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86,000-year-old human bone found in Laos cave hints at 'failed population' from prehistory

The discovery of a skull and shin bone fragment in a cave in Laos pushes back the earliest known date of Homo sapiens in Southeast Asia.

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Common weight-loss surgery for teens may weaken their bones

Sleeve gastrectomies can help teens and young adults with obesity lose weight, but the surgery could also poorly affect their bone health.

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Watch cannibal crab gobble up baby crablets in Australia in David Attenborough's 'Our Planet II'

The rare footage was taken when filming the red crab migration on Christmas Island.

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Broken pagan statue of Greek god Pan unearthed at early church ruins in Istanbul

A marble statue of the Greek god Pan was found in "backfill" at an archaeological site in Istanbul that probably came from elsewhere in the ancient city.

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How many people have died in space?

Five missions have been fatal to space travelers.

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Ethereal 'halo' and light arcs around the sun captured in photos of ultra-rare phenomena

At least three separate optical phenomena are visible in the new images. Each of which is created by light refracting through millions of perfectly aligned ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.

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Why do horses sleep standing up?

How do horses snooze where they stand without falling over?

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Meet 'Dr. Deep Sea,' the scientist who broke the record for the longest time living underwater

Joseph Dituri, who recently broke the record for the longest time spent living underwater, tells Live Science what he has learned during his time beneath the waves.

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Why does hair turn gray?

Hair grays because pigment-producing cells get stuck within the hair follicle, research suggests.

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Medici family's famous hunting grounds may have killed them, report suggests

At least one Medici was plagued by a deadly strain of malaria, analysis of organ tissue from the Medici family tomb reveals.

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Amino acid taurine can slow aging in animals, but we don't know if it works in people

Experiments suggest that taurine, an unusual amino acid, can extend some animals' life spans, but it's unclear if it would work in humans.

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Octopuses 'rewire' their brains to adapt to different ocean temperatures

Octopuses edit their RNA to adapt to fluctuating temperatures, from the warm waters of summer to chilly ocean temperatures in winter.

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How many oceans are there?

One, four or five? Not all experts agree on the number of oceans on our planet.

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Do you really need to wear a lead apron to get an X-ray?

Lead aprons were designed to protect reproductive organs from radiation. But are they actually necessary?

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Primordial steroids solve long-standing mystery about how the 1st complex life-forms evolved

Compounds from 1.6 billion years ago reveal a microbial transition that set the stage for much of today's life on Earth.

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King Tut's likeness revealed in vivid new facial approximation of ancient Egyptian pharaoh

Researchers created a facial approximation that reconstructs what the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun may have looked like.

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Crocodile murder mystery deepens following discovery of 2nd corpse with 'fileted' head

An anonymous person allegedly told a wildlife tour operator who was very fond of the crocodile "Lizzie" that the killing was a way of proving that humans, not crocodiles, are the apex predator.

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2,300-year-old Buddhist elephant statue from India is one of the oldest known

Archaeologists in eastern India have unearthed an elephant statue thought to date to the third century B.C., when the region was mainly Buddhist.

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AI predicts 5-year breast cancer risk better than standard tools — but we aren't sure how it works

Artificial intelligence models can use breast imaging data to pinpoint those at highest risk of getting breast cancer in the next five years, better than a standard approach.

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Orcas rip rudder off boat and follow it all the way to port, in 1st known attack of its kind

Previous reported interactions between orcas and sailboats followed a clear pattern, with the animals losing interest and swimming away once they had broken the rudder.

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Extinct human relative buried their dead 100,000 years before modern humans did, study claims

Homo naledi, an extinct human relative with one-third the brain size of ours, buried and may have memorialized their dead, controversial research suggests.

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Shingles vaccine may protect against dementia

An analysis of thousands of healthcare records adds to mounting evidence that people who get the shingles vaccine in their 70s may reduce their dementia risk over the following seven years.

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Burmese pythons are helping rats take over Florida's Everglades — and that could help spread disease

The invasion of pythons has had little to no impact on cotton rats, explaining why some areas are now increasingly dominated by rodents.

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Why do cats knead?

If a cat kneads on your lap, it's likely because it feels safe around you. But why do they knead in the first place?

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Does the giant blob of seaweed headed to Florida really contain 'flesh-eating' bacteria?

A gargantuan seaweed blob on its way to Florida beaches is filled with plastic and some potentially harmful bacteria, but no "flesh-eating" microbes, as some news reports have suggested.

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