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Olympic athletes dive into the Seine — days after it was deemed too contaminated with poop for safe swimming

Olympic triathlon racers finally dove into the Seine following postponements due to poor water-quality test results. Will the water stay swimmable?

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NASA Mars rover finds 'first compelling detection' of potential fossilized life on the Red Planet

A peculiar leopard-spotted rock, found beside an ancient, dried-out river in Mars' Jezero crater, contains some tantalizing clues of ancient life, NASA said.

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Never-before-seen shapes up to 1,300 feet long discovered beneath Antarctic ice

The unusual patterns, found beneath West Antarctica's Doston Ice Shelf, could help scientists to better understand how glaciers erode.

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Heavy rains expose one of the oldest dinosaur skeletons ever discovered, researchers claim

Researchers say they've recovered one of the world's oldest known dinosaurs after heavy rains exposed a Herrerasaurid skeleton in southern Brazil.

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Continental collision 2.1 billion years ago may have sparked '1st attempt' at complex life on Earth

Researchers have laid out the case for complex life evolving 2.1 billion years ago, but not everyone is convinced it started so early.

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'My jaw just dropped': 500 million-year-old larva fossil found with brain preserved

The newly discovered Youti yuanshi larva fossil is so well-preserved that it provides a road map for arthropod evolution during the Cambrian period.

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At what age does athleticism peak in different sports?

The Paris Olympics welcome the strongest, fastest and sharpest athletes in the world. But to what extent does age raise or lessen their chances of gold?

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'Defects' in silicon chips could house qubits, hastening the arrival of a future quantum internet

Using manufacturing defects in silicon chips to house signal-amplifying qubits could help to usher in the much-anticipated quantum internet.

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3,500-year-old tablet in Turkey turns out to be a shopping list

The excavation team in Turkey found a small, clay tablet that detailed a large furniture purchase. Experts said the finding may provide clues to the area's socioeconomic condition in the Late Bronze period.

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Human origins tied to ancient jawless blood-sucking fish

Researchers have traced cell origins critical to vertebrate evolution by studying a group of primitive, bloodsucking fish called lampreys.

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'Simone is a very, very rare bird': Experts discuss the science behind Simone Biles' gymnastic prowess

Even among the world's most elite gymnasts, American Simone Biles, now competing in her third Olympic Games, is a standout.

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Genetically engineered 'mind control' parasite could deliver drugs to the brain

Scientists are developing an engineered parasite to get drugs into the brain.

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Why the 1st week of August is the best time to see 'shooting stars' and the Milky Way — no telescope required

With its moonless sky, the first week of August is one of the best times all year to see the Milky Way and meteor showers without a telescope. Here's how to be in the right place at the right time for the best view.

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17th-century home and silver spoon from 'affluent household' found in Colonial Williamsburg

The home, which was built around 1660, would have been owned by an affluent family based on the artifacts found there.

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Eating too much sugar may accelerate cellular aging

In a new study, women who followed diets low in added sugar and high in nutrients had "younger-looking" cells.

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Should you floss before or after you brush your teeth?

You've probably had a dentist remind you to floss — but when's the best time to do so?

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Yellowstone Biscuit Basin explosion may have created a new geyser

Geologists have revealed new details about a recent geyser eruption at Yellowstone National Park, including the shallow depth of the explosion and staggering height of its plume.

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'If you can bench press a car, you are good to go': Inside the incredible bite-force of crocodiles

In this extract from "Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans," Bill Schutt looks at the creatures with the strongest bite forces in the world.

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Massive sinkholes in China hold 'heavenly' forests with plants adapted for harsh life underground

Plants growing at the bottom of sinkholes in China's Dashiwei Tiankeng Group don't take up as much carbon as surface plants do, but they have much higher levels of nutrients in their tissues.

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Ancient Egyptians used a hydraulic lift to build their 1st pyramid, controversial study claims

A massive water-treatment facility located near the Nile River may have been used to build the pyramid of Djoser.

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'Absurdly fast' algorithm solves 70-year-old logjam — speeding up network traffic in areas from airline scheduling to the internet

Researchers have devised an "absurdly fast" algorithm to solve the problem of finding the fastest flow through a network.

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Earth from space: Wall of haze gets trapped behind mountains near 'Throne of Solomon' in Pakistan

A 2023 astronaut photo provides a unique perspective of the Sulaiman Mountains in Pakistan, showing how thick clouds of haze get trapped behind the tall peaks.

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Identity of 2,200-year-old skeleton in 'Tomb of Cerberus' is a mystery

Archaeologists have found a shrouded skeleton that was buried around 2,200 years ago in a tomb with extravagant murals.

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New blood test for colorectal cancer approved by FDA

Scientists hope a new blood test for colorectal cancer could improve screening rates.

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Short-term vegan diet may slow aging, but questions remain

A small trial in identical twins has shown that going vegan for two months may slow aging, but the findings should be interpreted cautiously, experts say.

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