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Scientists invented 'sperm bots' that they piloted through a fake cervix and uterusNewly unveiled sperm microbots have the potential to improve reproductive health with magnetic controls and real-time X-ray tracking, according to a study.
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Fishers discover first-of-its-kind bright orange shark with two rare conditions in CaribbeanFishers caught a bright orange shark off Costa Rica that had albinism, alongside the species' first scientifically documented case of an extremely rare condition called xanthism.
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Chinese submersible explores previously unknown giant craters at the bottom of the Pacific — and they're teeming with lifeScientists have discovered and explored a giant hydrothermal system at the bottom of the Pacific, which could provide a window into the origins of life on Earth.
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'We completely freaked out': Orcas are attacking boats in Europe againIberian orcas have damaged several boats off the coast of Spain in recent weeks, leaving authorities scrambling to rescue stranded crews.
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'Extremely alarming': ChatGPT and Gemini respond to high-risk questions about suicide — including details around methodsResearchers have found that OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude can give direct responses to 'high-risk' questions about suicide. In Live Science's testing, ChatGPT and Gemini responded to even more extreme questions.
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70 million-year-old hypercarnivore that ate dinosaurs named after Egyptian godResearchers have unveiled Kostensuchus atrox, a giant crocodile relative that ate dinosaurs in Argentina 70 million years ago during the Cretaceous period.
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James Webb telescope images reveal there's something strange with interstellar comet 3I/ATLASNASA's James Webb Space Telescope has made its first observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing that the comet appears to be unusually rich in carbon dioxide.
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Forecasters predict La Niña conditions this fall: What to expectNOAA forecasts suggest we could experience La Niña conditions in the fall and early winter. However, this potential La Niña spell is unlikely to break records.
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Mysterious 300,000-year-old Greek cave skull was neither human nor Neanderthal, study findsResearchers have dated the mysterious skull from Petralona Cave in Greece to 300,000 years ago and concluded that the fossil belonged to an ancient human group that lived alongside Neanderthals.
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Solar tornado rages on the sun as a giant plasma plume eruptsThere's a giant solar tornado raging on the sun's surface, and a researcher captured it — plus a massive plasma eruption — in one spectacular image.
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Hiker picks up venomous snake, dies after bite triggers rare allergic reaction, authorities sayAuthorities say a man died after being bitten by a venomous snake in Tennessee. The snake is believed to be a timber rattlesnake, which can have extremely potent venom, but the man likely died due to a rare allergic reaction.
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Watch Hurricane Erin reach Category 5 strength in a blaze of lightningNOAA's GOES-19 satellite captured images of Hurricane Erin as it developed in the Atlantic and then rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 storm.
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Hurricane Erin could unleash 100-foot waves across the East Coast this week, forecasters warnForecasters expect Hurricane Erin, one of the fastest rapidly intensifying storms in history, to bring flooding and dangerous currents as the Category 4 hurricane travels to the U.S. East Coast this week.
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Robots awkwardly race, fight and flop around in China's first World Humanoid Robot GamesThe first World Humanoid Robot Games are underway in China, with robots competing against each other in track and field, soccer, kickboxing and other events.
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San Andreas fault could unleash an earthquake unlike any seen before, study of deadly Myanmar quake suggestsA study of March's Myanmar earthquake has found that strike-slip faults don't necessarily repeat past behavior, meaning the San Andreas fault could unleash a bigger quake than any seen before.
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Ancient predatory whale with big eyes and razor-sharp teeth was 'deceptively cute'Researchers have unveiled the fossils of a juvenile ancient whale that hunted off ancient Australia with large forward-facing eyes and razor-sharp teeth.
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No, blue whales aren't going silent off California. Here's why.Reports of blue whales going silent off California don't reflect the findings of a recent study.
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1,100-year-old Viking hoard reveals raiding wealthy only 'part of the picture' — they traded with the Middle East tooResearchers have found that the Bedale Viking hoard contains silver from Middle Eastern coins, highlighting that the Vikings profited from long-distance trade networks and brought this imported silver with them when they settled in England.
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Meteorite that crash landed through Georgia man's roof is 20 million years older than Earth, scientists sayResearchers have analyzed the McDonough meteorite, which crashed through a man's home in June, and determined that it is older than our planet.
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What are the largest rainforests in the world?Rainforests are home to half of the world's plant and animal species. Here are the five largest rainforests in the world.
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Stone Age family may have been cannibalized for 'ultimate elimination' 5,600 years ago, study suggestsResearchers have found cannibalized human remains from at least 11 people in El Mirador cave in northern Spain, suggesting it was the site of a violent Neolithic clash 5,600 years ago.
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Mystery of why sea stars keep turning into goo finally solved — and it's not what scientists thoughtA new study has found that the devastating sea star wasting disease is caused by a strain of bacteria from Vibrio pectenicida, which turns the marine creatures into goo.
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Watch robot crab 'Wavy Dave' get attacked in claw-waving contest with real crabsResearchers have built a robot crab that can compete in claw-waving displays with real fiddler crabs, but "Wavy Dave" doesn't always come out unscathed.
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Creepy new giant insect may be the heaviest ever recorded in AustraliaResearchers have discovered a giant stick insect living at high altitude in tropical North Queensland. Acrophylla alta is around 16 inches long and a strong contender for Australia's heaviest recorded insect.
