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Sturgeon Moon 2025: What makes August's full moon a special 2-night affair

In a rare skywatching treat, you can see August's full Sturgeon Moon rise soon after sunset on both Saturday, Aug. 9 and Sunday, Aug. 10.

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'It seems that size really does matter': Males of 4 never-before-seen tarantula species have record-long genitalia

The males of four newfound tarantula species have extremely long genitalia so that they can keep their distance from aggressive females during mating, researchers say.

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1.5 million-year-old stone tools from mystery human relative discovered in Indonesia — they reached the region before our species even existed

A handful of stone tools found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi has pushed back the date that human relatives arrived in the region.

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Aging: What happens to the body as it gets older?

Discover interesting facts about what happens to the body as it ages.

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'The best solution is to murder him in his sleep': AI models can send subliminal messages that teach other AIs to be 'evil,' study claims

Malicious traits can spread between AI models while being undetectable to humans, Anthropic and Truthful AI researchers say.

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Glaciers across North America and Europe have lost an 'unprecedented' amount of ice in the past 4 years

Glaciers in Washington, Montana, British Columbia, Alberta and the Swiss Alps have set grim records over the past four years, with both the annual amount of ice lost and the four-year average reaching all-time highs.

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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman had something in her eye — and it turned out to be parasitic worms

A woman went to the hospital several times with the feeling that something was stuck in her eye. It turned out to be parasites.

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Watch robot crab 'Wavy Dave' get attacked in claw-waving contest with real crabs

Researchers have built a robot crab that can compete in claw-waving displays with real fiddler crabs, but "Wavy Dave" doesn't always come out unscathed.

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A parade of volcanoes is erupting in Russia following an 8.8 earthquake

Six Russian volcanoes erupted shortly after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake stuck nearby, with a seventh possibly to follow.

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'Big-butt starfish,' 'little sweet potato' and dozens of never-before-seen species recorded during deep-sea expedition off Argentina

Researchers have captured footage of a "big-butt seastar" off the coast of Argentina that looks like Patrick Star from "SpongeBob SquarePants."

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2 dead and 58 infected amid bacterial outbreak in NYC

Two people have died from a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Harlem, New York City, and 58 people total have contracted the illness.

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Scientists heat gold to 14 times its melting point — without turning it into a liquid

Scientists have used an ultrafast laser to heat solid gold to 14 times its melting point without turning the metal into liquid.

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300,000-year-old teeth from China may be evidence that humans and Homo erectus interbred, according to new study

A study of a handful of 300,000-year-old teeth revealed an ancient human group had a mix of archaic and modern tooth features.

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How does the morning-after pill work?

The morning-after pill helps prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex, but its efficacy differs depending on the user's body mass and the timing of when they take the medication.

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Lake-filled impact crater in Africa transforms into a giant silver 'mirror' via rare phenomenon — Earth from space

A 2024 astronaut photo shows a rare "sunglint" shining off Lake Iro and a nearby zig-zagging river in Chad. The shimmering bodies of water were likely both shaped by an ancient meteor impact.

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Cosmic rays could help support alien life on worlds outside the 'Goldilocks zone'

A new study suggests that cosmic radiation could potentially provide the energy to kick-start extraterrestrial life deep beneath the surface of icy worlds like Mars, Europa and Enceladus.

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Watch a pod of orcas pretending to drown one of their own in macabre training session

Footage from the BBC's new nature series "Parenthood" shows orcas practicing an important blue whale-hunting technique on each other.

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Scientists just recreated the universe's first ever molecules — and the results challenge our understanding of the early cosmos

In a first, scientists have recreated the formation of the first ever molecules in the universe to learn more about early star formation.

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No-sugar sweetener erythritol may pose risk to cells in the brain, study finds — here's what to know

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Creepy new giant insect may be the heaviest ever recorded in Australia

Researchers have discovered a giant stick insect living at high altitude in tropical North Queensland. Acrophylla alta is around 16 inches long and a strong contender for Australia's heaviest recorded insect.

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Hadrian's Wall: The defensive Roman wall that protected the frontier in Britain for 300 years

The wall is the largest Roman archaeological feature in Britain and was built to defend the northernmost limit of the Roman Empire.

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Dormant volcano erupts in Russia for first time in around 500 years, days after magnitude 8.8 megaquake

Krasheninnikov volcano has erupted on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. This is the second volcano to erupt in the region following the magnitude 8.8 megaquake on July 30.

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The universe may start dying in just 10 billion years, alarming new model predicts

A surprising new paper suggests that the universe's expected lifespan is just 33 billion years, and that the cosmos will start dying in less than a third of that time. However, this is only one possible theory.

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Hornelund Brooches: Viking age gold ornaments mysteriously buried in Denmark 1,000 years ago

Two brooches from Denmark are unique examples of Viking Age goldwork that includes Christian and Norse designs.

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Why do diamonds come in different colors?

The vast majority of polished diamonds are clear and sparkly, but some come in unexpected colors like blue, green and even pink. So why are some diamonds different colors?

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