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World's largest iceberg, A23a, is disintegrating into thousands of pieces alongside penguin refuge — Earth from space

A new satellite photo has revealed that the "megaberg," A23a, is beginning to break apart, spawning thousands of smaller ice chunks around the Antarctic island of South Georgia.

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2-in-1 COVID-flu vaccine looks promising in trial — but experts say approval may be delayed

Late-stage trial data suggest that a new COVID-flu vaccine offers good protection against both infections, but experts expect the shot's approval may be delayed.

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Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer: What you need to know

Former U.S. President Joe Biden's office announced that he has been diagnosed with "aggressive" prostate cancer, which has spread to his bones. Here's what to know about the disease.

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Capuchins have started abducting newborn howler monkeys in bizarre, deadly fad

Young male capuchins have developed a strange trend of acquiring baby howler monkeys. It doesn't end well for the babies.

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Breakthrough stretchy battery moves like toothpaste and could power pacemakers and hearing aids

This breakthrough in battery power could bring wearable tech, implanted medical devices, and humanoid robots to life.

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Oseberg tapestry: Viking Age artwork from a boat burial that may depict the Norse tree of life

This tapestry also contains one of the only known depictions of a horned Viking helmet.

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How is Roman concrete still standing after 2,000 years?

Roman concrete's durability comes from a combination of its ingredients and production methods.

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NASA celebrated this employee's story of resilience, then tried to scrub it from the internet. Then fired her.

"It feels like everything that I worked for has been taken down little by little."

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May's best stargazing week has begun. How to see a lion, an upside-down bear, a mini 'planet parade' — and more.

This week is the best time in May to view the night sky. Here's everything you can see during May's dark skies, from an upside-down bear to some of the oldest stars in the universe.

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Space photo of the week: Cotton candy clouds shine in one of Hubble's most beautiful images ever

The Large Magellanic Cloud, which is visible only from the Southern Hemisphere, has been caught in the crosshairs of the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Who needs more exercise: Women or men?

Do the benefits of exercise differ by sex? The answer is yes, evidence suggests.

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AI models can't tell time or read a calendar, study reveals

Challenges in visual and spatial processing and a deficit in training data have revealed a surprising lack of timekeeping ability in AI systems

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Scaly-foot snail: The armor-plated hermaphrodite with a giant heart that lives near scalding deep-sea volcanoes and never eats

Also known as "volcano snails," these gastropods grow a suit of metal-enriched scaly armor and have an enormous heart, which helps them survive in oxygen-poor water in the deep ocean.

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Why do elephants have big ears?

Elephants have the largest ears in the animal kingdom, and there's a practical reason for that.

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150,000-year history of Earth's magnetic field reveals clues about the climate when early humans were spreading out of Africa

The record sheds light on the climate early humans experienced when they were spreading out of Africa.

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Living lunch box? Iceland orcas are unexpectedly swimming with baby pilot whales, but it's unclear why.

Newborn pilot whales have been spotted mysteriously swimming among pods of orcas. Scientists are trying to puzzle out how the pilot whale calves got there and what happened to them.

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NASA spacecraft snaps eerie image of eclipsed sun with an extra moon overhead. What's going on?

NASA's PUNCH mission, a tiny constellation of four satellites, captured a photo of the moon drifting across the sky through a haze of sunlight. The mission is still undergoing commissioning and is expected to start science operations June 9.

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The decline of key Atlantic currents is underway, and it's been flooding parts of the US for 20 years

New research has linked sea level rise and an increase in flooding in the U.S. Northeast over the past 20 years to the breakdown of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).

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Scientists solve mystery of how orange cats got their coats — and why so many are male

Researchers have discovered how orange cats got their coats — and why so many of them are male. The coat color comes from a genetic mutation on the X chromosome of orange, calico and tortoiseshell cats.

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'Yet another miracle save': NASA engineers complete nail-biting maneuver to resurrect Voyager 1's long-dead thrusters

More than 15 billion miles from home, Voyager 1's ailing thrusters were threatening to abort the craft's mission. Until NASA engineers brought them miraculously back to life.

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'Very rare' African ebony figurines found in 1,500-year-old Christian burials in Israeli desert

Three 1,500-year-old burials in the Negev desert have pendants of bone and ebony that may depict the deceased individuals' ancestors.

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North America's 'broken heart': The billion-year-old scar from when the continent nearly ripped apart

The Midcontinent Rift is a giant tear that formed in what is now the U.S. Midwest 1.1 billion years ago. Nicknamed North America's "broken heart," it is filled with solidified magma and lava.

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What is Moore’s Law and does this decades-old computing prophecy still hold true?

Moore's Law was an off-hand prediction that came to be one of the prevailing laws of modern computing — but what did it predict, and can we still rely on it?

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Half-a-billion-year-old 3-eyed sea creature dubbed 'Mosura' breathed through big gills on its butt

Researchers have discovered an ancient moth-like sea predator in a treasure trove of museum fossils in Canada. The half-a-billion-year-old creature, Mosura fentoni, reveals that Cambrian arthropods were more diverse than previously thought.

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US baby receives first-ever customized CRISPR treatment for genetic disease

A baby known as KJ is the first person in the world to receive a customized CRISPR therapy designed to fix a specific mutation.

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