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Space
'A measurable, enormous global impact': Astronaut Chris Hadfield on why the true power of Artemis II could take decades to hit
Interview Astronaut Chris Hadfield shares his emotional response to the Artemis II mission, and why it could change the course of people's futures.
Artemis II heat shield aced its blistering reentry, ghostly underwater photo reveals
The Orion heat shield used for the Artemis II mission held up perfectly, early photos and a NASA assessment reveal.
Artemis moon landing could face long delay while NASA waits for next-generation spacesuits
Delays in next-generation spacesuits could push back Artemis moon landings to 2031, an audit by the NASA Office of Inspector General claims.
NASA's Curiosity rover finds a surprising number of giant 'dragon scales' littered across Mars
The Curiosity rover snapped a series of peculiar polygons that look suspiciously like giant fossilized reptile scales. Although scientists have seen similar shapes on Mars before, they have never seen such a "dramatically abundant" concentration.
Planet Earth
'Iran's Maldives' could drown in oil due to spills from air strikes, satellites show
Air strikes on oil facilities and oil tankers in the Persian Gulf have unleashed what is set to become an ecological catastrophe, satellite images show.
Florida is facing its most intense drought in 15 years. Here's how it got so bad and how long it will last.
More than 70% of the state is under "extreme" to "exceptional" drought conditions, and other parts of the U.S. Southeast are similarly affected. But why, and what are the impacts?
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'Nations need to prepare now': Key Atlantic ocean current is much closer to collapse than scientists thought
An alarming study claims the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is weakening more than believed previously. But experts say its findings are far from the final word.
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Glowing ring of plankton surrounding New Zealand islands linked to deadly underwater plateau
Earth from space A recent satellite photo captured a gleaming halo of phytoplankton encircling the remote Chatham Islands. The stunning sight is the result of a hidden underwater structure, which has also helped kill hundreds of cetaceans.
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Egyptian mummy has part of the 'Iliad' in its abdomen, archaeologists discover
A papyrus that contains part of Homer's "Iliad" has been discovered inside the abdomen of a mummy in Egypt. Other mummies at the cemetery had gold tongues.
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Neanderthal toddlers grew faster than modern humans, probably because of the harsh environment they evolved in
A new study of a Neanderthal toddler reveals that our closest evolutionary relatives' growth patterns differed from those of modern humans.
Altar to Sol: A rare 1,900-year-old monument dedicated to the Roman god of light and used in a secret underground ritual
Astonishing Artifacts This unique carved altar represents the triumph of light over darkness in ancient Roman religion.
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700-year-old mummy from Bolivia contains earliest confirmed evidence of strep throat bacteria in the Americas
A DNA analysis of pathogens from a pre-Hispanic mummy revealed that the bacterium that causes scarlet fever and strep throat was present in the Americas prior to European colonization.
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Animals
Bruce the parrot is missing his upper beak — but that hasn't stopped him from becoming an undefeated jousting champion
A kea parrot in New Zealand who lost the top part of his beak when young has developed a new way to fight other males that has made him unbeatable.
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Naked mole rats wage bloody wars of succession to choose a new queen — but one colony did something scientists have never seen before
When their queen dies, naked mole rat females usually wage bloody battles of succession. But peace may be possible, a new study suggests
Can chickens really run around with their heads cut off?
There's lore about chickens surviving from seconds to months after their heads are chopped off, but what does the science say?
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New study confirms lobsters feel pain, driving scientists to call for a ban on boiling them alive
A new study adds to the growing body of evidence that lobsters feel pain, with the crustaceans seemingly responding to electrical shocks with emotional distress.
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Strange mammal ancestor laid huge, leathery eggs — and it was key to surviving the world's worst mass extinction
Using synchrotron X-ray CT scans of a fossilized, intact embryo, researchers found evidence that the plant-eating mammal Lystrosaurus laid eggs, which answers a key question about mammalian evolution.
Health & Human Behavior
Scientists invent artificial neurons that 'talk' to real brain cells, paving way to better brain implants
Engineers have found a way to fine-tune tiny artificial neurons to fire like real brain cells.
Gene therapy improves hearing in 90% of patients with inherited deafness in largest trial of its kind
A new gene therapy tested in China has improved the hearing of 38 people who were born deaf due to mutations in a gene called OTOF.
A teen's classic diabetes symptoms didn't improve with treatment — revealing she also had a much rarer syndrome
A teen went to the emergency room with classic signs of diabetes, but odd aspects of her case pointed to a second, rarer diagnosis.
New blood test aims to spot liver scarring before it paves the way to cancer
Liver scarring can pave the way to cancer down the line. A new blood test in development might help doctors spot it.
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Scientists build specialist 'AGI processor' that they believe will power the next wave of AI agents
Arm's new chip could be a powerful but efficient conductor for real-world use of agentic AIs.
Advanced AI-powered table-tennis-playing robot can match up to the professionals — watch it in action
Using high-precision cameras and an AI system, Sony AI's Ace is revealing the advancements robotics.
'We're the best servants anyone could dream of!': AI superintelligence has no need to enslave humans because we're already bowing to it
Book A future AI would have no need to rid the world of humanity because we're incredibly useful. But if it did want to shrug us off, this is how it would likely play out.
Physics, Math & Chemistry
Physicists witness pinpricks of darkness moving faster than the speed of light
For the first time, researchers measured singularities in combined light and sound waves moving faster than the speed of light. The findings have implications in fluid dynamics, optics and many other fields.
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Physicists entangle two moving atoms for the first time, validating 'spooky' quantum theory
For the first time, scientists have observed quantum entanglement in the momentum of massive particles. The result, decades in the making, could help physicists probe the relationship between quantum mechanics and gravity.
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