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Artemis II: NASA's first crewed mission to the moon since 1972

NASA's Artemis II mission will send a crew of four astronauts back to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era, although they will not land on the lunar surface yet.

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Russian rocket en route to ISS suffers major antenna glitch, triggering remote-control astronaut 'backup plan'

NASA has revealed that Russia's Progress 94 spacecraft failed to deploy one of its antennae, making it impossible for the uncrewed freighter to autonomously dock with the International Space Station. An orbiting cosmonaut will now have to manually guide the stricken vessel using a "backup system."

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Antarctica could warm 1.4 times faster than the rest of the Southern Hemisphere in the coming decades, study finds

Antarctica could warm much faster than its surroundings over the next few decades due to a phenomenon known as polar amplification that is well established in the Arctic.

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Watch sperm whale headbutt another for no apparent reason

Researchers have captured extraordinary footage of sperm whales randomly headbutting each other, confirming anecdotal reports from mariners and whalers in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Viruses in the gut may help prevent blood sugar spikes, mouse study hints

Intestinal viruses can activate immune cells that regulate carbohydrate metabolism, highlighting an overlooked role of the gut virome, a study in mice finds.

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Urfa Man: An 11,500-year-old life-size statue of a man holding his penis

Discovered in a city in southern Turkey, this life-size male statue may represent an important deceased ancestor.

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A new twist on matter? Strange 'Half-Mӧbius' molecule has rare properties chemists have never seen before

Chemists created a strange "half-Mӧbius" molecule, where electrons twist freely out of place to make a continuously looping surface.

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A secret weapon to fight carbon emissions was just discovered: Beavers

A new study in Switzerland finds that beaver-built wetlands can trap and store large amounts of carbon, offering a low-cost boost for restoration and climate resilience.

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Rare star spotted in its original galaxy could answer a key question about the ingredients of life: Space photo of the week

The ancient and rare star PicII-503 is helping astronomers understand how carbon became so abundant in the universe.

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Why do animals have different pupil shapes?

Pupil shapes vary widely across the animal kingdom, from the W-shaped pupils of cuttlefish to the bar-like pupils of goats. But why are animal pupils shaped so differently?

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Physicists created an electron 'catapult' that moves particles at 'extraordinary' speed

Using a new method, physicists found a way to "catapult" electrons across solar materials in quadrillionths of a second.

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Science news this week: Super El Niño looms, an Acropolis marble fragment resurfaces, and a pure hexagonal diamond is born

March 21, 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 humans the only species with a chin?

Potential explanations abound, yet recent research has shed new light on the question.

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Cannonball dating to the Alamo battle unearthed 1 day before 190th anniversary of the conflict that killed Davy Crockett

An intact bronze cannonball unearthed near the Alamo was likely used in the 1836 battle between Mexico and the Republic of Texas.

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NASA's Artemis II rocket rolls to launch pad in final bid to meet April deadline

A series of leaks means the coming launch window will be NASA's final attempt to meet its April mission deadline.

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Human-driven climate change is slowing Earth's rotation at a rate not seen in 3.6 million years

Today's sea level rise is significant enough to slow the rotation of the planet by just over a millisecond per century.

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Unusual burials of Celtic 'warriors' discovered in France point to violent deaths

Archaeologists have unearthed a Celtic cemetery in France that holds 18 unusual seated burials.

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Monte Verde, one of the earliest Indigenous sites in South America, is much younger than thought, study claims. But others call it 'egregiously poor geological work.'

A new analysis of archaeological layers at Monte Verde in Chile suggests that people lived there 4,200 years ago, not 14,500 years ago as originally proposed. But many experts point to errors in the methods.

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1,800-year-old nails discovered in 3 burials in Roman necropolis, possibly to 'protect' both the living and the dead

Archaeologists excavating in Rome's Ostiense necropolis found three skeletons with iron nails on their chests, hinting at a ritual to prevent restless spirits.

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'Dark oxygen' discovery on the seafloor is 'fundamentally at odds with thermodynamics' and should be retracted, experts say

In a recent opinion article, marine scientists and electrochemists listed a number of reasons why it's unlikely that metallic nodules on the deep seafloor could produce oxygen in total darkness.

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An experimental AI agent broke out of its testing environment and mined crypto without permission

Researchers discovered that an AI agent roamed beyond its parameters, creating backdoors in IT infrastructure.

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Scientists witness birth of one of the universe's strongest magnets for the first time, thanks to a general relativity 'magic trick'

Astronomers have detected strange "wobbles" in the light curve of a super bright supernova, hinting that a magnetar was born inside the extreme stellar explosion.

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Divers find marble treasure from Athens' Acropolis in Lord Elgin's shipwrecked brig at the bottom of the Aegean Sea

Divers investigating a shipwrecked brig once owned by Lord Elgin have discovered an overlooked piece of marble from the Acropolis in Athens.

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All 5 'letters' of DNA found on an asteroid speeding through our solar system. What do they tell us about the origins of life?

JAXA samples reveal that asteroid Ryugu has a complete set of nucleobases, the building blocks of DNA, suggesting these ingredients of life may be common in the solar system.

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Artemis II: NASA is preparing for a return to the moon, but why is it going back?

NASA's Artemis II mission is sending humans back to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era. Here are the reasons why the U.S. wants to return.

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