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Boost your running speed with training — but don't fall for these myths, scientists say

Your running speed partly comes down to factors you can't control, like genetics, and partly relies on your training.

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'It would be within its natural right to harm us to protect itself': How humans could be mistreating AI right now without even knowing it

How can we truly know if AI is sentient? We do not yet fully understand the nature of human consciousness, so we cannot discount the possibility that today's AI is indeed sentient — and that we are mistreating it to potentially grave consequences.

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Hammer-headed bat: The African megabat that looks like a gargoyle and holds honking pageants

Hammer-headed bats are named after the males' oversized boxy heads, which evolved to amplify and project the honking sounds they produce to impress females during courtship displays.

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Key events in the Bible, such as the settlement and destruction of Jerusalem, confirmed using radiocarbon dating

The research combined radiocarbon dating with measurements of atmospheric radiocarbon from tree rings to build a chronology of the ancient city.

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How do cats land on their feet?

Cats are masters of contortion — and the laws of physics — which helps them stick the landing more times than not.

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China launches Chang'e 6 sample-return mission to moon's far side

China's launched its Chang'e 6 sample-return mission, which will haul dirt and rocks home from the mysterious lunar far side.

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3,500-year-old 'rest house' used by ancient Egyptian army discovered in Sinai desert

A 3,500-year-old rest house in the Sinai desert may have been used by an Egyptian pharaoh.

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1st Americans came over in 4 different waves from Siberia, linguist argues

The languages of the earliest Americans evolved in 4 waves, according to one expert.

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170 people 'likely exposed' to tuberculosis in Long Beach outbreak

Health officials have warned of an ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Long Beach, California.

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Lab-grown mini-placentas reveal clue to why pregnancy complications happen

Infections can trigger pregnancy complications, and now, new miniature versions of the placenta are helping show why.

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Antarctic ice hole the size of Switzerland keeps cracking open. Now scientists finally know why.

The Maud Rise polynya has been sporadically opening up in Antarctica's ice since at least the 1970s. Now climatologists finally know why.

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James Webb telescope spots wind blowing faster than a bullet on '2-faced planet' with eternal night

New James Webb Space Telescope observations of the exoplanet WASP-43b reveal that the hot gas giant is tidally locked, meaning one side permanently faces its sun while the other always stares out into space.

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1,700-year-old Roman shipwreck was stuffed to the gills with fish sauce when it sank

The wreck near a beach on Mallorca gives a snapshot of sea trade in late Roman times.

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China's 'lobster eye' Einstein telescope releases 1st batch of trippy space images

Flaring stars, black hole outbursts and gamma-rays are just some of the cosmic exotica that Einstein Probe will hunt for.

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Cave of Crystals: The deadly cavern in Mexico dubbed 'the Sistine Chapel of crystals'

The Cave of Crystals in Chihuahua, Mexico, is buried almost 1,000 feet (300 meters) beneath Earth's surface and contains giant gypsum crystal beams that are up to 37 feet (11 m) long.

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It's the best time of year to spot Mercury. Here's how to find it.

Mercury is about to reach its "greatest elongation west" of the sun, meaning stargazers will have their best view of the "swift planet" all year. Here's how to see it.

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Charging future EVs could take seconds with new sodium-ion battery tech

A new type of hybrid sodium-ion battery that offers both high capacity and rapid-charging capabilities could power mobile devices, electric vehicles and space tech.

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No, the James Webb Space Telescope probably didn't detect signs of alien life — but it soon could

The James Webb Space Telescope's possible detection of biological chemicals on the exoplanet K2-18b may just have been methane gas, a new study cautions. Planned follow-up observations could solve the mystery for good.

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Tiny, transparent chip could transform your smartphone into a professional-grade camera

Scientists built a "smart filter" that can work with a cheap smartphone camera to transform low-resolution photos into supersharp images without glare and other issues.

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Neanderthal woman's face brought to life in stunning reconstruction

With her long, brown hair and determined gaze, the new facial reconstruction lets us peek into the world of an archaic human who lived tens of thousands of years ago.

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'You certainly don't see this every day': Ultra-rare backward-spinning tornado formed over Oklahoma

A pair of odd twisters spun out from a supercell thunderstorm in Oklahoma Tuesday (April 30).

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Asteroid that exploded over Berlin was fastest-spinning space rock ever recorded

Scientists have calculated the rotational speed of asteroid 2024 BX1, which exploded over Berlin earlier this year, by letting it trail in images of the sky. It turns out, 2024 BX1 was spinning faster than any other near-Earth object ever seen.

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Enormous 'San Andreas fault' on Saturn's moon could help reveal signs of alien life

Huge "tiger stripe" fault lines seen on Saturn's moon Enceladus raise hopes that a "long-lived" ocean containing potential alien life may lurk beneath the moon's icy shell.

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Optical illusion reveals key brain rule that governs consciousness

A study of mice starts to unravel how the brain gets tricked by this kind of optical illusion, and it gives clues about how visual perception works.

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