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New telescope images provide best evidence yet that the bright red star Betelgeuse is actually 2 stars in disguise

A century-old mystery about the night sky's famous "shoulder star" may finally be solved, as astronomers capture the sharpest image yet of a small star tucked close beside the dying Betelgeuse.

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Monkeys have a basic intuition for geometry, study suggests

Baboons and macaques appear to use some of the same mental strategies as humans when matching shapes, suggesting that the foundations of geometry evolved in a common ancestor.

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Biological 'superspreader' event could be imminent as more than 1,000 ships idle in the Strait of Hormuz, scientists warn

The prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz may pose significant biosecurity hazards as well as economic impacts, with potentially devastating consequences for global ecosystems and human health.

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High-powered lasers can wirelessly charge drones mid-flight

Chinese researchers have successfully charged a drone using just a laser, in a breakthrough that could change how we approach unmanned flight

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'Demon cavefish' discovered under WWII chemical weapons facility in Alabama

Introducing demon cavefish ( Demogorgonichthys arcanus); the rare eyeless predators that have been hiding in plain sight below a military base for decades.

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Catch an orange 'Buck Moon' rise tonight before a month of solar and lunar eclipses

July's full moon will be at its best on the night of July 29. It's the last regular full moon before a total solar eclipse and partial lunar eclipse in August.

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Science word of the day: Allele

Pronunciation: Ah-LEEL'

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Magnitude 6.8 earthquake traps shoppers as mall collapses in Japan —‬ here's why the seismic event was unusual

A strong inland earthquake in southwestern Japan trapped people inside a shopping center and damaged infrastructure. Here's what made this quake unusual and why aftershocks remain a concern.

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A strange string of a dozen galaxies keeps surprising astronomers with its missing dark matter

Astronomers have discovered a third galaxy without dark matter in a strange string of a dozen dwarf galaxies. A violent collision is likely to blame.

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Scientists may have found a clue to prevent muscles from aging, study hints

Scientists have identified a compound that may help preserve muscle in aging mice. Someday, this may help people with muscle atrophy.

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Killer whales sink another boat off the coast of Spain — why are they still doing this after 6 years?

A small, endangered pod of orcas off Spain and Portugal has sunk at least eight boats since 2020, and despite speculation, the real explanation might have nothing to do with revenge.

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Colossal scars of 60 million-year-long continental collision streak across warped mountains in Pakistan — Earth from space

A 2011 satellite photo shows off an "imbricate fan" of alternating rocks in Pakistan's Sulaiman Range. The striking structure formed along the boundary of two tectonic plates that have long been locked in a geological tug-of-war.

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Science word of the day: Seamount

Pronunciation: SEE'-mount

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Ancient human relative cannibalized both adults and children in a cave in Spain 850,000 years ago, fossils reveal

Newly excavated bones from Gran Dolina cave in Spain reveal an ancient human relative practiced cannibalism on adults and children, but researchers still don't know why.

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'Feynman and followers, you guys are off': Physicists disprove decades-old Richard Feynman theory on 'silly' sprinklers

Scientists have pinned down why a sprinkler spins when it sucks in water instead of spraying it out — a problem that stumped Richard Feynman and has divided physicists for nearly a century.

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Relief fragment with vanquished enemies: A 3,400-year-old depiction of an Egyptian pharaoh crushing western Asian soldiers under his royal chariot

This battle scene painted on stone was repurposed three centuries later to help build an Egyptian tomb.

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Science word of the day: Pando

Pronunciation: PAN'-doh

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2 meteor showers peak on the same night this week ‪—‬ how to get the best views, despite a near-full moon

The Delta Aquariids peak on July 30-31, kicking off "meteor season," though bright moonlight will likely limit views.

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Science word of the day: Cenozoic

Pronunciation: See-noh-ZOH'-ihk

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Archaeologists find 2,800-year-old burial of person clutching sea turtle vessel in El Salvador

An unusual 2,800-year-old Mesoamerican burial found in El Salvador included a face-down skeleton clutching a sea turtle vessel.

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Science word of the day: Lithics

Pronunciation: LITH'-iks

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1,200-year-old infant burial found near famous Temple of Artemis in Turkey contains twins — one with an unusual extra rib

The two infants buried in the same Byzantine-era grave may have been twins who died around the time of birth.

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Cyclospora parasite outbreak linked to lettuce expands to 9 states, with over 1,900 people sickened

Additional states have been added to the list of locations impacted by an outbreak of foodborne illness tied to iceberg lettuce.

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'Much more violent than predicted': A chunk of the universe's missing matter was powerfully hurled out of galaxies

The total amount of ordinary matter in our universe adds up to roughly one-tenth of what's expected. Now, scientists think they may have found some of it between galaxies.

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