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- December 31
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- Full moons of 2026: When to see all 13 moons (including a Blue Moon and a Blood Moon) rise next year
- From gene therapy breakthroughs to preventable disease outbreaks: The health trends that will shape 2026
- Quadrantid meteor shower peaks this week: How to see the first 'shooting' stars of the year
- Centuries-old 'trophy head' from Peru reveals individual survived to adulthood despite disabling birth defect
- Massive Myanmar earthquake was super smooth and efficient — and it holds lessons for the 'Big One'
- December 30
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- Enough fresh water is lost from continents each year to meet the needs of 280 million people. Here's how we can combat that.
- Did reintroducing Wolves to Yellowstone really cause an ecological cascade?
- 'Nobody knew why this was happening': Scientists race to understand baffling behavior of 'clumping clouds'
- This new DNA storage system can fit 10 billion songs in a liter of liquid — but challenges remain for the unusual storage format
- December 29
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- December 26
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- Spinosaurus relative longer than a pickup truck stalked Thailand's rivers 125 million years ago
- New electrochemical method splits water with electricity to produce hydrogen fuel — and cuts energy costs in the process
- Uranus and Neptune may be 'rock giants,' not 'ice giants,' new model of their cores suggests
- 1.5 million-year-old Homo erectus face was just reconstructed — and its mix of old and new traits is complicating the picture of human evolution
- Flat-headed cat not seen in Thailand for almost 30 years is rediscovered
- December 25
- December 24
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- 'What the heck is this?' James Webb telescope spots inexplicable planet with diamonds and soot in its atmosphere
- First-ever 'superkilonova' double star explosion puzzles astronomers
- 'It won’t be so much a ghost town as a zombie apocalypse': How AI might forever change how we use the internet
- New tests could nearly halve the rate of late-stage cancers, some scientists say — is that true?
- December 23
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- Earth's seasons vary wildly, even at the same latitude, new research finds
- 18,000 years ago, ice age humans built dwellings out of mammoth bones in Ukraine
- Tiny implant 'speaks' to the brain with LED light
- Cats meow more at men to get their attention, study suggests
- See the 100,000th photo of Mars taken by NASA's groundbreaking Red Planet orbiter
- 'A huge surprise': 1,500-year-old church found next to Zoroastrianism place of worship in Iraq
- Graphene supercapacitor breakthrough could boost energy storage in future EVs and other household devices
- December 22
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- 2,300-year-old Celtic gold coins found in Swiss bog
- 3,300-year-old cremations found in Scotland suggest the people died in a mysterious catastrophic event
- Scientists claim 'Lucy' may not be our direct ancestor after all, stoking fierce debate
- New EV motor invention could cut 1,000 pounds from future vehicles, making them much lighter while boosting their range
- December 20
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- Science news this week: Japan laser weapon trial, comet 3I/ATLAS bids farewell, and AI solves 'impossible' math problems
- Scientists build 'most accurate' quantum computing chip ever thanks to new silicon-based computing architecture
- Scientists spot 'unprecedented celestial event' around the 'Eye of Sauron' star just 25 light-years from Earth
- December 19
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- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes closest pass of Earth. Where's it heading next?
- 1,400 years ago, Nubians tattooed their toddlers. Archaeologists are trying to figure out why.
- Japan trials 100-kilowatt laser weapon — it can cut through metal and drones mid-flight
- Ursid meteor shower 2025: When and where to see 'shooting stars' on the longest night of the year
- Diarrhea and stomachaches plagued Roman soldiers stationed at Hadrian's Wall, discovery of microscopic parasites finds
- December 18
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- Comet 3I/ATLAS reaches closest point to Earth: How to see it on Friday night
- New ultraviolet image of comet 3I/ATLAS could help reveal what it's made of
- Undersea lava rubble acts as a 'sponge' for carbon dioxide, study finds
- It matters what time of day you get cancer treatment, study suggests
- Oldest known evidence of father-daughter incest found in 3,700-year-old bones in Italy
- Rare 1,300-year-old medallion decorated with menorahs found near Jerusalem's Temple Mount
- NASA's Parker Solar Probe mapped an unseen part of the sun at its most active moment
- Mysterious, irradiated 'scar' in our galaxy points to 2 stars that almost hit the sun
- December 17
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- Pumas in Patagonia started feasting on penguins — but now they're behaving strangely, a new study finds
- Spiders on Jupiter? Scientists uncover secret origins of arachnid-like 'demon' lurking on gas giant's moon.
