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Death Valley's 'world's hottest temperature' record may be due to a human error

A new analysis of July temperatures in Death Valley between 1923 and 2024 suggests the world record near-surface air temperature of 134 F measured in July 1913 may be erroneous.

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Cold Supermoon 2025: Facts on the Last Full Moon of the Year — and Why It's So Special

December's Cold Supermoon, the last full moon of 2025, rises on 4 December and appears unusually bright, large and high in the night sky. Here's what makes it rare, why it climbs higher than any other full moon, and when to see it best.

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Once-in-a-century floods set to become annual events in northeastern US in the next 75 years, study finds

Rising sea levels and storm surges from hurricanes will bring more frequent extreme floods to northeastern U.S. states, including Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.

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What's the difference between a newt and a salamander?

Salamanders and newts are both long-tailed amphibians, but what's the difference between them?

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'No easy explanation': Scientists are debating a 70-year-old UFO mystery as new images come to light

Two new peer-reviewed papers claim thousands of unexplained light flashes in vintage Palomar telescope images show statistical ties to nuclear tests and UFO reports. Not everyone agrees with the paper's conclusion.

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Do your dreams change as you age?

A young child's dreams and an elderly hospice patient's dreams can be very different. What has research found about how our dreams change over time?

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Modern humans arrived in Australia 60,000 years ago and may have interbred with archaic humans such as 'hobbits'

New genetic research shows that DNA and archaeological evidence align with the "long chronology" of the peopling of Australia.

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Did a NASA telescope really 'see' dark matter? Strange gamma-rays spark bold claims, but scientists urge caution

A new study says observations from the NASA Fermi space telescope suggest a halo of dark matter around the center of our galaxy, but more information is needed to confirm the result.

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People in China lived alongside 'chicken-killing tigers' long before domestic cats arrived

Leopard cats were living alongside people in ancient China for more than 3,500 years before domestic cats arrived from Europe via the Silk Road.

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Decades-long droughts doomed one of the world's oldest civilizations

A series of lengthy droughts brought about the fall of the Indus Valley Civilization, a new study finds.

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Shrinking tree canopy at California schools could put kids at risk of extreme heat

A recent study examined changes in tree canopy cover around California schools. The observed declines could put kids at higher risk of heat stress.

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Experts divided over claim that Chinese hackers launched world-first AI-powered cyber attack — but that's not what they're really worried about

Anthropic said a Chinese espionage group used its Claude AI to automate most of a cyberattack campaign, but experts question how autonomous the operation really was, and what it means for the future of AI-powered hacking.

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New semiconductor could allow classical and quantum computing on the same chip, thanks to superconductivity breakthrough

Researchers believe they can fit 25 million Josephson junctions — a useful component for quantum computing — on one two-inch wafer with this approach.

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The evolution of life on Earth 'almost predictably' led to human intelligence, neuroscientist says

Neuroscientist Nikolay Kukushkin spoke to Live Science about how human consciousness evolved.

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Ancient rock art along US-Mexico border persisted for more than 4,000 years — and it depicts Indigenous views of the universe

Researchers have uncovered evidence of an Indigenous artistic tradition that was painted along the U.S.-Mexico border for roughly 175 generations.

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A fossilized foot found 15 years ago belonged to enigmatic human relative that lived alongside Lucy, scientists say

Freshly unearthed jaw bones and teeth that were found close to a previously discovered foot suggest human relatives tried several ways of walking before honing in on one strategy.

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Study links GLP-1 use to some pregnancy risks — but the research has key caveats

A new study hints that pregnant people who have previously taken drugs like Ozempic may face a higher risk of certain poor pregnancy outcomes. But more studies are needed to understand the finding.

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James Webb telescope may have discovered the earliest, most distant supermassive black hole ever seen

The James Webb telescope may have detected the universe's earliest and most distant known black hole at the heart of galaxy GHZ2, revealing how the first black holes grew just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.

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A decade-long chimp war ended in a baby boom for the victors, scientists discover

A deadly conflict between rival groups of chimpanzees in Uganda led to comprehensive victory and a bounty of territory and food — does it show why humans go to war?

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Ancient Egyptian pharaoh moved another ruler's body and stole his tomb, hundreds of funerary figurines suggest

Archaeologists have discovered 225 shabtis — figurines meant to work for the deceased in the afterlife — in a pharaoh's tomb.

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Has America's obesity rate plateaued?

Some recent national numbers suggest the obesity rate has plateaued or even declined. Experts are skeptical.

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Scientists say they've eliminated a major AI bottleneck — now they can process calculations 'at the speed of light'

A new architecture replaces traditional bottlenecks with a passive, single-shot light-speed operation that could become the foundational hardware for AGI, scientists argue.

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Why do some cat siblings look so different?

Normally, siblings resemble each other. So why does a litter of kittens often come in a variety of colors?

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Science history: Iconic 'Lucy' fossil discovered, transforming our understanding of human evolution — Nov. 24, 1974

On an expedition in the Awash Valley in Ethiopia, two anthropologists uncovered the bones of a 3.2 million-year-old human ancestor. The iconic "Lucy" fossil would reveal much about our species' tangled family tree.

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Did Neanderthals have religious beliefs?

Whether Neanderthals had religious beliefs is a subject of ongoing debate.

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