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The land under South Africa is rising every year. We finally know why.

The land under South Africa steadily rose between 2012 and 2020, a new GPS-based study finds, and drought may be the main driver.

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2 billion people could face chaotic and 'irreversible' shift in rainfall patterns if warming continues

Higher global temperatures mean the intertropical convergence zone could shift south — throwing off precipitation trends for a major swath of humanity, according to new research.

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Hold the syrup: Weirdly perfect 'pancakes' on Venus may prove the planet is buckling

A study suggests that Venus' volcanic "pancake domes" push the planet's crust down, forming bulges toward the surface. This could explain a decades-old mystery.

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Moebius syndrome: The rare condition that makes people unable to smile

Moebius syndrome is a rare condition that affects several cranial nerves, impairing the muscles that control facial expressions and eye movements.

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Scientists build 3D 'audio dome' with such high-fidelity speakers it tricks your ears that you're at the source

New research has revealed that a domed array of loudspeakers can create virtual soundscapes capable of blurring human perception.

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43,000-year-old human fingerprint is world's oldest — and made by a Neanderthal

The discovery of a 43,000-year-old fingerprint in Spain is challenging the idea that Neanderthals were not capable of symbolic art.

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Watch mesmerizing 1,000-foot-tall lava fountains: Kilauea volcano erupting in ways not seen for 40 years

The USGS has announced that Kilauea volcano is ejecting fountains of lava in a manner not seen since the Pu'u'ō'ō eruption in the 1980s. But while the lava is mesmerizing, officials warn that the volcano is also producing toxic gases and other hazards.

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'Previously unimaginable': James Webb telescope breaks its own record again, discovering farthest known galaxy in the universe

The James Webb Space Telescope has broken its own record once again, spotting the most distant, early galaxy in the known universe. The new contender is MoM-z14, a galaxy visible just 280 million years after the Big Bang.

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Genomes from ancient Maya people reveal collapse of population and civilization 1,200 years ago

Ancient DNA from people buried up to 1,600 years ago in Honduras have revealed clues to the rise and fall of the Maya.

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Earth's core is 'leaking' gold, study finds

Our planet's core is rich in gold that can leak out into the mantle, and in some cases, end up in volcanos on the surface, according to a new study.

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3 ancient Egyptian tombs dating to the New Kingdom discovered near Luxor

Three ancient Egyptians were buried in remarkable tombs with courtyards in a necropolis reserved for important people.

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'Unlike anything we have seen before': Astronomers discover mysterious object firing strange signals at Earth every 44 minutes

ASKAP J1832-0911, which is periodically throwing out pulses of radio waves and X-rays, could be a brand-new cosmic object.

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There's a humongous boulder on a cliff in Tonga. Now we know how it got there.

A massive boulder named Maka Lahi was recently found about 650 feet from the edge of a cliff in Tonga, and researchers believe that it may have been deposited by a tsunami around 7,000 years ago.

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Your moral compass is tied to how in tune you are with your body, study hints

A recent study draws a connection between people's bodily awareness and how they find solutions to moral dilemmas.

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Tropical storm Alvin will form in next 48 hours, forecasters say — kicking off this year's Pacific hurricane season

A tropical storm is brewing over the Eastern Pacific south of Acapulco. Clouds and thunderstorms that have been gathering for days will organize in the next 48 hours and could develop into a hurricane.

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Giant 85 million-year-old mystery sea monster fossil finally identified

A brand new species of elasmosaur named Traskasaura sandrae has been identified from three specimens found on Vancouver Island.

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Quadruple volcanoes on secret Soviet military base linked to climate-altering eruption 200 years ago — Earth from space

A 2024 satellite photo shows four end-to-end volcanoes perfectly spaced out along the Russian island of Simushir. One of these peaks was the site of a surprise eruption that temporarily cooled the Northern Hemisphere in 1831.

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Diagnostic dilemma: Cold-water rinses left 'cobblestone' growths in woman's sinuses

A woman developed prominent bumps inside her sinuses, similar to a condition seen in "surfer's ear."

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World's first color images of black holes are on their way

Astronomers with the Event Horizon Telescope have developed a new way to observe the radio sky at multiple frequencies, and it means we will soon be able to capture color images of supermassive black holes.

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Africa is being torn apart by a 'superplume' of hot rock from deep within Earth, study suggests

Researchers have found fresh evidence that Africa is breaking apart because of a deep mantle superplume of hot rock beneath the East African Rift System.

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Infant twins buried together in Roman Croatia may have died from lead poisoning

Around 2,000 years ago, fraternal twin infants were buried facing each other in a cemetery. But it's still unknown why they died.

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Particle physics: Facts about the elementary particles that make up our universe

Discover the fascinating world of particle physics — the most fundamental building blocks of the universe and the forces that connect them.

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Tomb built for Alexander the Great's best friend is aligned with winter solstice, study suggests

A tomb that may have been built for a close friend of Alexander the Great may be aligned with the winter solstice.

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Golden Dome: Everything to know about Trump's $25 billion missile defense plan

President Trump has set aggressive goals for Golden Dome, but many parts of the system already exist.

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'Trash' found deep inside a Mexican cave turns out to be 500-year-old artifacts from a little-known culture

When two spelunkers investigated what they thought was trash in a cave in Mexico, they discovered more than a dozen artifacts dating back centuries.

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