'It was very fortunate timing': Astronomers watch 1st black hole to 'shut off' blast back to life

The first black hole that astronomers observed "turning off" just turned back on, releasing jets of hot gas into the cosmos. | Continue reading


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James Webb Space Telescope discovers one of the earliest 'truly gargantuan' supernovas ever seen

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted one of the earliest and most distant supernovas, marking the death of a stellar monster 20 times the mass of the sun. | Continue reading


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New solar-powered EV can drive 40 miles daily using the power of the sun — and it's 50% more efficient than a Tesla

The Aptera Launch Edition EV offers 400 miles of range on a single charge using an electrical output in addition to 40 miles per day powered by only the sun. | Continue reading


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The Bungle Bungles: Towering domes in the Australian outback that contain traces of the earliest life-forms on Earth

The Bungle Bungle Range in Western Australia is a collection of rock domes forged from ancient seabeds and flanked to the northeast by a prehistoric meteor impact crater. | Continue reading


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Giant horned dinosaur's fossils were destroyed in WWII — but photos reveal it was an unknown species

Scientists have unveiled a giant horned dinosaur from Egypt called Tameryraptor markgrafi after discovering lost photos of fossils destroyed in WWII. | Continue reading


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LA wildfires: How can wildfire smoke affect your health?

Experts lay bare the health effects of breathing in wildfire smoke and the steps that can be taken to reduce one's risk. | Continue reading


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'Spooky' quantum entanglement discovered inside individual protons for 1st time ever

Physicists have long-suspected that the building blocks of protons experienced quantum entanglement. Now, researchers have the first direct evidence — after using a trick to infer subatomic particles' entropy. | Continue reading


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2,800-year-old structure unearthed in Israel was likely used for cultic practices and sacrifice, archaeologists say

Archaeologists have unearthed a unique stone structure in East Jerusalem, providing evidence of cultic activity and possibly animal sacrifice in the Kingdom of Judah during the First Temple period. | Continue reading


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'Totally amazing' astronaut photo captures comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS shooting past Earth from the ISS

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has snapped a striking shot of the super-bright comet racing past our planet for the first time in 160,000 years, as it lit up the night skies across the globe. | Continue reading


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Schrödinger's Cat breakthrough could usher in the 'Holy Grail' of quantum computing, making them error-proof

Errors in quantum computers are an obstacle for their widespread use. But a team of scientists say that, by using an antimony atom and the Schrödinger's Cat thought experiment, they could have found a way to stop them. | Continue reading


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How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy 'kiss'

Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with Charon billions of years ago. | Continue reading


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Secrets of Alexander the Great mosaic revealed after 1st-of-its-kind analysis

There are around 2 million pieces that make up the Alexander the Great mosaic, but where did they come from? | Continue reading


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Argyria: The rare disease that turns people blue

Argyria is caused by a buildup of silver in the body, which discolors the skin. | Continue reading


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Top-secret X-37B space plane has been in orbit for more than 1 year

In case you forgot it was still up there. | Continue reading


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Did people report seeing UFOs before the 20th century?

Are UFO sightings a 20th-century phenomena, or did people report seeing them earlier in history? | Continue reading


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Stone Age people made sun stone 'sacrifice' to banish 'darkened sun' after a volcanic eruption, archaeologists say

Hundreds of stone artifacts discovered on a Danish island may have been offered to the gods to ward off a climate crisis. | Continue reading


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FDA bans red dye No. 3 in food

The FDA will no longer allow red dye No. 3 in foods or ingested drugs, citing evidence that high doses of the dye can cause cancer in male rats. There is no evidence it's carcinogenic in humans. | Continue reading


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One of Iceland's largest volcanoes sees swarm of 130 earthquakes — could it be about to blow?

The Bárðarbunga volcano system was responsible for Iceland's largest eruption for 300 years back in 2014. After a recent increase in seismic activity, could it be about to erupt again? | Continue reading


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'Warm water' from deep sea flowing towards one of Antarctica's largest ice shelves

Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be under threat due to relatively warm water from the deep sea flowing towards the shelf. Is climate change to blame? | Continue reading


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20,000-year-old 'human' fossils from Japan aren't what we thought

The bone fragments were once thought to be some of the oldest human fossils found in Japan. | Continue reading


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Were the Celts matriarchal? Ancient DNA reveals men married into local, powerful female lineages

An analysis of dozens of British Iron Age skeletons has revealed that Celtic society was organized around women. | Continue reading


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Supermassive black hole spotted 12.9 billion light-years from Earth — and it's shooting a beam of energy right at us

The newly discovered "blazar," which has a mass equal to 700 million suns, is the oldest of its kind ever seen and changes what we know about the early universe. | Continue reading


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Curse tablet found in Roman-era grave in France targets enemies by invoking Mars, the god of war

Excavation of a Roman-era cemetery in France yielded nearly two dozen lead tablets inscribed in Latin and Gaulish. | Continue reading


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Rare string of 'cosmic pearls' dance together in the universe

A rare group of aligned, star-birthing dwarf galaxies resemble a cosmic string of pearls. | Continue reading


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Scientists discover enormous reservoir hidden in Cascades — more than twice the amount of water in Lake Mead

An enormous water reservoir — likely the largest aquifer of its kind in on Earth — sits inside the volcanic rocks of the Oregon Cascades, scientists have revealed. | Continue reading


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World's tiniest cat was a palm-sized tiddler that lived in China 300,000 years ago

Scientists identified the tiny species of cat from a fossilized jawbone, which could date back as far as 300,000 years ago. | Continue reading


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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman started sweating blood from her face and hands

A 21-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital after she was bleeding from her face and palms, with no obvious cause. | Continue reading


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What's in the pink fire retardant being dropped on LA, and is it dangerous?