- Detectorists find Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard that may have been part of a 'ritual killing'
- Saturn's largest moon may be riddled with 'slushy tunnels' that contain alien life, new study hints
- James Webb telescope finds supermassive black hole hidden inside 'Jekyll and Hyde' galaxy
- Snakes' mind-bending 'heat vision' inspires scientists to build a 4K imaging system that could one day fit into your smartphone
- Pompeii victims were wearing woolen cloaks in August when they died — but experts are split on what that means
- Ancient burrowing bees made their nests in the tooth cavities and vertebrae of dead rodents, scientists discover
- December 16
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- Heart attacks are less harmful at night. And that might be key to treating them.
- 'We were amazed': Scientists using James Webb telescope may have discovered the earliest supernova in the known universe
- Brain scans reveal 'dial' that helps keep us from getting lost
- Ancient Egyptian valley temple excavated — and it's connected to a massive upper temple dedicated to the sun god, Ra
- Polar bears in southern Greenland are 'using jumping genes to rapidly rewrite their own DNA' to survive melting sea ice
- City-size 'cosmic butterfly' carved into Mars' surface contains traces of ancient water
- Record-breaking feat means information lasts 15 times longer in new kind of quantum processor than those used by Google and IBM
- December 15
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- 30 models of the universe proved wrong by final data from groundbreaking cosmology telescope
- 5,000-year-old dog skeleton and dagger buried together in Swedish bog hint at mysterious Stone Age ritual
- Fingerprint of ancient seaborne raider found on Scandinavia's oldest plank boat
- 5 genetic 'signatures' underpin a range of psychiatric conditions
- That was the week in science: Farewell comet 3I/ATLAS | Starlink tumbles from orbit | AI’s giant carbon footprint
- The UN's International Asteroid Warning Network is closely watching comet 3I/ATLAS. Here's why.
- December 14
- December 13
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- 2,000-year-old shipwreck may be Egyptian 'pleasure barge' from last dynasty of pharaohs
- Brutal lion attack 6,200 years ago severely injured teenager — but somehow he survived, skeleton found in Bulgaria reveals
- Science news this week: Neanderthals made fire, orcas and dolphins team up, and the 'Star of Bethlehem' explored
- December 12
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- Comet 3I/ATLAS is getting greener and brighter as it approaches Earth, new images reveal
- 'Unprecedented': Woman delivers full-term abdominal pregnancy while also having 22-pound cyst removed
- James Webb telescope uncovers a new mystery: A broiling 'hell planet' with an atmosphere that shouldn't exist
- 16th-century gallows and dozens of skeletons discovered in France
- 'Necessary for the future of humankind': Who was honored at the first-ever Global Space Awards?
- Cassius the giant crocodile died from sepsis after 40-year-old dormant infection burst from 'abscess,' necropsy reveals
- Giant structure discovered deep beneath Bermuda is unlike anything else on Earth
- 'Very novel and very puzzling': Unknown species of squid spotted burying itself upside down, pretending to be a plant
- New 'DNA cassette tape' can store up to 1.5 million times more data than a smartphone — and the data can last 20,000 years if frozen
- 'A scale almost too big to imagine': Scientists spot monster black hole roaring with winds at more than 130 million mph
- December 11
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- 'They had not been seen ever before': Romans made liquid gypsum paste and smeared it over the dead before burial, leaving fingerprints behind, new research finds
- Killer whales are teaming up with dolphins on salmon hunts, study finds — but not everyone agrees
- James Webb telescope spots 'monster stars' leaking nitrogen in the early universe — and they could help solve a major mystery
- Einstein was right: Time ticks faster on Mars, posing new challenges for future missions
- Insomnia and anxiety come with a weaker immune system — a new study starts to unravel why
- Breakthrough 3D wiring architecture enables 10,000-qubit quantum processors
- When does winter start? Your guide to the 2025 winter solstice.
- December 10
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- Stunningly preserved Roman-era mosaic in UK depicts Trojan War stories — but not the ones told by Homer
- Mysterious X-ray signal from deep space may be the scream of a star ripped apart by two black holes
- Amazon rainforest is transitioning to a 'hypertropical' climate — and trees won't survive that for long
- Scientists create new solid-state sodium-ion battery — they say it'll make EVs cheaper and safer
- 'It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England
- Russia's Bezymianny volcano blew itself apart 69 years ago. It's now almost completely regrown.
