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NASA's Perseverance rover has photographed a peculiar rock formation that looks eerily like a turtle poking its head out from its protective shell.

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Human stem cells become more active in space — and that's not a good thing

Stem cells age faster and become functionally exhausted in low Earth orbit, making crewed long-duration space travel even more challenging.

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Scientists create first-ever visible time crystals using light — and they could one day appear on $100 bills

The visible patterns produced by the time crystals could be used for data storage and anti-counterfeiting designs.

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Gigantic 'letter S' spotted on the sun just before a 'dark eruption' hurls a fiery shadow at Earth

A giant S-shape structure, around 10 times wider than Earth, recently appeared in the center of the sun, moments before our home star unleashed an even larger plume of plasma that later crashed into our planet.

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How the mystery origins of hairy little Yakutian horses were uncovered in Siberia's 'gateway to the underworld'

In 2018, a perfectly-preserved foal was pulled from the permafrost in Siberia. It's discovery, along with another horse from the Batagay crater, paved the way for scientists to solve the mystery of how Yakutian horses came to roam the landscape.

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Scientists are finally learning what's inside mysterious 'halo' barrels submerged off Los Angeles

At first thought to hold the pesticide DDT, some mysterious barrels dumped in the deep sea near Los Angeles actually contain caustic alkaline waste that stops most life from living nearby.

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Microsoft's new light-based computer is inspired by 80-year-old technology — it could make AI 100 times more efficient

Microsoft's latest computing system uses micro-LEDs and camera sensors to perform calculations.

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Giant 'chessboard' surrounds Idaho river in bizarre astronaut photo — Earth from space

A 2017 astronaut photo shows an unusual checkered pattern surrounding a river, just south of the Canadian border. The unique sight is the result of a forest management initiative dating to the 1800s.

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'Extraordinary' Roman helmet from war-ending battle found in the sea off Sicily

Archaeologists recovered the "Montefortino"-style helmet in an underwater excavation in the Aegadian Islands off the coast of Sicily.

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New photos of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveal its tail growing before our eyes

New images reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS beginning to grow a signature tail as it zooms closer to the sun ahead of a close encounter with Earth this fall.

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'Blood moon' gallery: Stunning snaps from last night's total lunar eclipse

A "blood moon" hovered above parts of the globe last night. And while North America missed out, we've rounded up some of the best photographs of September 2025's total lunar eclipse.

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Kneeling Bull: A 5,000-year-old hybrid creature from Iran with a mysterious purpose

This silver bull figurine posing in a human-like manner may have been buried in a ritual to mark a temple boundary 5,000 years ago.

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Why does the universe exist?

The universe exists because matter and antimatter are not good friends.

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Meet the Chinese supercar that just smashed the EV speed record

Chinese EV maker BYD has designed and tested a supercar with a top speed that rivals the best gasoline cars.

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2,200-year-old gold coin depicting ancient Egyptian queen discovered in Jerusalem

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 2,270-year-old gold coin with Queen Berenice II of Egypt and the inscription "of the Queen," suggesting she was a powerful and influential monarch.

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James Webb telescope finds a warped 'Butterfly Star' shedding its chrysalis — Space photo of the week

The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a new view of a planet-forming disk within the Taurus star-forming region.

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Do humans and chimps really share nearly 99% of their DNA?

The frequently cited 99% similarity between human and chimp DNA overlooks key differences in the genomes.

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Extreme thinness: Scientists are investigating why some people struggle to gain weight

Researchers are exploring why some individuals are naturally super-lean and may struggle to gain weight. The causes of such constitutional thinness offer clues to the physiology of weight control.

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Scientists find 'something extraordinary' in famous supernova's troubled heart

Scientists using the Chandra X-ray telescope have uncovered new details about the famous supernova remnant Cassiopeia A.

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A scalding hot 'sand battery' is now heating a small Finnish town

Engineers create a sand battery that they say will slash the carbon emissions in Pornainen, Finland, by 70% — it uses renewables to heat the sand to more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Are alpha males real?

The term "alpha male" was coined in 1970 to describe wolves. But what does science think about the term now?

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The universe's first magnetic fields were 'comparable' to the human brain — and still linger within the 'cosmic web'

New computer simulations suggest the first magnetic fields that emerged after the Big Bang were much weaker than expected — containing the equivalent magnetic energy of a human brain.

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'I trust AI the way a sailor trusts the sea. It can carry you far, or it can drown you': Poll results reveal majority do not trust AI

Do you trust AI? Live Science readers share their thoughts.

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Just 1 dose of LSD could relieve anxiety for months, trial finds

An early trial with about 200 people tested the effects of LSD on generalized anxiety disorder and found promising results.

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Scientists invented 'sperm bots' that they piloted through a fake cervix and uterus

Newly unveiled sperm microbots have the potential to improve reproductive health with magnetic controls and real-time X-ray tracking, according to a study.

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