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5 stories making science news this week: A T. rex saga and massive solar flare

Jan. 7, 2024: 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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Space photo of the week: An eerie look at Io, the most volcanic world in the solar system

In our favorite space image of the week, NASA's Juno spacecraft got an unprecedented look at Jupiter's volcanic moon Io from just 930 miles away.

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Why do cats throw up so much?

What you think is cat vomit may actually be something else, like a fur ball or regurgitation.

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How 10 animals evolved their iconic features

Why are whales so big? Why are giraffe's necks so long? Here are the origins of 10 iconic features in the animal kingdom.

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Why does the moon sometimes have a 'halo'?

The moon's halo is always 22 degrees wide in the night sky when it appears. So what causes it?

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2nd tuberculosis outbreak linked to bone grafts in the US

Following two recent outbreaks, health officials have issued new guidance around how to screen donated tissues for tuberculosis.

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Scientists have a new way to find oceans — and possible alien life — on distant planets

Scientists have proposed a new technique to help researchers identify oceans on exoplanets — a key step to finding life outside our planet.

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Electric pulses to the brain may make people easier to hypnotize

In a new clinical trial, short bursts of brain stimulation briefly made patients with chronic pain more susceptible to hypnosis.

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Why do we have leap years? And how did they come about?

We have just entered a leap year, meaning we will get an extra day this year. But why do we need these extended years and how did they come about?

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Neptune isn't as blue as you think, and these new images of the planet prove it

A new treatment of images collected by Voyager 2 in the late 1980s using data from the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the actual colors of the solar system's distant ice giants, Neptune and Uranus.

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2,500-year-old burials of 3 people discovered in a cave in Mexico

Archaeologists found the remains of two adolescents and one baby in the chamber of a cave, but it's not yet clear how they died.

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Megalodon tooth found on unexplored seamount 10,000 feet below the ocean's surface

A remotely operated submersible was deep in a never-before-studied part of the ocean when it extracted the megalodon tooth.

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'Terror beast' fossils unearthed in Greenland are more than half a billion years old

Enormous for its time period, this newly discovered marine worm likely ruled the seas at the top of the food chain.

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Medieval belt buckle of 'dragon' eating frog discovered in Czech Republic may be from unknown pagan cult

Archaeologists in the Czech Republic thought they'd found a unique object, but they have since learned of at least three more.

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1st partial-heart transplant growing with baby 1 year later

Heart valves transplanted as part of the first partial-heart transplant in a human are now growing along with the infant who received them.

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Finally, we know why pee is yellow

Scientists finally resolved a mystery you may not have known needed solving — we now know why urine is yellow.

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Black-eyed squid dragging thousands of eggs like a cape captured in video off Costa Rica

Scientists have filmed one of the only squids known to brood their eggs — the black-eyed squid — swimming with thousands of unhatched offspring suspended from hooks on its arms.

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Ancient Egyptian teenager died while giving birth to twins, mummy reveals

An ancient Egyptian mummy with a fetus tucked between its legs and another lodged inside the chest cavity — the first known of its kind — shows the mother died while giving birth to twins.

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One of the closest galaxies to the Milky Way is hiding a second galaxy behind it, new research reveals

New observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud show that it might actually be two galaxies disguised as one.

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180-foot early medieval carving of naked bald man with club is probably Hercules, new study suggests

The huge chalk carving in the English countryside was likely a meeting place for local forces rallying against the Vikings.

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Missions to the moon, Mars, Jupiter and more: These are the coolest space missions in 2024

Ambitious new missions to the moon, Venus, Jupiter and more are planned for 2024. Here is a preview of the exciting year in space ahead.

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Watch parasitic worms get pulled from man's abdomen after surprise discovery during routine surgery

When doctors peered into a man's abdomen during routine surgery, they didn't expect to find five living worms in there.

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Nanotyrannus vs. T. rex saga continues: Controversial study 'doesn't settle the question at all'

A new study of long-debated dinosaur fossils has found growth patterns inconsistent with those of T. rex, suggesting the bones belong to a distinct species, but other experts aren't convinced.

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How long can the brain survive without oxygen?

When the brain's supply of oxygen is reduced or eliminated, damage can set in very quickly.

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1,500-year-old gold buckles depicting ruler 'majestically sitting on a throne' discovered in Kazakhstan

The ornaments contain the earliest known depiction of a Göktürk "khagan," who probably lived in the sixth century.

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