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Teen sickened with Canada's first human case of bird flu is in critical condition — and the source remains a mystery

A teenager in Canada is critically ill with the country's first human case of H5N1 bird flu. Health officials aren't sure how the youth was exposed.

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'Edge of chaos' neuroscience theory could lead to superfast computing chips that behave like superconductors

By tapping into the enigmatic theory of how neurons transmit signals, scientists have proven they can one day build computer chips with near-zero electrical resistance.

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Necrotizing fasciitis: The 'flesh-eating' infection that bores holes in the body

Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, life-threatening illness caused by bacteria that aggressively attack the soft tissue of the body.

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We've been wrong about Uranus for nearly 40 years, new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals

Voyager 2's 1986 flyby of Uranus, the main source of our knowledge of the icy planet, could have come at the same time as a weird plasma burst from the sun.

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Diagnostic dilemma — Unusual case reports from the medical literature

Doctors write case reports to help call rare conditions to the attention of their peers, or to highlight patients whose diagnoses ended up being a bit of a puzzle. Case reports can shed light on emerging trends, hinting at when a condition might be becoming more common. They can also…

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12,000-year-old, doughnut-shaped pebbles may be early evidence of the wheel

The wheel was likely invented around 6,000 years ago, but a new analysis of curious rocks from Israel suggests that wheel-like technologies existed even earlier.

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Why is Pluto not considered a planet?

Pluto was demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006. So why is its status still so controversial today?

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24 brain networks kick in when you watch movies, study finds

Researchers created the most detailed map of the brain's functional networks using data from people watching movies, including "Inception," "Home Alone" and "Erin Brokovich."

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Mammoth quiz: Test your knowledge of the ice age beasts

Most of us are familiar with the mammoths in "Ice Age," but how much do you really know about these creatures? Find out by taking our quiz.

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Smarter dogs have smaller brains, surprising study reveals

A study looking at the brain size of different breeds relative to their skulls reveals how humans have altered the species through artificial selection.

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'Medieval' King Arthur site is 4,000 years older than we thought

The discovery suggests the mysterious "King Arthur's Hall" in England is older than Stonehenge.

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Glowing mystery sea slug that feeds like a Venus fly trap captured in deep sea footage for 1st time

Deep-sea researchers have discovered a glowing sea slug with a huge hood that helps the creature feed like a Venus fly trap.

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IBM's newest 156-qubit quantum chip can run 50 times faster than its predecessor — equipping it for scientific research

When combined with Qiskit software tools, the 156-qubit R2 Heron quantum processor can perform 5,000 two-qubit gate operations — double the previous best — meaning it's ready for complex quantum computations, IBM scientists say.

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Researchers spot rare 'triple-ring' galaxy that defies explanation

A recently shared image of a distant galaxy surrounded by three concentric rings challenges our understanding of galactic taxonomy.

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Diagnostic dilemma: A man's brain started bleeding after a dentist appointment

A man's brain started bleeding just after he got teeth pulled at the dentist's office. Why?

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Global carbon emissions reach new record high in 2024, with no end in sight, scientists say

There is a 50% chance that global warming will consistently exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius in the next six years, according to a new report.

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Canada reports 1st local case of H5 bird flu

A teen in Canada may be the first person to catch an H5 bird flu virus within the country. Health officials are now working to confirm the diagnosis.

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Extremely rare 'failed supernova' may have erased a star from the night sky without a trace

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Our ancestor Lucy may have used tools more than 3 million years ago

An analysis looking at the hand bones of australopithecines, apes and humans reveals that tool use likely evolved before the Homo genus arose.

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The Leonid meteor shower is peaking. How to spot 'shooting stars' and 'fireballs' over the US tonight.

The Leonid meteor shower peaks in North America overnight from Nov. 17 to 18, with fast-moving fireballs possible in US skies.

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Pando, the world's largest organism, may have been growing nonstop since the 1st humans left Africa, study suggests

The clonal quaking aspen known as Pando is between 16,000 and 80,000 years old.

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2,600-year-old Celtic wooden burial chamber of 'outstanding scientific importance' uncovered by archaeologists in Germany

The discovery of an impeccably preserved Celtic burial chamber in southern Germany is a "stroke of luck for archaeology," scientists say.

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Vampire bats have a really strange way of getting energy, scientists discover after putting them on treadmills

Vampire bats rely on amino acids from their blood diet to fuel their exercise, scientists discovered after observing the animals on tiny treadmills.

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How is paper made from trees?

Plant-based paper has been used for thousands of years, but exactly how is it created from trees?

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Plastic-eating mealworms native to Africa discovered

Larvae of the Kenyan lesser mealworm found to feast on polystyrene then break it down in their guts.

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