- December 9
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- This bright star will soon die in a nuclear explosion — and could be visible in Earth's daytime skies
- 'It is simply too hot to handle': 2024 was Arab region's hottest year on record, first-of-its-kind climate report reveals
- Widespread cold virus you've never heard of may play key role in bladder cancer
- Gray hair may have evolved as a protection against cancer, study hints
- Is the 'Star of Bethlehem' really a planet? A bright visitor this month may hold a clue.
- December 8
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- Glue strong enough to tow a car made from used cooking oil
- Historic search for 'huge missing piece' of the universe reveals new secrets of particle physics
- That was the week in science: Second earthquake hits Japan | Geminids to peak | NASA loses contact with Mars probe
- The 'hobbits' may have died out when drought forced them to compete with modern humans, new research suggests
- December 7
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- Lost Indigenous settlements described by Jamestown colonist John Smith finally found
- Strangely bleached rocks on Mars hint that the Red Planet was once a tropical oasis
- 2,400-year-old 'sacrificial complex' uncovered in Russia is the richest site of its kind ever discovered
- Ethereal structure in the sky rivals 'Pillars of Creation' — Space photo of the week
- December 6
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- New NASA, ESA images show 3I/ATLAS getting active ahead of its close encounter with Earth
- Unusual, 1,400-year-old cube-shaped human skull unearthed in Mexico
- 1,800-year-old 'piggy banks' full of Roman-era coins unearthed in French village
- Science news this week: A human population isolated for 100,000 years, the biggest spinning structure in the universe, and a pit full of skulls
- December 5
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- CDC panel, stuffed with vaccine skeptics, votes to end recommendation for universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination
- Giant sunspot on par with the one that birthed the Carrington Event has appeared on the sun — and it's pointed right at Earth
- New 'physics shortcut' lets laptops tackle quantum problems once reserved for supercomputers and AI
- Could aging eggs be 'rejuvenated'? New tool may help pave the way to fertility-extending treatments
- December 4
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- Male human heads found in a 'skull pit' in an ancient Chinese city hint at sex-specific sacrifice rituals
- See up to 150 'shooting stars' per hour this weekend as the Geminid meteor shower reaches its stunning peak
- Injecting anesthetic into a 'lazy eye' may correct it, early study suggests
- Volcanic eruption triggered 'butterfly effect' that led to the Black Death, researchers find
- 18,000 dinosaur tracks discovered along ancient Bolivian coastline — and they set a new record
- Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for hundreds of years, study finds
- MIT invention uses ultrasound to shake drinking water out of the air, even in dry regions
- Giant rotating string of galaxies is 'probably the largest spinning object' in the known universe
- December 3
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- Ancient 'hanging coffin' people in China finally identified — and their descendants still live there today
- 'An extreme end of human genetic variation': Ancient humans were isolated in southern Africa for nearly 100,000 years, and their genetics are stunningly different
- China has planted so many trees it's changed the entire country's water distribution
- Death Valley's 'world's hottest temperature' record may be due to a human error
- When an AI algorithm is labeled 'female,' people are more likely to exploit it
- James Webb telescope spots strange 'super-puff' planet frantically chasing its own atmosphere through space
- December 2
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- Anacondas became massive 12 million years ago — and it worked so well, they haven't changed size since
- Law of 'maximal randomness' explains how broken objects shatter in the most annoying way possible
- Elaborate 2,700-year-old tomb in Greece contains burial of a woman with an upside-down crown
- 'We do not know of a similar case': 4,000-year-old burial in little-known African kingdom mystifies archaeologists
- 'Cold Supermoon' 2025: It's not too late to see the last, highest full moon of the year
- December 1
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- An extra solar system planet once orbited next to Earth — and it may be the reason we have a moon
- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is erupting in 'ice volcanoes', new images suggest
- Russia accidentally destroys its only working launch pad as astronauts lift off to ISS
- Once-in-a-century floods set to become annual events in northeastern US in the next 75 years, study finds
- A 'functional cure' for HIV may be in reach, early trials suggest
- That was the week in science: Vaccine skeptics get hep B win | Comet 3I/ATLAS surprises | 'Cold Supermoon' pictures
- 'Potentially hazardous' asteroid 2024 YR4 was Earth's first real-life planetary defense test
