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'A combination of amazement and horror': Hitchhiker fish hide in manta ray buttholes

Hitchhiker fish known as remoras have a very unexpected hiding place: the rear ends of manta rays.

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Eruption blows hole in sun's atmosphere, unleashing solar flare and potentially triggering northern lights

The sun has erupted with a moderate M5.7 solar flare and a coronal mass ejection that could trigger a northern lights display.

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Once-in-a-century 'super' El Niño in the cards as ocean temperatures reach near record highs in April

Climate scientists have revealed that last month's sea surface temperatures were the second-warmest for any April on record, reflecting the emergence of El Niño.

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'Speculation' and 'egregious failure': 30 researchers publish scathing critiques of study that questioned date of early human occupation of Monte Verde in Chile

Dozens of scientists have banded together to pen scathing research letters to the journal Science about the publication of a study claiming the 14,500-year-old Monte Verde archaeological site in Chile is much younger than shown.

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Shimmering silver 'sunglint' obscures Hawaii as hurricane approaches — Earth from space

A 2025 satellite photo shows the swirling cyclone of Hurricane Kiko bearing down on Hawaii while the island state was obscured by a bright, reflective streak.

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Microplastics absorb heat in the atmosphere and contribute to global warming — as if they weren't bad enough

Climate scientists have discovered that microplastics and nanoplastics are helping to drive global warming by absorbing sunlight and radiation in the atmosphere.

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'The name was inaccurate': PCOS gets a new name after years-long effort

Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, has just been given a new name that experts say better reflects the nature of the condition.

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'Insect apocalypse' is already fueling malnutrition in some regions, first-of-its-kind study reveals

In a first, researchers quantify how pollinator declines contribute to food insecurity.

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New 'trick' fixes major flaw in neutral-atom quantum computers — inching us closer to a superpowerful system

A new "geometry‑based" quantum swap gate makes neutral‑atom computers far less sensitive to laser noise — bringing large‑scale, stable quantum processors a step closer to reality.

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A 2025 Alaskan tsunami was one of the largest on record, new research finds

A tsunami that rocked an Alaskan fjord in 2025 was the second largest ever recorded and formed a standing wave that sloshed for a day.

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Lion's head pendant: An ancient Egyptian board game piece that was later repurposed into a magical religious object with baboons

An ancient Egyptian board game piece was repurposed centuries later in Sudan into a dazzling gold-and-amethyst pendant.

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James Webb telescope zooms in on a black hole that could reveal the truth about 'little red dots'

A peculiar object dubbed an 'X-ray dot' could help solve the mystery of the 'little red dots' discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Declassified Apollo 12 images show UFOs on the moon — Space photo of the week

Newly declassified images from the Apollo 12 mission highlight strange, unidentified lights spotted by astronauts on the moon.

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Are we more closely related to cats or dogs?

The answer of whether humans are more closely related to cats or dogs depends on how you look at the question.

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Science news this week: The latest on the cruise ship hantavirus infections, a shortcut to Mars, and a fast-charging quantum battery

May 9, 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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If humans are getting smarter, why are our brains shrinking?

Human brains have been shrinking since prehistoric times, some studies suggest. Whether this is true and why it has happened are debated.

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US government declassifies nearly 200 UAP files, including strange sightings from Apollo astronauts

The Department of Defense just declassified more than 160 documents, images and recordings related to UFO/UAP sightings dating back to before the Apollo era.

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New AI model spots pancreatic cancer up to 3 years earlier than human doctors in test

A new AI tool finds early hints of pancreatic cancer in CT scans that doctors would otherwise miss, an early test found.

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Watch NASA's Curiosity rover 'struggle' to remove a rock that got stuck on its robotic arm for nearly a week

New footage shows NASA's Curiosity rover tilting, rotating and vibrating its robotic arm as mission scientists tried to remove a rock that became stuck on a drill for six days.

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Gold sword scabbard discovered under toppled tree in Norway was likely 'sacrificed' by an elite warrior 1,500 years ago

A hiker poked into a hole in the ground and discovered a rare gold scabbard ornament from Norway's Migration period.

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More doomed Franklin expedition sailors identified, revealing clues about how they tried to find safety

DNA from living descendants of relatives have allowed four members of the ill-fated Franklin expedition to be identified.

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'Extremely rare' English coins meant to ward off Vikings found in Denmark — because the Vikings wore them as jewelry

Two rare coins minted in England to ward against Viking raids have been discovered in Denmark, where Vikings made them into jewelry.

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Andes virus — the only hantavirus that can spread between people — identified as culprit on cruise ship

Laboratory tests have implicated the Andes virus, a specific type of hantavirus, in the cluster of illnesses on the cruise ship MV Hondius.

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New water battery could last until the 24th century — and it can be safely discarded in the environment

With no toxic elements to dispose of, the new aqueous battery design could dramatically improve the safety and longevity of battery energy-storage systems.

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Happy 100th birthday, David Attenborough! 13 surprising facts about the famous naturalist

As Sir David Attenborough turns 100, here are 13 surprising facts about the beloved broadcaster and environmental advocate whose voice has shaped how generations see the natural world.

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