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Heartbeats physically stop cardiac cancer from growing — and that could be key to thwarting other cancers, too

Scientists have pinpointed a mechanism that may explain heart cancer's rarity and point to new cancer treatments.

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Humanoid robots have outpaced human runners in the half-marathon, beating the world record ‪—‬ here are the secrets to this astonishing feat

The D1 humanoid robot, built by a smartphone manufacturer, has beaten the human-held world record by around seven minutes.

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'Lifelong monogamy' and 'half orphans': DNA analysis reveals clues about life on the Roman frontier after the fall of Rome

Burials from over a millennia ago are revealing how people lived in part of the Roman Empire after it fell.

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Mount Etna is like no other volcano on Earth, representing 'a new type of volcanism,' new research reveals

Mount Etna's strange lava has long perplexed scientists, but new research reveals that the volcano formed in a bizarre way — making it unlike any other known volcano on Earth.

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'I violated every principle I was given': AI agent deletes company's entire database in 9 seconds, then confesses

An AI agent designed to speed up a company's coding instead wiped out its customer data in seconds, showing potential weaknesses in AI programming.

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Breakthrough in experimental light-powered quantum computers could mean scaling them up is now far more viable

Scientists have achieved a breakthrough by "distilling" light to eliminate the noise that prevents photonic quantum computers from scaling.

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Diagnostic dilemma: Rectal exam stabilized man's irregular heartbeat

A man's sudden heart issue went away without the standard course of treatment.

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First-of-its-kind map of the mouse nose reveals surprises about the sense of smell

A new map shows how smell receptors in the mouse nose are precisely organized into tight bands based on type.

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1,900-year-old souvenir cup featuring Hadrian's Wall and Roman forts discovered in Spain

Archaeologists think a broken bronze cup found in Spain was made for a soldier as a memento of his time stationed at Hadrian's Wall in England.

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New AI algorithms are 95% better at showing how the universe changes over time

A squad of new AI algorithms called GAME could help astrophysicists take a more accurate reading of the universe's changing behavior, a new study suggests.

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Preeclampsia could be treated with 'blood filtering' therapy, early study hints

A blood-filtering therapy for preeclampsia is safe for pregnant patients and their babies, according to a new pilot study.

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New data center will be partially powered by human brain cells for the first time

A startup is experimenting with data centers powered by lab-grown human neurons, testing whether living cells can offer a more efficient alternative to traditional computing.

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Full moon helps paint vibrant, muddy 'brushstrokes' in Indonesian river — Earth from space

A 2024 satellite snap shows suspended sediments streaking across the mouth of the Rokan River, thanks in part to a particularly high tide caused by a full "Strawberry Moon."

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The universe may end trillions of years sooner than we thought

Recent surveys hint that the rate of cosmic expansion changes dramatically over time; if that's true, then the universe could end much sooner than we thought, new research suggests.

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NASA rover uncovers rock with 7 new organic molecules on Mars — the 'most diverse collection' ever seen

NASA Curiosity rover uncovers rock with 7 new organic molecules on Mars

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Neanderthals' brains weren't to blame for their demise, new study suggests

Researchers examining the brains of living people found that they differed more substantially than Neanderthals' brains differed from modern humans', calling into question the reason our evolutionary cousins mysteriously disappeared.

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Mystery of golden orb found in depths of ocean off Alaska finally solved: 'Everyone was like, What the heck? What is that?'

A two-and-a-half-year-old mystery concerning a strange golden object found miles below the sea surface isn't an egg or sponge ‪—‬ it's from an anemone-like animal.

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Some fungi can influence the weather ‪—‬ and now we know how they do it

Some types of fungi borrowed a gene from ancient bacteria that gave the ability to make ice and trigger rain.

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Miniature camelid effigy: A 600-year-old sculpture of a llama that may have been sacrificed in an Inca ritual

Llamas were vital to the Inca Empire and were seen as both useful pack animals and sacred beings.

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Astronomers just mapped one of the largest structures in the universe, long hidden behind the Milky Way's 'Zone of Avoidance'

Scientists have mapped the extent of the Vela Supercluster for the first time, and determined that it is one of the largest structures in the universe.

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Hubble revisits stunning Trifid Nebula after 30 years, and spots a growing jet of energy — Space photo of the week

The Hubble Space Telescope revisits a star-forming region 5,000 light-years from Earth, which it first captured in 1997, revealing how the cosmic nursery has changed over human timescales.

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Why do cats and dogs shake their heads?

Cats often flick their heads back and forth as if they've been possessed. This strange reflex has a simple explanation.

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Science news this week: Atlantic current edges closer to collapse, scientists make artificial-neuron breakthrough, and a copy of the 'Iliad' is found inside an Egyptian mummy

April 25, 2026: 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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Why are some constellations visible for only part of the year?

Why do some constellations stay in the sky all year, while others disappear?

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Science history: Chernobyl nuclear power plant melts down, bringing the world to the brink of disaster — April 26, 1986

On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor melted down, but the rest of the world wouldn't learn how close it came to nuclear Armageddon until weeks later.

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