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Unique gene variants in the Turkana people of Kenya may help them survive harsh desert heat

Scientists discovered genetic variants in the Turkana that help conserve water in deserts, but these variants may now raise disease risks in urban settings, early data suggest.

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Corleck Head: A spooky three-faced Celtic sculpture found on the 'Hill of Death' in Ireland — and it may have been connected to human sacrifice 1,900 years ago

The meaning of the three-faced Corleck Head has puzzled experts for centuries.

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Nobel Prize in medicine goes to trio for their work on immune tolerance

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their work on how our immune system is prevented from attacking our organs.

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What's the longest someone has been clinically dead — but then come back to life?

When someone's heart stops beating, their brain cells start dying within minutes. But sometimes, they can still come back from the dead.

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Striking images capture an antibiotic slaying bacteria in real time

Scientists have captured images of polymyxins, a type of antibiotic, disrupting and infiltrating the membranes of disease-causing bacteria.

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Science history: Edwin Hubble uncovers the vastness of the universe with discovery of 'standard candle' — Oct. 5, 1923

On the night of Oct. 5, 1923, Edwin Hubble observed a strange star that flickered in intensity at regular intervals. The star, dubbed M31-V1, was key to showing that the universe extended far beyond the borders of the Milky Way.

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The James Webb telescope proves Einstein right, 8 times over — Space photo of the week

The James Webb Space Telescope's latest image shows eight spectacular examples of gravitational lensing, a phenomenon that Albert Einstein first predicted some 100 years ago.

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Why do avocados turn brown so quickly — and are they OK to eat at that point?

Why do avocados turn brown in a flash? The answer is in the air.

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Asian golden cat: The 'feline of many costumes' that plucks birds before eating them

The Asian golden cat is an elusive creature endemic to South and Southeast Asia. It is known to take down prey much larger than itself, including buffalo calves, baby deer and small muntjacs.

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AI voices are now indistinguishable from real human voices

Do you think you'd be able to tell the difference between a real human voice and a deepfake? Most people can't.

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Who discovered America?

Christopher Columbus was far from the first person, and not even the first European, to reach the Americas.

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Massive system of rotating ocean currents in the North Atlantic is behaving strangely — and it may be reaching a tipping point

An analysis of clam shells suggests the North Atlantic subpolar gyre has had two periods of destabilization over the past 150 years: one around 1920 and the other from 1950 through present.

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Plate tectonics may be why Earth has life — and the key to finding life elsewhere in the universe

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.

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Scientists could soon create a 'universal antivenom.' But would it save lives?

A recent study hints that we could make a universal antivenom for snakebites, but some scientists say we need something else instead.

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Harvest Moon 2025: How to watch a rare October supermoon rise tonight

The famous Harvest Moon — the first of three supermoons of 2025 — will be the first full moon of autumn when it rises tonight (Oct. 6-7).

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Anthropologists make 'ant yogurt' from centuries-old recipe, serve it as an 'ant-wich' at Michelin-star restaurant

Researchers have revealed how adding a handful of live ants to warm milk can create yogurt.

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Don't use cannabis during pregnancy or breastfeeding, leading OBGYN group says

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that mothers abstain from cannabis use during prepregnancy, pregnancy and lactation, as research shows the drug is linked to serious health outcomes in newborns.

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Scientists convert a kidney from blood type A to universal type O and implant it in a brain-dead recipient

Scientists move one step closer to "universal" donor organs with a successful kidney transplant in a brain-dead patient.

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Science history: Invention of the transistor ushers in the computing era — Oct. 3, 1950

On Oct. 3, 1950, three Bell Labs scientists received a patent for a "three-electrode circuit element" that would usher in the transistor age and the era of modern computing.

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From tool use to warfare — here are 5 ways Jane Goodall revolutionized our knowledge of chimpanzees

Pioneering primatologist Jane Goodall has died at age 91. These are her five biggest contributions to how we understand about our closest living relatives.

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Divers recover more than 1,000 gold and silver coins from 1715 'Treasure Fleet' shipwreck in Florida

Salvage work on the 1715 shipwrecks brought over 1,000 coins to the surface this summer.

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HPV vaccination drives cervical cancer rates down in both vaccinated and unvaccinated people

Researchers have found that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are highly effective at reducing cervical cancer-causing infections and can offer herd immunity, reinforcing previous research and highlighting the need for a global HPV vaccine rollout.

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Wildfire-smoke-related deaths in the US could climb to 70,000 per year by 2050 due to climate change, study finds

The number of deaths from exposure to wildfire smoke in the U.S. could rise by more than 70% in the next 25 years. The human and economic costs involved would be astronomical, researchers say.

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Scientists find best evidence yet that icy moon Enceladus is habitable

An ocean flowing beneath the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus is spewing ice that holds the building blocks of life.

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Chimps eat fruit full of alcohol, but no, they don't get drunk

Chimps' ability to metabolize fermented fruit could explain our own predilection for alcohol.

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