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Why do people sport 4-, 6- or even 8-pack abs?The number of washboard abs you can show is determined by your DNA, according to research.
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Are dogs smarter than wolves?Dogs evolved from wolves, but is one smarter than the other?
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Russia's Luna 25 lunar lander left a 33-foot-wide crater when it crashed into the moon, NASA images revealRussia's failed lunar probe mission likely created a crater on the southeastern region of the moon.
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'Doubly magic' form of oxygen may challenge a fundamental law of physicsAfter scientists created oxygen-28 in the lab, it almost immediately degraded, baffling physicists around the world.
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What is the hottest place in the universe?The hottest spot in the universe may well be near the edges of a supermassive black hole.
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Drones equipped with lasers uncover secrets of bloody WWII battleArtifacts from the Battle of the Bulge are helping researchers reconstruct this bloody conflict.
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'Wrinkle in space-time' enables James Webb to capture stunning image of most distant star ever detectedThe ancient star Earendel is more than twice as hot as the sun and around a million times brighter, new James Webb Space Telescope observations suggest.
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Odd new shark species with humanlike molars discovered in AustraliaThe painted hornshark is only found in the deep waters of northeastern Australia.
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Why do we always have room for dessert?Adding variety to your diet may cause you to eat more than you need to, studies show.
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Highest-energy sunlight ever recorded is far beyond what scientists thought possibleLight from the sun can reach energies of nearly 10 trillion electron volts.
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500 million-year-old worm with 'shuriken' spikes named after gigantic 'Dune' sandwormsThe newly discovered species was part of the phylum annelid, which is made up of segmented worms.
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In rare case, man develops 'flesh-eating' bacterial infection on both legs, but 4 days apart"Flesh-eating" bacteria normally spread rapidly throughout the body. In this case, it took four days for the infection to reach both of a man's legs.
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Cape Cod is one of the world's largest hotspots of great white sharks, study findsFor the first time, scientists have estimated the abundance of great white sharks off the coast of Cape Cod.
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Bizarre giant viruses with tubular tentacles and star-like shells discovered in New England forestGiant viruses are much more diverse in shape and size than scientists previously thought, according to a new study.
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Are legs more important than arms?Whether arms or legs are more important depends on the species and the environment.
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Body of climber missing for nearly 40 years discovered in melting Swiss glacierThe remains of a climber who went missing in 1986 were found peeking out of a melting glacier in the Swiss Alps.
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Predicting earthquakes is currently impossible. GPS data could help change thatGPS data can track slight tremors underground that could help predict earthquakes two hours in advance.
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Plastic-eating fungi could help take a bite out of Earth's rampant pollution crisis, study suggestsCertain wood-decay fungi can also break down plastic.
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'Excess deaths' tied to COVID have plummeted in America — what does that mean?Data shows that America's excess death rates have mostly returned to pre-pandemic levels, reflecting the end of the public health crisis, experts say.
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World's oldest glacier dates to 2.9 billion years ago, research findsAncient glacier sediment may be 2.9 billion years old.
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Watch as crater collapses in Iceland's new volcano, spewing rivers of lavaIceland's newest volcano, located in the Reykjanes peninsula, began erupting in early July, 2023. Now it's throwing "spatter bombs'" of molten lava.
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400,000-year-old mammoth tusk found sticking out of the ground in English quarryFossil hunters stumbled upon a large mammoth tusk during a "fossil walk."
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Why do deep-sea fish look like aliens?Deep-sea fish have evolved unique traits to thrive in their unforgiving habitat.
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Will the drive for EVs destroy Earth's last untouched ecosystem?In the hunt for minerals needed in electric car batteries, some companies are turning to the deep sea. But mining this ecosystem could threaten its very existence.
