earthquake': Santorini earthquake swarm intensifies but likely won't trigger volcano
- US reports 1st outbreak of 'highly pathogenic' H5N9 virus in poultry. Should we worry?
- 12 pivotal moments in the history of robotics, from Isaac Asimov to self-driving cars
- Dolní Věstonice Portrait Head: The oldest known human portrait in the world
- How do Hula-Hoops work?
- February 2
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- Ice age Europeans as young as 10 years old rocked cheek piercings 30,000 years ago
- Human evolution quiz: What do you know about Homo sapiens?
- 7,000-year-old bone holds 3 arrowheads with mixed poisons — the oldest of their kind on record
- Space photo of the week: James Webb and Hubble telescopes unite to solve 'impossible' planet mystery
- Biological computers could use far less energy than current technology — by working more slowly
- Which planet is closest to the sun?
- Are birds reptiles?
- February 1
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- Earth's crust is peeling away under California
- 7 haunting caves ancient humans used for art, burials and butchering
- It's tough to resist scratching an itch — and evolution may be to blame
- New fabric can heat up more than 50 degrees to keep people warm in ultracold weather
- Fake studies are slowing lifesaving medical research — all while fraudsters are getting rich, investigation reveals
- Watch China's 4-legged 'Black Panther 2.0' robot run as fast as Usain Bolt
- Antarctic scale worm: The glitzy frilly horror show with giant protruding jaws that look like Alien's xenomorph
- Milky Way quiz: How well do you know our home galaxy?
- Newly discovered super-Earth orbits in and out of its star's habitable zone. Could life survive its extreme climate?
- Can your eyes get sunburned?
- Science news this week: Doomsday predictions and asteroid secrets
- 'Neuroergonomics' aims to monitor workers' brains to boost productivity. Is that... okay?
