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Japan launches its first homegrown quantum computer

Japan's first entirely homegrown quantum computer uses superconducting qubits and components made entirely domestically.

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Rare milky plumes paint stunning swirls in world's largest 'soda lake' — Earth from space

A 2016 astronaut photo shows surprising plumes of milky material swirling in the waters of Turkey's Lake Van, the largest alkaline lake on Earth.

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'Potentially hazardous' asteroid Bennu contains dust older than the solar system itself — and traces of interstellar space

The near-Earth asteroid Bennu contains stardust that is older than the solar system and clues about its violent history, three new studies of the asteroid's sample materials show.

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First-ever pig-to-human lung transplant attempted in brain-dead person in China

In a first, scientists in China transplanted a lung from a pig into a human so they could see how the host immune system handled the procedure.

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Laser-blasted 'black metal' could make solar technology 15 times more efficient

Unlike solar panels, solar thermoelectric generators can convert heat from any source into electricity. But poor efficiency has held the technology back – until now.

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Malia Bee Pendant: A 3,800-year-old accessory found in a Minoan 'pit of gold'

This extremely detailed depiction of insects holds clues to the natural world of the ancient Minoans.

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Why can't we walk through walls if atoms are mostly empty space?

Most of an atom is empty space, so why does some matter feel solid? Two physics principles explain why.

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'Minibrains' reveal secrets of how key brain cells form in the womb

Miniature models of the brain have revealed a "previously unappreciated" role of microglia, a type of cell found within the organ. The finding could help unpack how disorders such as autism arise.

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Will there be a La Niña this fall? Here's what forecasters predict and what it means for the weather

NOAA forecasts suggest we could experience La Niña conditions in the fall and early winter. However, this potential La Niña spell is unlikely to break records.

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Longest canyon in the solar system reveals new secrets — Space photo of the week

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter recently photographed Candor Chasma in Mars' Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the entire solar system.

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What is the world's slowest animal?

What does survival look like for animals who live in the slow lane?

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Pallas's cat: One of the world's oldest felines that stands on its bushy tail to keep its paws warm

Pallas's cat is a small wild cat native to Central Asia with short legs and dense fur, making it look bigger than it really is — but the yelps it makes in stressful situations betray its size.

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Meet Robot Drummer: Scientists train an AI to drum like Linkin Park and AC/DC — but it sounds like it has plenty of practice to do

Robot Drummer is a simulated program able to learn pop, rock, and jazz songs with reinforcement learning.

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Why do caffeine withdrawal headaches hurt so much?

It's still largely a mystery why caffeine withdrawal causes headaches, but researchers have a few ideas.

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'Pregnancy robot from China' is fake, but is the technology behind it possible?

A story circulating on social media this week featured a seemingly made-up scientist who is developing an equally imaginary "pregnancy robot." Virality ensued.

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If 'pregnancy robots' were real, would you use one?

A viral story raised the idea of using robots outfitted with artificial wombs to incubate human babies from conception to birth. If such technology existed, would you consider using it?

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Mysterious 300,000-year-old Greek cave skull was neither human nor Neanderthal, study finds

Researchers have dated the mysterious skull from Petralona Cave in Greece to 300,000 years ago and concluded that the fossil belonged to an ancient human group that lived alongside Neanderthals.

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James Webb telescope pinpoints origin of brightest flash of radio light ever detected

Astronomers using the James Webb telescope alongside Canada's CHIME telescope have pinpointed the origin of one of the brightest blasts of radio energy ever detected in Earth's skies.

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'We never had concrete proof': Archaeologists discover Christian cross in Abu Dhabi, proving 1,400-year-old site was a monastery

The discovery of a Christian cross proves that eighth-century houses found in the United Arab Emirates were part of a monastery.

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'We know what to do; we just have to implement it.': Pregnancy is deadlier in the US than in other wealthy countries. But we could fix that.

Cuts to Medicaid and legal confusion around patient care post-Roe v. Wade may prevent improvements in the maternal mortality rate.

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Toxic chemicals that pollute groundwater are formed up in the stratosphere, surprise findings show

Perchlorates, a group of toxic chemicals that pollute groundwater, first form on rare particles in the stratosphere, scientists have discovered.

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James Webb telescope reveals that asteroids Bennu and Ryugu may be parts of the same gigantic space rock

New data from the James Webb telescope suggests that Bennu and Ryugu — two asteroids recently visited by sample-return missions — are both fragments of a single massive "parent".

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The first Americans had Denisovan DNA. And it may have helped them survive.

People with Indigenous American ancestry carry Denisovan genes that Neanderthals passed on when they mated with modern humans.

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How does 'getting your tubes tied' work?

Tubal ligation — the procedure that blocks eggs from traveling through the fallopian tubes — is an extremely effective way to lower one's chances of pregnancy to almost zero. Here's how it works.

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A 'crescent sunrise' solar eclipse is coming this weekend. Here's where to see it.

This Sunday, a partial solar eclipse is taking place just hours before the September equinox flips Earth's seasons. Here's where a few lucky humans will be able to see it.

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