Parts of Southern California are covered with pink fire retardant as firefighters try to control deadly wildfires raging in Los Angeles. But what is Phos-Chek fire retardant and is it safe? | Continue reading


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Woman's sudden hearing loss turned out to be a tick lodged in her ear canal

The tick was found lodged in the skin of her left ear canal after a thorough examination by her doctors. | Continue reading


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Famous Sutton Hoo helmet may be clue that early Anglo-Saxons fought as mercenaries for Byzantine Empire, study suggests

The famous helmet is among the Anglo-Saxon artifacts that indicate an eastern link with the Byzantine Empire. | Continue reading


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New supergiant 'Darth Vader' sea bug discovered in South China Sea — and it's absolutely massive

The giant isopod has been named Bathynomus vaderi due to its resemblance to Darth Vader's iconic helmet from "Star Wars." | Continue reading


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China plans to build enormous solar array in space — and it could collect more energy in a year than 'all the oil on Earth'

China has announced plans to build a giant solar power space station, which will be lifted into orbit piece by piece using the nation's brand-new heavy lift rockets. | Continue reading


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Swift SW200DL Compound Monocular Microscope Review

With an abundance of features and a very reasonable price, the Swift SW200 DL Compound Monocular Microscope is a brilliant all-rounder. | Continue reading


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Earth's moon could've had Saturn-like rings, new study hints

A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the mystery of why no ringed moons exist today. | Continue reading


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IVF may raise risk of certain disorders in babies — and epigenetic 'signatures' in the placenta could explain why

Researchers identified genes that could explain why some assisted reproductive technologies, like IVF, carry a higher risk of growth and metabolic issues in offspring. | Continue reading


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Scientists discover 'sunken worlds' hidden deep within Earth's mantle that shouldn't be there

A new way of measuring structures deep inside Earth has highlighted numerous previously unknown blobs within our planet's mantle. These anomalies are surprisingly similar to sunken chunks of Earth's crust but appear in seemingly impossible places. | Continue reading


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Something invisible and 'fuzzy' may lurk at the Milky Way's center, new research suggests

The cores of galaxies may not be made of what we thought, new research suggests — they could hold one giant, invisible star made of mysterious "fuzzy" matter. | Continue reading


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Earth from space: Svalbard's radioactive 'Bear Island' surrounded by rare cloud swirls and a giant algal bloom

A 2023 satellite image captured a pair of peculiar phenomena painting parallel swirls in the sea and sky around Norway's Bear Island, which is surrounded by extremely radioactive waters left behind by a doomed Soviet submarine. | Continue reading


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Lasers reveal hidden patterns in tattoos of 1,200-year-old Peru mummies

A new method for imaging tattoos reveals intricate designs on Chancay mummies from Peru. | Continue reading


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'Unusual' and weak La Niña finally here, NOAA confirms

NOAA has declared that a La Niña is underway. This cool weather event is likely to be shorter and weaker than usual, but will still affect global weather and climate. | Continue reading


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10th-century woman buried with weapons in Hungary is 1st of her kind, but researchers are hesitant to call her a warrior

A woman buried with archery equipment in 10th-century Hungary is unusual but may not necessarily have been a warrior. | Continue reading


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New treatment for most aggressive brain cancer may help patients live longer

Glioblastoma often kills within months. A new targeted radiation therapy may help patients live longer. | Continue reading


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See Mercury's frigid north pole in extraordinary new images from the BepiColombo spacecraft

A joint Japanese-European mission to Mercury just made its sixth flyby of the planet, revealing stunning close-ups of the permanently shadowed craters at Mercury's north pole. | Continue reading


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Excavations at Queen Hatshepsut's mortuary temple reveal elaborate burials, decorated blocks and ancient tools

A number of new discoveries have been made near the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut in Egypt. | Continue reading


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Enormous skull of 200-million-year-old giant dinosaur discovered in China

The well-preserved skull belongs to a never-before-seen species of sauropodomorph that potentially grew up to 33 feet long. | Continue reading


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Tiny AI chip modeled on the human brain set to boost battery life in smart devices — with lifespan in some rising up to 6 times

The Spiking Neural Processor T1 is an AI chip that's modeled on the way the brain detects patterns and could extend the battery life in smart devices. | Continue reading


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Why we need parasites, despite them leeching life from others

An ecologist shares his passion for parasites. From their vital roles in nature, to strange super powers and extraordinarily complex life cycles, parasites are natural wonders worthy of protection. | Continue reading


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Giant 'kidney beans' spotted in Mars satellite images could point to signs of water and life

A NASA satellite has spotted frozen "kidney beans" on Mars' sand dunes trapped in place until springtime. Photographing them can help us determine if there was ever enough water on Mars to sustain life. | Continue reading


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