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Diagnostic dilemma: Woman's 'biologically implausible' infection led her to sneeze 'worms' out of her nose

Doctors reported a highly unusual case of parasitic fly infection in a woman in Greece.

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'In every continent where humans are present, water bankruptcy is manifesting itself': Exiled Iranian scientist Kaveh Madani on our desperate need to preserve our most precious resource

Live Science spoke with Kaveh Madani, director of the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health and recipient of the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize, about "water bankruptcy" and what countries should do to avoid catastrophe.

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DNA reveals ancestry of man buried in Stone Age monument in Spain, but his religion remains a mystery

In the Middle Ages, a man was buried in a Stone Age monument in what is now Spain. Now, we finally know his genetic roots, but his religious beliefs are still a mystery.

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'So much magic': Artemis II shares first images from the far side of the moon, including new 'Earthset' and total eclipse in space

NASA's first set of images captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby are here, and they're stunning.

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AI 'mirages' mean tools used to analyze medical scans could fabricate their findings

Modern AI models can create convincing descriptions of images that were never given to them — a phenomenon researchers call a "mirage."

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World's fattest parrot — on the verge of extinction 30 years ago — has record-breaking breeding season

Conservationists are celebrating the 105th kākāpō chick to hatch during the 2026 breeding season — the highest number reported since such records began 30 years ago.

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Physicists moved volatile antimatter by truck for the first time ever — paving the way for groundbreaking new research

CERN scientists transported antimatter by truck for the first time, enabling ultraprecise studies that could reveal why matter dominates the universe.

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Deadly, vivid-green mass sprawls across South African reservoir — Earth from space

A 2022 satellite photo shows a thick mat of blooming algae and invasive aquatic plants spreading across the surface of the reservoir at South Africa's Hartebeespoort Dam. The verdant mass is both toxic and capable of depleting the water's oxygen levels.

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The Artemis II astronauts have just flown farther from Earth than any humans in history

Artemis II is now the farthest crewed mission from Earth in history. The occasion was marked by a number of poignant moments.

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Artemis II moon flyby begins: How to watch and what to know

The Artemis II astronauts have reached the moon and will soon lose contact with NASA as they whip around the lunar far side. Here's how to follow along with their journey and everything you need to know about the "dark side" of the moon.

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The hungriest black holes in the universe are running out of food, survey of 8,000 cosmic monsters reveals

Astronomers studied 1.3 million galaxies and 8,000 X-ray-spewing supermassive black holes to find out why these gravitational monsters are growing more slowly than ever.

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We went to Finland to hear about the new 'sand battery' that will turn stored renewable energy back into power for the electrical grid

Engineers are testing a new "sand battery" that could power industries and communities using stored renewable energy.

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Beadnet dress: A 4,500-year-old ancient Egyptian funeral 'gown' that was in vogue during the Old Kingdom

This rare example of an ancient Egyptian beaded dress was likely crafted specifically for a woman's funeral.

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Shroud of Turin, claimed to be Jesus' burial cloth, contaminated with carrot and red coral DNA

An analysis of samples taken from the Shroud of Turin, the cloth thought by some to have been wrapped around Jesus, reveals a rich tapestry of animal and plant DNA. But what does it mean?

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NASA telescope uncovers new mystery in supernova first spotted by Chinese astronomers 2,000 years ago —‬ Space photo of the week

NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer reveals the expansion and shock patterns within RCW 86, a supernova observed by early astronomers in A.D. 185.

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What happened to the Minoan civilization?

The Minoan civilization flourished between roughly 2000 and 1500 B.C. on Crete and nearby islands. How did it come to an end?

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Fossil site in China reveals bevy of complex creatures lived prior to the Cambrian explosion, including a 'Dune'-like sandworm

A site in southwestern China holds a wide array of strange life-forms that emerged prior to the Cambrian explosion, and it pushes back the origin of complex life by millions of years.

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Cheap, decades-old transplant drug delays full onset of type 1 diabetes

A transplant drug that has been used for decades can preserve the function of insulin-producing cells in young children who are newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

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Science news this week: Artemis II lifts off, diabetes cured in mice, and smog in China shapes Arctic storms

April 4, 2026: 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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Are allergies genetic?

Although babies born from parents with allergies are also more likely to have them, there are a number of outside factors that affect whether and how someone develops allergies.

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'Trust us; you look amazing': Artemis II crewmembers share first message from space

As Artemis II begins humanity's first return to the moon in over 50 years, the four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft shared their first message from deep space.

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Homo habilis is the earliest named human. But is it even human?

Between 2 million and 3 million years ago, humans appeared in Africa — but identifying them in the fossil record is turning out to be surprisingly difficult.

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Scientists mapped all the nerves of the clitoris for the first time

High-resolution X-ray offers a new look at an understudied organ: the clitoris.

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Rare 'sungrazer' comet MAPS will shine superbright on Saturday ‪—‬ if it survives a dangerous encounter with our star

Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) could shine brightly in the evenings after April 4, but only if it survives a very close encounter with the sun.

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IBM quantum processor achieves highest fidelity calculations for the longest period of time on record

Scientists have developed a novel approach to error correction that resulted in the highest-ever fidelity of entangled, logical qubits on a superconducting quantum processor.

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