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Why does boiling water have bubbles, except in a microwave?

Bubbles are usually the first sign that water’s coming to the boil, but heating it in a microwave seems to skip this important step. Here’s what’s going on.

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Irradiated Comet 3I/ATLAS glows green and hides its tail in new image

A researcher has captured comet 3I/ATLAS glowing green and hiding its tail in a new image from the Lowell Observatory's powerful Discovery Telescope as we enter a critical observation phase for the interstellar visitor.

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Watch: Chinese company's new humanoid robot moves so smoothly, they had to cut it open to prove a person wasn't hiding inside

Xpeng's new humanoid, IRON, is designed to work alongside people — but it won't be folding your laundry anytime soon.

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'Unlike any we've ever seen': Record-breaking black hole eruption is brighter than 10 trillion suns

Astronomers spotted a flaring black hole that may be consuming a star at least 30 times more massive than the sun. At its peak, the flare was brighter than 10 trillion stars.

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13th-century Christian songbook made of furry sealskin may be Norway's oldest surviving book

Experts at the National Library of Norway believe the liturgical songbook was made by a local artisan around A.D. 1200.

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Incredible, first-of-their-kind images show an orca being born in Norway — and the rest of its pod forming a protective circle

Scientists with the Norwegian Orca Survey and Orca Channel have documented, for the first time and in astounding detail, the birth of an orca and the newborn's first hour.

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Triple Divide Peak: Montana's unique liquid 'crossroads' where water can flow into three oceans

Triple Divide Peak in Montana is the only place on Earth where water can flow into one of three different oceans, according to some definitions.

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Watch four flying cars go toe-to-toe in new 'Formula One of the skies'

The Jetson One personal aircraft was recently demonstrated in a four-vehicle aerial race. The aircraft is designed for a single person, takes off and hovers like a helicopter, and can go up to 1,500 feet off the ground.

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Archaeologists find 'unique' blood-red gemstone at Roman fort beyond Hadrian's Wall

Archaeologists discovered the engraved gemstone at Bremenium, a fort north of Hadrian's Wall.

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Science history: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses, forcing a complete rethink in structural engineering — Nov. 7, 1940

One morning, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge began bouncing up and down and twisting to and fro before ultimately collapsing into the Puget Sound.

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Roman road network was twice as large as previously thought, new mapping project finds

The new digital map increases the Roman road network by nearly 100%.

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Scientists finally find explanation for lopsided cloud that follows Earth's moon through space

The moon's oddly skewed dust cloud may be caused by an extreme day-night temperature difference, a new study suggests.

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Global warming is forcing Earth's systems toward 'doom loop' tipping points. Can we avoid them?

Earth may be on the verge of crossing several climate change tipping points that could have irreversible and devastating consequences. Here's everything you need to know about these "points of no return."

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'This is easily the most powerful quantum computer on Earth': Scientists unveil Helios, a record-breaking quantum system

Scientists have built a 98-qubit machine that they say performs better than any other quantum computer in the world. They've used it to gain new insights into superconducting physics.

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Astronomers discover bizarre 'runaway' planet that's acting like a star, eating 6 billion tons per second

The James Webb and Very Large telescopes spotted a free-floating planet accreting material at a record rate, displaying behavior similar to how stars form. Scientists aren't clear as to why.

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James Webb telescope makes first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made the first 3D map of an alien planet's atmosphere, revealing extreme temperature swings on the exoplanet WASP-18b.

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Massive 3,000-year-old Maya site in Mexico depicts the cosmos and the 'order of the universe,' study claims

A roughly 3,000-year-old site in Mexico was built in the shape of a cosmogram that stretches for miles, a new study suggests.

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Aging and inflammation may not go hand in hand, study suggests

Declining immune responsiveness with age may be driven by changes in immune cells — not by inflammation, as previously thought.

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Three Chinese astronauts stranded in space after debris hits their return capsule

Three Chinese taikonauts — Wang Jie, Chen Zhongrui and Chen Dong — will be extending their stay aboard China's Tiangong space station after their return capsule was struck by a presumed piece of orbital debris on Wednesday.

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There's another comet ATLAS in our solar system — and it just turned gold after a perilous dance with the sun

New photos show that the recently discovered comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) developed a surprising golden glow after reaching its closest point to the sun. Until now, the comet has gone under the radar, largely thanks to the more famous interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.

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It's official: The world will speed past 1.5 C climate threshold in the next decade, UN says

The UNEP's 2025 Emissions Gap report has found that global average temperatures will exceed 1.5 C (2.7 F) before 2035 — and this just days before the COP30 climate summit kicks off in Brazil.

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'Not so exotic anymore': The James Webb telescope is unraveling the truth about the universe's first black holes

A peculiar object discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope just 700 million years after the Big Bang could reveal the origins of the earliest black holes in the universe, some experts say.

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'Torn apart by the darkness': What would happen if a human fell into a black hole?

What would a human see and feel while falling into a black hole? In this exclusive excerpt of his new book, "Facing Infinity," author and astrophysicist Jonas Enander tells us in terrifying detail.

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Diagnostic dilemma: Milk leaking from woman's armpits revealed 'ectopic breasts'

After giving birth, a woman noticed that she produced milk from both her mammary glands and her armpits.

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6 million-year-old ice discovered in Antarctica shatters records — and there's ancient air trapped inside

Researchers have found 6 million-year-old ice in the Allan Hills region of Antarctica and say the oldest-of-its-kind sample offers an unprecedented view into Earth's ancient climate.

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