Pandora is the trending news editor at Live Science. She is also a science presenter and previously worked as Senior Science and Health Reporter at Newsweek. Pandora holds a Biological Sciences degree from the University of Oxford, where she specialised in biochemistry and molecular biology.
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'Cosmic tornadoes', surprises from ancient Egypt and more.Science news this week March 29, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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4 snow leopards spotted together on remote Pakistan mountain in rare footageAfter spotting pawprints for two weeks, a gamekeeper and photographer in Pakistan caught a rare glimpse of a family of four snow leopards.
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Watch enormous deep-sea spiders crawl around sub-Antarctic seafloorThe giant sea spiders can have leg spans of up to 20 inches (51 centimeters).
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NASA reveals a sunset on the moon in high definition for the 1st timeDuring its final hours on the lunar surface, the Blue Ghost spacecraft captured stunning photos of a lunar sunset.
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'More people are in harm's way': Tornadoes are shifting east of Tornado Alley, forecasters warnBy Pandora Dewan Published
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Gravitational memory, woolly mice and more.Science news this week March 8, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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2nd measles death reported in US outbreak was in New Mexico adultA second person has reportedly died of a measles infection, this time in New Mexico, as the virus continues to spread in the United States.
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'Queen of icebergs' A23a grounds off South Atlantic wildlife havenThe world's largest iceberg has run aground just off the coast of South Georgia. But what does this mean for the wildlife there?
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Pompeii's secretive cults, mysterious spiral structures in our solar system and more.Science news this week March 1, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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How planet's are made, a newly discovered ancient Egyptian tomb and more.Science news this week Feb. 22, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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Parasite lurking in woman's brain caused mysterious 'burning' leg sensationA woman developed an array of symptoms shortly after returning from a vacation, and parasites turned out to be the culprit.
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Creepy 'ghost lanterns' in South Carolina are not what they seem, study suggestsThe Summerville ghost lanterns have mystified locals for generations. But geologists may have finally cracked the case.
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Hidden underground lakes, a 'city-killer' asteroid and more.Science news this week Feb. 15, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists sayAsteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance of hitting the moon instead.
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'Impossible' black holes, Antarctica's hidden 'plumbing' and more.Science news this week Feb. 8, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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Here's what could happen if asteroid Bennu smashes into Earth in 157 yearsAn asteroid the size of One World Trade Center has a very small chance of crashing into Earth in the year 2182. But what would this impact mean for life on Earth?
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Doomsday predictions, asteroid secrets and more.Science news this week Feb. 1, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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Interstellar visitors, contagious peeing and moreScience news this week Jan. 25, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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'Queen of icebergs' A23a is barreling toward a remote South Atlantic island. Millions of animals could be at riskIceberg A23a is fast approaching the remote British island of South Georgia and the Sandwich islands
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Kidney beans on mars, sunken worlds in Earth's mantle and moreScience news this week Jan. 18, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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Watch SpaceX rocket explode over Grand Turk island in dramatic stream of fire and smokeDebris from the rocket's explosion was caught on camera by a family vacationing on Grand Turk island.
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One of Iceland's largest volcanoes sees swarm of 130 earthquakes — could it be about to blow?The Bárðarbunga volcano system was responsible for Iceland's largest eruption for 300 years back in 2014. After a recent increase in seismic activity, could it be about to erupt again?
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Woman's sudden hearing loss turned out to be a tick lodged in her ear canalThe tick was found lodged in the skin of her left ear canal after a thorough examination by her doctors.
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Snowstorms, fire and Yellowstone's next eruptionScience news this week Jan 11, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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