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Extremely rare Denisovan jawbone confirms human cousins spread across Asia

Researchers have determined that a mysterious jawbone discovered on the seafloor off the coast of Taiwan was Denisovan, proving that the archaic humans were distributed widely over Asia.

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'Incredible and rare' sight as endangered whale attacked by 60 orcas in brutal hunt

A massive gang of over 60 orcas was seen brutalizing an endangered pygmy blue whale off the coast of Western Australia by a whalewatching tour.

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Mercury is weird because of a 'hit-and-run' incident in its youth

"What surprised us, at the end, was how effective this type of impact could be in explaining Mercury's unusual structure without needing to consider multiple collisions or extremely rare conditions."

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Why is this giant desert turning green? Scientists may finally know the answer.

Many deserts face worsening droughts, but India's Thar Desert has become 38% greener in the past 20 years due to increased rainfall and expanding agriculture in the region, according to a new study.

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Strange altar found at Tikal wasn't made by the Maya — and it has at least 4 people buried inside it

A recently unearthed altar in Tikal holds the burial of a child and adult, but it wasn't built by the Maya. Instead, it appears foreigners from Teotihuacan built it.

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'It was amazing': Scientists discover ash from 2 mystery volcanic eruptions in Wyoming

Scientists have found previously undocumented ash deposits buried beneath the Lava Creek Tuff in Wyoming — and at least one of them could be from an unknown volcanic eruption, they say.

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Astronomers are shocked to find our galaxy's nearest neighbor is being torn to shreds

An analysis of star movements from the Gaia spacecraft reveals that the Small Magellanic Cloud — a satellite galaxy bound to the Milky Way — is being torn apart by its larger neighbor.

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Rare quadruple supernova on our 'cosmic doorstep' will shine brighter than the moon when it blows up in 23 billion years

A pair of white dwarfs, located just 150 light-years from Earth, appears doomed to die in a type 1a supernova that will shine brighter than anything currently visible in the night sky. But humanity — and our planet — will be long gone before this happens.

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In a first, breakthrough 3D holograms can be touched, grabbed and poked

Futuristic holograms you can manipulate have become a reality sooner than we thought, thanks to breakthrough display.

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Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism may have jammed constantly, like a modern printer. Was it just a janky toy?

The mysterious Antikythera Mechanism is 2,000 years old and has long puzzled scientists. New research into its triangle-shaped teeth may finally reveal its intended purpose.

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What is hantavirus? The rare but deadly respiratory illness spread by rodents

Hantaviruses are spread by rodents and can cause deadly respiratory and kidney illnesses in humans. It recently killed Betsy Arakawa, actor Gene Hackman's wife, in a widely covered case.

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April's full 'Pink Moon' rises this weekend — here's how to see it, and why it's so special

Also known as the 'Paschal Moon,' April's full 'Pink Moon' will rise alongside Spica, one of the brightest stars in the night sky, on April 12.

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When will the US measles outbreak end?

A public health official in Texas recently warned that the state's ongoing measles outbreak could last a year. Why are cases expected to keep rising?

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The world's largest atom smasher is getting a powerful new upgrade

Physicists are finalizing plans for MATHUSLA, a powerful new addition to CERN's Large Hadron Collider that will detect long-lived particles and potentially open the door to new physics.

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Titanic virtual reconstruction sheds light on fateful night the ship tore apart

A new documentary explores the tragic final night of the RMS Titanic with the most detailed digital reconstruction of the ship ever created.

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'City-killer' asteroid that might hit moon has 'unexpected' shape, astronomers say

The once-dubbed "city-killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 has surprised scientists with its 'unusual' shape as it rapidly rotates through space on a trajectory that could see it hit the moon.

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Winter sea ice cover lowest in 47-year satellite record

The Copernicus Climate Change Service has revealed that March 2025 saw the lowest sea ice maximum extent in the 47-year history of the satellite record – the warmest March on record for Europe.

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Physicists create hottest Schrödinger's cat ever in quantum technology breakthrough

Physicists have replicated the famous Schrödinger's cat experiment at hotter temperatures than ever before. The breakthrough is a small but significant step toward quantum computers that can work at normal temperatures.

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Colossal's de-extincted 'dire wolf' isn't a dire wolf and it has not been de-extincted, experts say

Scientists recently revealed that they have "brought back" extinct dire wolves thanks to genetic engineering — but experts say the newly created animals are only like dire wolves in appearance.

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'Fingerprints of cancer' found after scientists flash infrared light pulses at blood samples

A new, AI-powered test can detect the molecular "fingerprints" of cancer in a patient's blood using flashes of infrared light.

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Quantum computing breakthrough could make 'noise' — forces that disrupt calculations — a thing of the past

Useful quantum networks are hobbled by the problem of decoherence from environmental "noise." But a new breakthrough could change that.

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Scientific research is the lifeblood of our economy. Now, a wrecking ball has come.

DOGE cuts to NOAA Fisheries aren't making anything more efficient — they're stripping the ability of fishers to adapt their businesses to changing conditions. Similar impacts are being felt across different disciplines, and the U.S. science community must choose whether to look inward, hoping for better days, or to fight…

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Diagnostic dilemma: A scientist caught plague from bacteria thought to be 'noninfectious'

A scientist who was working on plague-causing bacteria caught the disease despite using weakened strains that were deemed noninfectious.

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Scientists finally know how long a day on Uranus is

An 11-year Hubble study has finally revealed how long a day lasts on Uranus.

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'Hairy books' bound by medieval monks are covered in sealskin, study finds

A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in sealskins procured by Norse traders from as far away as Greenland.

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