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Monkeys have a basic intuition for geometry, study suggestsBaboons and macaques appear to use some of the same mental strategies as humans when matching shapes, suggesting that the foundations of geometry evolved in a common ancestor.
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'It was unlike anything I'd witnessed before': Orcas seen headbutting a sunfish so hard that it explodedIn two encounters in the Gulf of California, one orca held a dead sunfish in place while another rammed it at high speed, breaking the carcass into what appear to be bite-sized pieces for younger whales.
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'Once we were like you': Striking reconstructions reveal the faces of 16 people from Roman-era HungaryDNA analysis, 3D-printed skulls and forensic sculpture helped experts recreate people who lived near the ancient Roman frontier city of Aquincum nearly 1,700 years ago.
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'We were genuinely surprised': 'Superworms' can clean extremely delicate skeletons lickety-split, and that's a game changer for museumsInterview Biologists Niloofar Alaei Kakhki and Morteza Monfared tell Live Science how beetle larvae could be repurposed from pet food to a cleaner for museums and laboratories.
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Did ancient Egyptian princesses use weapons? Controversial study claims they hunted or trained with the military, but not all experts agree.Nearly 4,000-year-old skeletal remains show that several royal women repeatedly used their upper-body muscles. Researchers link those changes to archery and weapon training, but outside experts urge caution.
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Robot dog can climb stairs, navigate a forest and bound over logs thanks to new, rapid AI training techniqueResearchers used reinforcement learning to train a quadrupedal robot to adapt to different environments using two different pre-learned gaits.
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Does fast charging damage your battery more than regular charging?Life's Little Mysteries From phones to electric vehicles, some batteries take an hour to charge, while others can take up to half a day.
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Dirty 'button' unearthed by metal detectorist turns out to be a rare 900-year-old coin from Norway's last Viking king, Magnus BarefootA rare coin from the reign of Magnus Barefoot — sometimes called Norway's last Viking king, was mistaken for a button before researchers realized it was the first of its kind found on Norwegian soil.
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Ancient ring discovered underground in Scotland could be a Stonehenge-like monumentA hidden ring of stones or timbers detected beneath peat at Machrie Moor could represent a previously unknown Neolithic or Bronze Age monument.
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'The Romans were probably never going to go away': In new 'Almost History' podcast, listen to how history might have played out if Carthage had defeated the Roman RepublicA new podcast from All About History magazine dives into an alternate reality of what may have happened during the famous battles between Carthage and Rome.
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Never-before-seen shark that 'walks' on land discovered off Papua New GuineaDivers in Papua New Guinea recently discovered a new species of carpet shark that can traverse low-lying reefs.
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Wildlife inside Chernobyl exclusion zone acted differently during Russia's invasion, camera traps revealCamera footage in Ukraine's Chernobyl exclusion zone revealed that mammals became less active — especially at night — during the Russian occupation, highlighting the war's immediate impact on wildlife.
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Rainforest quiz: Can you sort Earth's largest rainforests from biggest to smallest?Quiz From the sprawling Amazon to the lesser-known tropical forests, see if you can correctly rank these rainforests by their total area.
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'They reliably chose the statistically more favorable option': A crow researcher explains how these winged geniuses process numbers, and what it could reveal about human math smartsInterview Live Science spoke with animal researcher Andreas Nieder about how animals process mathematical concepts like statistical reasoning and the idea of zero.
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The world's first nuclear clock just ticked on — and it could help detect a fifth fundamental force of physicsBy using a rare thorium nucleus as a timekeeper, physicists have demonstrated the first working nuclear clock, a device that could lead to even more precise clocks and new ways to search for dark matter.
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'Geminid Symphony' and 'Galactic Gandalf': See the breathtaking views of our home galaxy from the 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contestStunning views of the night sky abound in photographs worldwide submitted to this year's Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest.
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This yeast-based 3D printed biomaterial could one day replace your wallpaper and drapesResearchers have made a new biomaterial that has a similar tensile strength as a fruit roll-up and could help reduce waste produced from indoor decor.
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Scientists race to collect the last seeds from a critically endangered tree before it goes extinctSeeds from the last surviving wild Dendroseris neriifolia tree are now stored in Kew Gardens' Millennium Seed Bank as researchers work to find ways to reintroduce the species into the wild.
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New Velociraptor cousin was a '4-winged' dragon that hunted prey from the trees of ancient China, fossil find hintsA new microraptor from Cretaceous China likely preyed on ancient birds.
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Satellite images reveals mangroves rebounding worldwide — but here's why they could still 'drown'A new study finds mangrove forests are no longer shrinking worldwide, offering hope for coastal protection and climate resilience. But other research warns sea level rise could reduce their ability to store carbon.
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Scientists found the optimal robot body, and it has 20 legs — watch it scale walls and move through treesA sea-urchin-like robot could offer a new blueprint for making more versatile robots, research suggests.
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There's a new T. rex from the dinosaur age — and it ruled the seas with a skull-crushing biteThe newly described mosasaur Tylosaurus rex spanned up to 43 feet (13 meters) long and may have been one of the fiercest marine predators of the dinosaur age.
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Happy 100th birthday, David Attenborough! 13 surprising facts about the famous naturalistAs Sir David Attenborough turns 100, here are 13 surprising facts about the beloved broadcaster and environmental advocate whose voice has shaped how generations see the natural world.
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City birds appear to like men more than women, but experts have no idea whyAn analysis of 37 urban bird species found that men could get slightly closer to the avians than women could, suggesting that these animals recognize sex differences in humans.
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