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The land under South Africa is rising every year. We finally know why.

The land under South Africa steadily rose between 2012 and 2020, a new GPS-based study finds, and drought may be the main driver.

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2 billion people could face chaotic and 'irreversible' shift in rainfall patterns if warming continues

Higher global temperatures mean the intertropical convergence zone could shift south — throwing off precipitation trends for a major swath of humanity, according to new research.

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43,000-year-old human fingerprint is world's oldest — and made by a Neanderthal

The discovery of a 43,000-year-old fingerprint in Spain is challenging the idea that Neanderthals were not capable of symbolic art.

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3 ancient Egyptian tombs dating to the New Kingdom discovered near Luxor

Three ancient Egyptians were buried in remarkable tombs with courtyards in a necropolis reserved for important people.

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Your moral compass is tied to how in tune you are with your body, study hints

A recent study draws a connection between people's bodily awareness and how they find solutions to moral dilemmas.

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Infant twins buried together in Roman Croatia may have died from lead poisoning

Around 2,000 years ago, fraternal twin infants were buried facing each other in a cemetery. But it's still unknown why they died.

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Tomb built for Alexander the Great's best friend is aligned with winter solstice, study suggests

A tomb that may have been built for a close friend of Alexander the Great may be aligned with the winter solstice.

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New theory could finally make 'quantum gravity' a reality — and prove Einstein wrong

A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought "theory of everything" by uniting gravity with the quantum world. However, the new theory remains far from being proven observationally.

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It turns out the gigantic rats you have to kill in so many RPG quests are totally real, and now I need to apologise to RPG designers

But we still shouldn't be squishing them, because they are adorable.

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When will the universe die?

The universe has been expanding for 13.8 billion years, but this may not go on forever. According to some theories, we may be accelerating toward a cataclysmic end.

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Can weight loss drugs help you drink less alcohol?

There is growing evidence that Ozempic and other GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs might help people drink less alcohol, but more research is needed.

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American submarine, lost for over a century, discovered 'remarkably intact' off the coast of San Diego

A submarine that sank over 100 years ago during WWI has been surveyed off the coast of San Diego.

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Cats may have been domesticated much later than we thought — with earlier felines being eaten or made into clothes

Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved into Europe with humans much later than previously believed.

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Does time 'go slower' when you're exercising?

Studies find that people's perception of time really does warp during exercise, and the distraction of racing a rival does not fix this distorted perception.

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Rare face tattoos on 800-year-old mystery mummy baffle archaeologists

Analysis of a mummy kept for a century at the University of Turin in Italy has revealed rare face tattoos made with a special black ink.

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140,000 year old bones of our ancient ancestors found on sea floor, revealing secrets of extinct human species

Researchers have recovered Homo erectus bones from the seafloor, which points to an unknown hominin population hunting on land that is now underwater in Southeast Asia.

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Exascale computing is here — what does this new era of computing mean and what are exascale supercomputers capable of?

Exascale computing can process over a quintillion operations every second — enabling supercomputers to perform complex simulations that were previously impossible. But how does it work?

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2-in-1 COVID-flu vaccine looks promising in trial — but experts say approval may be delayed

Late-stage trial data suggest that a new COVID-flu vaccine offers good protection against both infections, but experts expect the shot's approval may be delayed.

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Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer: What you need to know

Former U.S. President Joe Biden's office announced that he has been diagnosed with "aggressive" prostate cancer, which has spread to his bones. Here's what to know about the disease.

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Capuchins have started abducting newborn howler monkeys in bizarre, deadly fad

Young male capuchins have developed a strange trend of acquiring baby howler monkeys. It doesn't end well for the babies.

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Why do elephants have big ears?

Elephants have the largest ears in the animal kingdom, and there's a practical reason for that.

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World's oldest star chart may be 2,300 years old and from China — but not everyone agrees

Is the Star Manual of Master Shi the oldest known astronomical catalog? Experts are divided.

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New theory could finally make 'quantum gravity' a reality — and prove Einstein wrong

A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought "theory of everything" by uniting gravity with the quantum world. However, the new theory remains far from being proven observationally.

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Scientists use AI to encrypt secret messages that are invisible to cybersecurity systems

Scientists say that hiding secret messages using AI chatbots could lead to a world of iron-clad encryption.

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Quantum computing: What is quantum error correction (QEC) and why is it so important?

Quantum computers can one day be vastly more powerful than the most powerful supercomputers on the planet — but only if scientists find ways to fix the extremely high error rate in qubits.

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