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Can you dream during non-REM sleep?

People report vivid dreams during rapid-eye-movement sleep. But is this sleep stage really the only time we dream?

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After Mount Vesuvius erupted, Romans returned to Pompeii and stayed for 400 years — but it was likely anarchy

New excavations in Pompeii's Insula Meridionalis quarter have confirmed long-held suspicions that people returned to the ancient Roman city after the volcanic eruption in A.D. 79.

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IBM and Moderna have simulated the longest mRNA pattern without AI — they used a quantum computer instead

Scientists used IBM's R2 Heron quantum processor to predict the secondary protein structure of a 60-nucleotide-long mRNA sequence.

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Venus and Jupiter conjunction: The 2 brightest planets will 'kiss' early Tuesday morning

Venus and Jupiter will meet in a conjunction in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Aug. 12. Here's everything you need to know to spot the two brightest planets at their best.

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Headless chicken monster: The deep sea cucumber with tubular feet for gobbling sediment

This swimming sea cucumber looks like a chicken carcass, eats poop floating in the water and uses defecation as a means of propulsion.

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Why do cats and dogs eat grass?

There are many theories for why cats and dogs eat grass, and some could be "old wives' tales."

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Man sought diet advice from ChatGPT and ended up with 'bromide intoxication'

A case report describes an incident in which a man seeking to make a dietary change consulted ChatGPT and later developed "bromism," a rare "toxidrome."

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'The most significant JWST finding to date': James Webb spots — then loses — a giant planet orbiting in the habitable zone of our closest sun-like star

Alpha Centauri may have a "disappearing planet', new James Webb Space Telescope observations hint. If confirmed, it could be the closest alien planet to Earth that orbits in its star's habitable zone.

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NASA's Hubble telescope reveals most detailed photos of interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS to date

New images from the Hubble telescope show an extrasolar entity as it hurtles through our solar system at speeds of more than 130,000 mph (210,000 km/h).

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Scientists may finally know why the first stars in the universe left no trace

The very first stars in the universe may have been much smaller than scientists thought — potentially explaining why we can't find evidence of them today.

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Massive comet trail may have transformed Earth's climate more than 12,000 years ago, tiny particles suggest

A massive comet trail may have caused climate upheaval on Earth more than 12,000 years ago, sparking the Younger Dryas.

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'Like a master Tetris player': Scientists invent quantum virtual machines — they'll slash turnaround times from days to hours

New quantum computing system allows multiple users to run programs simultaneously using virtual machines.

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Perseid meteor shower 2025: How to see 'shooting stars' despite the full moon

One of the most prolific meteor showers of the year will peak overnight on Aug. 12-13, but a bright moon will reduce its visual impact.

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'These decisions were completely reckless': Funding cuts to mRNA vaccines will make America more vulnerable to pandemics

mRNA expert Jeff Coller spoke with Live Science about the future of mRNA vaccines in the United States in the aftermath of huge federal funding cuts.

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What are the largest rainforests in the world?

Rainforests are home to half of the world's plant and animal species. Here are the five largest rainforests in the world.

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Auroras may be visible from 18 states this weekend as solar storm barrels toward Earth

A geomagnetic storm could hit Earth Aug. 8 or 9, possibly bringing the dazzling northern lights with it.

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Scientists synthesized elusive 'super alcohol' — a 'seed of life molecule' that marks a step toward finding alien life

Scientists have synthesized methanetetrol, an elusive alcohol that could be the foundation of alien life.

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NASA finds multi-billion-year-old 'coral' on Mars

NASA's Curiosity rover has snapped black and white images of a rock on the Martian surface that looks remarkably like a piece of coral.

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3,000-year-old burial of elite teen unearthed in Iran, with gold jewelry and astonishing 'scorpion' cosmetics box

The extraordinary burial of a teenager buried with gold jewelry and a snake- and scorpion-decorated cosmetics box has been unearthed in Iran — and it may date to more than 3,000 years ago.

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Proposed spacecraft could carry up to 2,400 people on a one-way trip to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri

The design for a 36 mile long spacecraft, called Chrysalis, includes libraries, tropical forests and structural manufacturing facilities, all supported by artificial gravity.

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Stone Age family may have been cannibalized for 'ultimate elimination' 5,600 years ago, study suggests

Researchers have found cannibalized human remains from at least 11 people in El Mirador cave in northern Spain, suggesting it was the site of a violent Neolithic clash 5,600 years ago.

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Maya civilization had 16 million people at peak, new study finds — twice the population of modern-day NYC

After using lasers to map the Maya Lowlands, researchers have updated their estimates of the total Maya population during the Late Classic Period (A.D. 600 to 900).

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'Oddly shaped head' left in Italian cave 12,500 years ago is Europe's oldest known case of cranial modification, study finds

A Stone Age skull discovered in a cave in Italy is the oldest evidence of artificial cranial modification ever found in Europe.

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Huge study of ME/CFS reveals genetic 'hotspots' linked to the debilitating syndrome

A large study of ME/CFS included more than 15,000 people and identified eight locations in the genome linked to the disease.

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Mystery of why sea stars keep turning into goo finally solved — and it's not what scientists thought

A new study has found that the devastating sea star wasting disease is caused by a strain of bacteria from Vibrio pectenicida, which turns the marine creatures into goo.

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