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Lasers reveal Roman-era circus in Spain where 5,000 spectators watched horse-drawn chariot races

Researchers used lidar technology to map Iruña Veleia, a Roman-era city in Spain.

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Trotting hippos can 'fly,' but only in 0.3-second bursts, study finds

Researchers have discovered that, unlike other four-legged mammals, hippopotamuses trot at high speeds and become airborne for "quite a large amount of time."

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'It's risky for male frogs out there': Female frog drags and attempts to eat screaming male

Female green and golden bell frogs in Australia will eat their male counterparts when the males' mating call displeases them.

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Satellite imagery and astronaut photos provide a unique perspective of our planet. These aerial snaps can also highlight rare phenomena from a wide range of scientific disciplines including climate change, meteorology, animal behavior, volcanology, marine science and many more. Every week, we take a bird's eye view of Earth and…

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Severely injured giraffe with 'very twisted' zigzag neck spotted in South Africa

New photos show a young giraffe with an extremely deformed neck in Kruger National Park. The animal may have survived a broken neck or could have a severe case of an illness that also affects humans.

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Earth from space: 'River of tea' bleeds into sea after Hurricane Sally smashes into US coast

A 2020 satellite photo shows "blackwater" flowing from South Carolina's Winyah Bay after Hurricane Sally made landfall and triggered flash flooding.

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The best meteor showers of 2024 are yet to come. Here are the key nights to watch for.

Here's everything you need to know to see the best meteor showers of 2024.

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Bonnie Prince Charlie narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in Scotland in 1745, musket ball hole reveals

Volunteers at Bannockburn House in Scotland discovered a musket ball hole in a wall that dates to the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745.

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Discovery of 'dark oxygen' from deep-sea metal lumps could trigger rethink of origins of life

In a global first, scientists working in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the North Pacific Ocean have found that metallic nodules on the seafloor produce their own oxygen, dubbed "dark oxygen."

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What are ultraprocessed foods?

Ultraprocessed foods have been tied to various health risks — but what are they, exactly?

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Why did Homo sapiens outlast all other human species?

What's the secret to Homo sapiens' success as a species?

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Space photo of the week: 55 years ago, the 'world's loneliest man' snapped this iconic Apollo 11 image

Command module pilot Michael Collins took this iconic Apollo 11 photo 55 years ago today, after his historic trip around the far side of the moon made him "the world's loneliest man".

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How many animal species have humans driven to extinction?

Animals are disappearing too fast for researchers to record all of the extinctions we've caused.

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Red handfish: A tiny, moody fish with hands for fins and an extravagant mohawk

This bizarre animal lives on the seabed and uses its large hand-like fins to move walk around.

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Why do dogs look like their owners?

When a dog looks strikingly like its owner, is that a coincidence or is there more to the story?

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NASA's Curiosity rover accidentally reveals ultra-rare sulfur crystals after crushing a rock on Mars

NASA's Curiosity rover revealed an 'oasis' of rare elemental sulfur on Mars after accidentally crushing a rock with its tires. The yellow crystals have never been spotted on the Red Planet before.

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'We can't answer these questions': Neuroscientist Kenneth Kosik on whether lab-grown brains will achieve consciousness

So much is still unknown about consciousness, nevermind whether brain organoids will achieve it, explains a leading neuroscientist.

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Nearly half a million 'invasive' owls, including their hybrid offspring, to be killed by US

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a final proposal to kill around 450,000 invasive barred owls in the Northwest, in an attempt to save two native species.

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2 young orcas ram sailboat off northern France — 800 miles from 'attack' hotspot

Coastguards had to tow a 40-foot-long sailboat back to port after two young orcas severely damaged the boat's rudder near Guilvinec in the French region of Brittany.

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Could blocking this one protein extend human life span?

Blocking a pro-inflammatory protein extended the life span of mice by around 25%. Could it do the same in humans?

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Last Chance Lake: The unusual 'soda lake' with conditions that may have given rise to life on Earth

Scientists consider Last Chance Lake to be an analog for lakes that may have existed on Earth 4 billion years ago and contained the ingredients for early life on our planet.

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Ultra-rare whale never seen alive washes up on on New Zealand beach — and scientists could now dissect it for the 1st time

A beaked whale that recently washed up dead on a New Zealand beach likely belongs to the world's rarest cetacean species. If confirmed, researchers could dissect the species for the very first time.

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Dead stars sometimes shine again — and gravity itself may be responsible

Do dead stars glow? A strange gravitational phenomenon could be generating enormous amounts of light around neutron stars, new research suggests.

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See stunning photos of the Atacama Desert — the driest on Earth — blooming in winter for 1st time in a decade

"This very arid soil houses a treasure," ecologist María Fernanda Pérez told Live Science after the Atacama Desert produced a rare winter bloom.

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