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Archaeology student finds rare ninth-century gold 'within the first 90 minutes' of her first excavation

An archaeologist in training discovered a rare medieval gold object in northwestern England during her first excavation.

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Colossal black hole 36 billion times the mass of our sun is one of the largest ever seen in the universe

We know little about how young galaxies and their black holes grew up.

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Prominent medical journal refuses RFK's call to retract a vaccine study

A recent study that confirmed that aluminium in vaccines doesn't pose a risk to children has sparked a war of words between the RFK, Jr. and a U.S. medical journal.

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Human eggs have special protection against certain types of aging, study hints

A new study suggests that the mitochondria in human egg cells don't accumulate DNA mutations with age, which sets them apart from other tissues in the body.

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13-year drought crippled Maya on Yucatán Peninsula 1,000 years ago, study finds

An analysis of a stalagmite within a Mexican cave reveals detailed evidence of drought that contributed to the downfall of the Maya civilization in the area 1,000 years ago.

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No, blue whales aren't going silent off California. Here's why.

Reports of blue whales going silent off California don't reflect the findings of a recent study.

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Diabetic man produces his own insulin after gene-edited cell transplant

The new proof-of-concept study points a way to curing diabetes without the need for immune-suppressing drugs.

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Never-before-seen cousin of Lucy might have lived at the same site as the oldest known human species, new study suggests

An unidentified early hominin fossil that might be a new species confirms that Australopithecus and Homo species lived in the same region of Africa in the same time frame.

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1,100-year-old Viking hoard reveals raiding wealthy only 'part of the picture' — they traded with the Middle East too

Researchers have found that the Bedale Viking hoard contains silver from Middle Eastern coins, highlighting that the Vikings profited from long-distance trade networks and brought this imported silver with them when they settled in England.

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How AI companions are changing teenagers' behavior in surprising and sinister ways

A recent report found about three in four US teens have used AI companion apps – many of which have little to no safeguards from harmful content.

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Archaeologists locate 'La Fortuna,' a Spanish ship that exploded in 1748 along North Carolina's coast

Four shipwrecks newly discovered on the North Carolina coast date to colonial times, including one that blew up during an attack.

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Scientists use Stephen Hawking theory to propose 'black hole morsels' — strange, compact objects that could reveal new physics

Violent black hole collisions may create black hole 'morsels' no larger than an asteroid — and these bizarre objects could pave the way to unlocking new physics, a study claims.

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Diagnostic dilemma: Girl's dental trouble caused a life-threatening eye infection

A girl went to her dentist complaining of a toothache and swelling around her eye. It turned out the two problems were connected.

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1,300-year-old skeletons found in England had grandparents from sub-Saharan Africa, DNA studies reveal

A DNA analysis of two people who lived in Britain in the seventh century reveals they had recent African ancestry.

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James Webb telescope spots earliest black hole in the known universe, looking 'as far back as you can practically go'

Astronomers using the James Webb telescope have zoomed in on a 'Little Red Dot' that existed just 500 million years after the Big Bang, and found that it may contain the earliest known black hole in the universe.

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Paperclip-sized spacecraft could visit a nearby black hole in the next century, study claims

An astrophysicist has made a daring proposal to send a nano-sized spacecraft to the heart of a black hole.

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Amazon rainforest is approaching 'tipping points' that could transform it into a drier savanna

Researchers caution that the Amazon rainforest could disappear in the next hundred years, due to the combined effects of climate change and deforestation, and a new model predicts how that could transpire.

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Meta AI takes first step to superintelligence — and Zuckerberg will no longer release the most powerful systems to the public

The Meta CEO believes that AI with the capacity to improve itself is the first step towards a technology that will transform humanity.

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The final 'planet parade' of 2025 rises Sunday. Here's how to see the full 6-planet show.

Six of Earth's neighboring planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — will briefly appear in the sky on the same night, starting Sunday (Aug. 17).

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10 bizarre 'dark voids' appear in the skies over uninhabited island near Antarctica — Earth from space

A 2016 satellite photo shows nearly a dozen swirling dark spots that emerged in the clouds over Heard Island in the Indian Ocean.

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'Space hurricane' caught raging over North Pole during one of the sun's quietest days

A rare "space hurricane" that swirled over Earth's North Pole in 2014 caused intense space weather effects despite unusually quiet solar conditions, a new study reports.

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Texas puma genes rescue Florida panthers from extinction — for now

The low number of remaining Florida panthers has led to severe inbreeding. But now, genes from Texas pumas are helping to save them from extinction.

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Meteorite that crash landed through Georgia man's roof is 20 million years older than Earth, scientists say

Researchers have analyzed the McDonough meteorite, which crashed through a man's home in June, and determined that it is older than our planet.

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World's first artificial tongue 'tastes and learns' like a real human organ

Scientists have created the first artificial tongue that can taste, and process flavors entirely in a liquid environment.

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Sabu Disk: A mysterious 5,000-year-old Egyptian stone sculpture that looks like a hubcap

This unique disk-shaped bowl, found in a 5,000-year-old Egyptian tomb, has puzzled archaeologists for nearly a century.

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