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Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope takes best look at 'Sombrero Galaxy' in 244 years

New near-infrared observations by the James Webb Space Telescope highlight a tightly packed group of stars at the peculiar galaxy's center as well as dust on its outer fringes.

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What's the safest seat on a plane?

Are some parts of an airplane safer than others?

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Pacific spiny lumpsucker: The adorable little fish with a weird suction cup resembling human teeth

Pacific spiny lumpsuckers are wee, coastal fish that look a bit like concerned strawberries, have a fluorescent glow and pack some serious body armor.

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Which animal has the best sense of smell?

There are multiple contenders for the title of best smeller, but no clear winner just yet.

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James Webb telescope unveils largest-ever map of the universe, spanning over 13 billion years

The largest map of the universe, created with data from the James Webb Space Telescope, shows almost 800,000 galaxies crammed into a tiny piece of sky and spanning almost all of time.

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AI analysis suggests Dead Sea Scrolls are older than scientists thought, but not all experts are convinced

An AI analysis of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which include texts from the Hebrew Bible, could mean they were composed earlier than experts thought.

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The sun: Facts about the bright star at the center of the solar system

Discover interesting facts about the sun, the solar system's central star that supports all life on Earth.

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Alan Turing's seminal papers, almost destroyed by a shredder, head to auction

The trove of papers from pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing was discovered in a loft.

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Hidden layer beneath Italy's Campi Flegrei caldera may explain why it's so restless

According to new research, the active volcano that sits west of Naples has a "tuff" layer about two miles beneath the surface that traps volcanic gases deep below the caldera's floor.

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Elon Musk threatens to decommission SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft after Trump feud. What does it mean for the US space industry?

A war of words between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump could lead to significant fallout for U.S.-led space exploration.

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Lake Natron: The caustic, blood-red lake in Tanzania that turns animals to 'stone'

Lake Natron is a soda lake in northern Tanzania with a volcanic geology that maintains the water's pH around 10.5, which is almost as caustic as ammonia. Some life-forms thrive there nevertheless.

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Two stunning conjunctions will light up the night sky this month. Here's how to see Mars and Mercury 'kiss' the moon

This month will usher in two separate conjunctions — one between the moon and a rarely-visible Mercury, and another between the moon and Mars.

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Taurine is 'not a reliable biomarker of anything yet': Study challenges hype over 'anti-aging' supplement

Some studies suggested that declining levels of taurine, an amino acid, might be a key driver of aging. But a new study defies that idea.

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3 ancient Maya cities discovered in Guatemala, 1 with an 'astronomical complex' likely used for predicting solstices

Three ancient Maya cities have been discovered by archaeologists in Guatemala.

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People's racial and ethnic identities don't reflect their genetic ancestry

A new study finds the genetic backgrounds of people in the U.S. are "highly complex" and may differ from their self-defined racial or ethnic groups.

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'Hard landing': Japanese spacecraft carrying Europe's first moon rover has likely been destroyed, company says

The private Japanese spacecraft "Resilience" has seemingly been destroyed in a "hard landing" on the moon on Thursday. The lander was carrying what would have been the first European-built rover to explore the moon.

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'Rubber paw illusion': Mice can 'sense' artificial limbs, just as humans do

Scientists have introduced a new laboratory model that could help them study how artificial limbs can be better designed.

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James Webb telescope spots 'groundbreaking' molecule in scorching clouds of giant 'hell planet'

A pair of new studies has revealed that the hellish skies of exoplanet WASP-121b contain silicon monoxide gas, which has never been found in any planetary atmosphere to date.

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Human evolution: Facts, news, features and articles about the past 300,000 years of Homo sapiens

Discover the latest news, features and articles about the origin of the human species and what makes us different from our ape cousins.

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Record-breaking piles of sargassum seaweed wash up on Caribbean beaches, with more on the way

Record amounts of sargassum are floating in the Caribbean Sea and ending up on beaches from Puerto Rico to Guyana — but scientists aren't sure why there's so much of it in the first place.

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'Meth is what makes you able to do your job': AI can push you to relapse if you're struggling with addiction, study finds

In rare cases where users are vulnerable to psychological manipulation, chatbots consistently learn the best ways to exploit them, a new study has revealed.

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Earth's energy imbalance is rising much faster than scientists expected — and now researchers worry they might lose the means to figure out why

For reasons still unknown, Earth's energy imbalance is rising much faster than models can account for. Now, scientists are calling for long-term investment in monitoring capability, so that they can make informed predictions about climate change.

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Watch 'superorganism' created by tiny worms — the first time it's ever been spotted in the wild

The bizarre behavior had previously been observed in experimental settings and was thought to be a competitive attempt to escape from the rest of the group. But new research suggests a more cooperative motivation.

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Nuclear fusion record smashed as German scientists take 'a significant step forward' to near-limitless clean energy

Germany's Wendelstein 7-X stellarator has set a new benchmark for fusion reactors, bringing commercial, near-limitless clean energy one step closer to reality.

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Electronic face 'tattoos' could measure your mental strain at work

A disposable, electronic "tattoo" that measures mental workload could be used to enhance safety in high-pressure jobs, researchers say.

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