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'Secrets of the Penguins' will take penguin observations 'to another level,' executive producer James Cameron

A three-part documentary on penguins' hidden lives will reveal a number of never-before-seen moments. Here's what executive producer James Cameron said about what to expect.

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Curiosity rover finds largest carbon chains on Mars from 3.7 billion-year-old rock

NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered long carbon chains on Mars. On Earth, molecules like these are overwhelmingly produced by biological processes.

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Stabbed, cut, attacked, twisted — scientists subject new stretchable battery to extreme torture, and it retained 90% of its capacity

A new stretchable hydrogel battery can withstand extreme conditions and still operate effectively, scientists say.

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Plains viscacha: A rodent that builds vast underground cities and ovulates more than any other mammal

The plains viscacha looks a lot like a chinchilla, but it's known for building vast tunnels underground and for producing more than 300 eggs at one time.

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What's the oldest known recipe?

Cooking is an essential part of human culture, but people haven't always written down recipes the way we do now.

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Science news this week: Possible signs of life on another planet and a 'useless' female organ

April 19, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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Universe may revolve once every 500 billion years — and that could solve a problem that threatened to break cosmology

A slowly spinning universe could resolve a puzzle in physics known as the Hubble tension, a new model suggests.

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Scientists hijacked the human eye to get it to see a brand-new color. It's called 'olo.'

Using an experimental technique called "Oz," researchers stimulated the human retina such that people saw a brand-new color.

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Measles has long-term health consequences for kids. Vaccines can prevent all of them.

Measles can erase the immune system's "memory" and cause a rare but fatal health condition. The MMR vaccine prevents these repercussions, evidence shows.

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The North Pole could wander nearly 90 feet west by the end of the century

As climate change melts ice sheets and glaciers, water is being redistributed across the globe — and could end up moving the point of Earth's axis of rotation.

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Student accidentally creates 'shape-recovering liquid' that's an exception to the laws of thermodynamics

A graduate student accidentally created a blend of oil, water and nickel particles that formed an unexpected shape.

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Is getting an IUD painful?

People experience different amounts of pain during IUD insertion, but there are a number of pain-relief options available to patients getting the contraceptive.

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Weird repeating nova explosion is one of the hottest blasts ever seen

Researchers conducted the first-ever near-infrared analysis of an extragalactic recurrent nova and found it is one of the hottest nova explosions ever discovered.

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Two planets will form a 'smiley face' with the moon on April 25. Here's where to look.

A rare 'smiley face' triple conjunction is coming to Earth's morning skies on April 25, when Venus, Saturn and the crescent moon form a celestial smirk near the horizon.

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Iran's folded rocks: The crumpled mountains at the intersection of Asia and Europe

Iran's folded rocks are a colorful formation that is part of the Greater Caucasus mountains, which formed when the Eurasian tectonic plate collided with the Arabian plate millions of years ago.

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Stone Age tombs for Irish royalty aren't what they seem, new DNA analysis reveals

A reanalysis of ancient DNA shows that a major cultural change took place in Ireland after four centuries of farming.

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Scientists may have finally found where the 'missing half' of the universe's matter is hiding

About half of the non-dark matter in the universe cannot be accounted for by stars and galaxies alone. Now, scientists say previously undetected clouds of hydrogen gas could finally reveal it.

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Ozempic in a pill? New oral drug may work as well as Ozempic-style injectables

The drugmaker Lilly announced topline results of a clinical trial of a new pill in the same drug class as injectables like Ozempic.

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Scientists reveal signs of crucial life-sustaining process on Mars: 'I knew right away how important this discovery was'

Samples drilled by the Curiosity rover on Mars have revealed abundant signs of a carbon cycle that remained hidden from orbital scans, alongside clues of how life may have been wiped out on the planet.

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'Useless' female organ discovered over a century ago may actually support ovaries, study finds

The rete ovarii, a poorly understood structure connected to the ovaries, may be much more essential to ovarian function than scientists initially thought.

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A mysterious, 100-year solar cycle may have just restarted — and it could mean decades of dangerous space weather

New research suggests that the unexpected intensity of the ongoing solar maximum may be partly tied to a lesser-known, 100-year solar cycle. If true, solar activity could spike further in the coming decades. But some experts are skeptical.

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'Quiet Chernobyl' changed Earth's surface so much the planet's mantle is still moving 80 years later

The land beneath the former Aral Sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is rising and will continue to do so for many decades. Now, scientists have an explanation that involves the sea drying up.

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Scientists reveal 'most promising yet' signs of alien life on planet K2-18b

Scientists have discovered evidence of large quantities of biosignature chemicals — only known to be made by life on Earth — on an exoplanet more than 100 light-years away. It could be the most promising sign yet of alien life.

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Scientists observe new quantum phase that could have major implications for quantum computing

The exotic quantum phase, predicted over half a century ago, could lead to advances in quantum computing, sensors and communication technology.

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Massive circular tomb filled with battle-scarred people unearthed in Peru

Human skeletons from a large stone tomb may help archaeologists understand a mysterious pre-Inca population in Peru.

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