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Weird, 'watermelon shape' asteroids like Dimorphos and Selam may finally have an explanation

New research finds why some asteroids have weird, watermelon-shaped moons trapped in orbit around them, contrary to what typical asteroid formation theories predict.

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What causes blood clots?

Blood clots can be dangerous, especially if all or part of them break off and then travel through the bloodstream.

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Gargantuan waves in Earth's mantle may make continents rise, new study finds

Dramatic cliffs and high plateaus are caused by the same wave triggered in Earth's middle layer when continents pull apart, a new study finds.

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Siberian gold miners accidentally find ancient woolly rhino mummy with horn and soft tissues still intact

Mummified woolly rhino discovered by miners in Russia's Sakha Republic to be fully excavated in the coming months, as researchers begin studying its intact horn.

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NASA may send Starliner home without its crew — leaving astronauts stuck in space until 2025

The Crew-9 handover has been delayed amid rumors that NASA could be planning to return the troubled Starliner spacecraft without its astronauts.

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Plate tectonics fired up at least 3 billion years ago, study of ancient rocks in Australia indicates

Researchers have discovered the world's oldest known arc-slicing fault in Australia, intensifying the debate over the origins of plate tectonics.

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Unique transistor 'could change the world of electronics' thanks to nanosecond-scale switching speeds and refusal to wear out

A new material can withstand 'billions' of electrical cycles without wearing out — and scientists say it could transform electronics within 10 to 20 years.

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Jupiter Mars conjunction: How to see 2 planets 'kiss' in the sky before sunrise on Wednesday

Look east before dawn on Wednesday, Aug. 14, to see the giant planet and the Red Planet just a third of a degree from one another in a rare planetary conjunction.

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Ancient Greek mosaic depicting two naked satyrs unearthed during construction project

A 2,400-year-old pebbled mosaic unearthed in Greece contains images of two naked men with tails dancing to music.

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Endometriosis may quadruple risk of ovarian cancer, study finds

Women with severe endometriosis are 10 times more likely to get ovarian cancer, while people with endometriosis of any severity are four times as likely, a study suggests. But patients shouldn't panic.

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CDC issues new guidelines for RSV vaccines, citing side-effect concerns

The CDC has clarified and narrowed its recommendations for which older adults should get an RSV vaccine.

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Huge cosmological mystery could be solved by wormholes, new study argues

The universe is expanding at an ever accelerating rate — and tiny wormholes that bore through the fabric of space-time might be to blame, a new study proposes.

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'A king will die': 4,000-year-old lunar eclipse omen tablets finally deciphered

Tablets added to the British Museum's collection many decades ago have finally been deciphered.

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China ready to launch 1st satellite in constellation that will challenge Elon Musk's Starlink

China plans to launch more than 100 satellites for its new "constellation" this year and thousands more by the end of the decade.

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Archaic human 'hobbits' were even shorter than we thought, 700,000-year-old teeth and bone reveal

A new analysis of teeth and a bone found on an Indonesian island reveal that "hobbits" were more than 2 inches shorter than we thought.

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Sharks in an Italian aquarium keep having 'virgin birth' after years without males

Two endangered female sharks found to be reproducing asexually in the absence of males in what appears to be a vital survival mechanism amid declining male populations.

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'Crazy idea' memory device could slash AI energy consumption by up to 2,500 times

By performing computations directly inside memory cells, CRAM will dramatically reduce power demands for AI workloads. Scientists claim it's a solution to AI's huge energy consumption.

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More babies are being born with syphilis, study finds

Congenital syphilis is preventable, but nonetheless, the disease is on the rise in countries like Australia and the U.S.

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Sapphires form inside the fiery hearts of volcanoes, not deep in the mantle like we thought

A new study of sapphires found in volcanic fields in Germany reveals that these beautiful blue stones form where magma and rocks from Earth's crust mix.

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32 of the most venomous animals in the world

Venom evolved hundreds of millions of years ago, creating a chemical arms race between predatory and prey. Here are some of the most venomous animals living on Earth.

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Earth from space: 'Smoking terror' volcano that destroyed city 400 years ago burps toxic cloud

A 2018 astronaut photo shows Nicaragua's active Momotombo volcano spitting out a cloud of toxic gas and steam just a few years after its latest eruption.

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17th-century pirate 'corsair' shipwreck discovered off Morocco's Barbary Coast

The wreck is the first time the remains of a pirate corsair have been found in the region known as the Barbary Coast.

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Injectable goo could fix joints without surgery, early study suggests

New research shows that an injectable goo can repair cartilage damage in animals' joints within six months. Scientists are now developing the tech for use in humans.

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Dancing Girl: A pint-size statue from the Indus Valley Civilization with a larger-than-life presence

The statue was created by the Indus Valley Civilization, a Bronze Age culture that once inhabited what is now Pakistan.

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Why do you feel less hungry when it's hot out?

We know that people in colder environments eat more calories. But why does our hunger abate in the heat?

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