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Single-shot HIV treatment suppresses virus 10,000-fold for months, animal study finds

Engineered virus-like particles can outcompete HIV in the body, potentially offering long-term viral suppression after a single dose, a monkey study suggests.

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Rare pre-Inca burials of 4 people found at 'water cult' temple in Peru

Archaeologists have found the skeletal remains of four people — two children, a teenager and an adult — at a site in Peru that predates the Incas.

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Real-time brain stimulation slashes Parkinson's symptoms by half in trial

A new device reacts to rising and falling levels of Parkinson's medication in the body and improves quality of life for some patients.

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Wet-bulb temperature: What is it, and how is it linked to human survival in extreme heat?

Scientists use "wet-bulb temperature" to gauge how extreme heat affects the body. But what is it?

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16th-century compass unearthed in Poland may have belonged to Copernicus

The 500-year-old compass is a two-pronged metal device that scientists used for precise measurements in cartography, geometry and astronomy.

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What was the first animal on Earth?

Using fossil evidence and genetic dating, geneticists and paleontologists have backed strikingly different candidates for the world's first animal.

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3 shipwrecks from 'forgotten battle' of World War II discovered off remote Alaskan island

This is the first time that wrecks from the almost-overlooked conflict in WWII have been studied scientifically.

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Dinosaur-killing asteroid was a rare rock from beyond Jupiter, new study reveals

Scientists have uncovered the "genetic fingerprint" of the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub impactor, potentially revealing the fateful rock's origins in the outer reaches of our solar system.

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CRISPR could be used to treat UTIs, early trial hints

Scientists are testing a "genetically enhanced bacteriophage cocktail" as a treatment for urinary tract infections.

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Dinosaur-killing asteroid was a rare rock from beyond Jupiter, new study reveals

Scientists have uncovered the "genetic fingerprint" of the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub impactor, potentially revealing the fateful rock's origins in the outer reaches of our solar system.

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Bleak photo of polar bear with plastic in its jaws in the remote Arctic shows pollution's 'pervasive grip'

Image of polar bear with plastic hanging from its mouth shortlisted for Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024 award.

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What parents need to know about the Oropouche ‘sloth virus’ - we spoke to a Doctor

Parents hearing about the Oropouche or 'sloth virus' for the first time, might naturally be concerned. We spoke to a Doctor to find out how it might affect children.

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Why does metal squeak?

Squeaking metal can be grating on the nerves, but it serves an important purpose.

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'This could be the origin of the Atlantis legend': Mountain that sank beneath the waves discovered off Canary Islands

A large seamount with three inactive volcanoes that sank into the ocean millions of years ago off the coast of Lanzarote may have inspired the legend of Atlantis.

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Fossils from Greenland's icy heart reveal it was a green tundra covered in flowers less than 1 million years ago

Greenland was almost completely ice-free at some point in the last one million years, fossilized flowers from a core sample taken from the center of the island reveal.

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Pearlfish: The eel-like fish that lives up a sea cucumber's butt

This slimline, eel-like fish has no scales for protection so chooses to use a sea cucumber's sphincter for safety.

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6 ways an athlete's brain differs from an average person's

Sports mastery is about much more than physical capability — it shapes the brain, too.

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Why do only some animals have periods?

Humans are not the only organisms that have periods — some animals do too, but scientists still aren't sure why.

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What happens when you 'hit the wall'?

Experts tell Live Science what it means to "hit the wall" while exercising and how to avoid it.

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Double mastectomies don't increase cancer survival, study suggests

Other types of surgery besides double mastectomies are equally good at lowering death rates in women with cancer in one breast.

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What's the difference between gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria?

There are two main types of bacteria, and these categories reflect the microbes' biology and their vulnerability to different antibiotics.

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Scientists have found a secret 'switch' that lets bacteria resist antibiotics — and it's been evading lab tests for decades

Microbiologists are on a quest to unravel a rare phenomenon involved in antibiotic resistance and how it may change our understanding of infections.

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Scientists drill longest-ever piece of Earth's mantle from underwater mountain near 'Lost City'

Scientists just pulled the longest hunk of Earth's mantle from beneath the ocean.

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Plate tectonics fired up at least 3 billion years ago, study of ancient rocks in Australia indicates

Researchers have discovered the world's oldest known arc-slicing fault in Australia, intensifying the debate over the origins of plate tectonics.

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'A king will die': 4,000-year-old lunar eclipse omen tablets finally deciphered

Tablets added to the British Museum's collection many decades ago have finally been deciphered.

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