7,000-year-old animal bones, human remains found in enigmatic stone structure in Arabia

Researchers have discovered human bones and animal remains dating to around 7,000 years ago in Arabian stone structures known as mustatils. | Continue reading


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Green comet Nishimura will reach closest point to Earth today, and it won't be back for another 430 years

The comet Nishimura, which was only discovered in August, will soon be slingshotted around the sun and back out toward the edge of the solar system where it will remain for centuries. | Continue reading


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'Magical artifacts' found along centuries-old pilgrimage route to Mecca may have protected against evil eye

Archaeologists analyzed a number of artifacts from a pilgrimage camp in Israel that they think "sorcerers" used for magical purposes. | Continue reading


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Gene variant carried by 1 in 5 people may guard against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, massive study finds

An immune-related gene variant has been tied to a reduced risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's across a huge, diverse population of people. | Continue reading


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OM System OM-1 review

A modern reinvention of a legendary model, the OM System OM-1 is the best Micro Four Thirds camera ever made — and one of the best cameras, period. | Continue reading


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Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX review

If video is important to you, look no further than the Panasonic Lumix S5 IIX — which is arguably Panasonic's greatest camera ever. | Continue reading


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Mysterious bamboo regeneration baffles scientists ahead of once-in-a-century blooming event

Henon bamboo flowers only once every 120 years then vanishes for years, and researchers have no idea how it comes back to life. | Continue reading


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Florida alligator weighing over 900 pounds could have been 90 years old when caught

The enormous alligator was over 13 feet long and weighed 920 pounds — the second heaviest ever to be caught in Florida. | Continue reading


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See a European satellite take a fiery fall through the atmosphere in world-1st mission

ESA's wind-measuring Aeolus satellite was spotted before its flaming demise over Antarctica. | Continue reading


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In a 1st, scientists grow human kidneys inside developing pig embryos

Scientists grew early-stage human kidneys inside pig embryos and found the kidneys were "structurally normal" and made up of around 60% human cells. | Continue reading


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James Webb telescope could detect life on Earth from across the galaxy, new study suggests

Researchers have shown that if the James Webb Space Telescope was pointed at Earth from a distant star, it could detect the signatures of intelligent life in our planet's atmosphere. | Continue reading


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Here's why Morocco's quake was so deadly — and what we can do for the next one

More than 2,500 people died when a powerful magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco on Sept. 8. | Continue reading


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Dolly the sheep clone creator Ian Wilmut dies at 79

Sir Ian Wilmut was key to the successful creation of Dolly, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, in 1996. | Continue reading


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Apple Watch Series 8 gets $90 discount ahead of Series 9 announcement

Save big on the Apple Watch Series 8 at Amazon while stocks last. | Continue reading


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Ancient sea monsters grew their long necks super fast after Great Dying by adding more vertebrae

Some of these aquatic reptiles of the dinosaur era had dozens of individual bones running down their long necks. | Continue reading


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Tortoise beetle larvae use their telescopic anuses to build shields from shed skin and poop

Many tortoise beetle larvae create shields for themselves using faeces and old skin. Scientists have now looked at how and why they create these poop parasols. | Continue reading


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Divers recover US airman's remains from WWII bomber wreck near Malta

The remains have been identified as those of a gunner killed when the badly damaged aircraft crashed into the sea in 1943. | Continue reading


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NASA is hunting for life outside the solar system. Here's how.

"We aren’t going to see little green men but rather spectral signatures of these key chemicals, or what we call biosignatures." | Continue reading


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Why does Earth have magnetic poles?

Earth is the only rocky body in the inner solar system with strong magnetic poles. But where do these poles come from, and what do they do? | Continue reading


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Science news this week: Burping black holes and radioactive wild boars

Sept. 8, 2023: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. | Continue reading


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Space photo of the week: Gargantuan sunspots photobomb the world's largest telescope

Two planet-sized sunspots peer out from behind what will be the world's largest telescope, currently being built on a mountaintop in Chile. | Continue reading


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Which animal has the shortest life span?

Mayflies are famous for cramming an entire life into a single day, but that's not strictly true. | Continue reading


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Watch bear and wolf attack moose mom and calf at same time in rare, remarkable footage

In camera trap footage captured in the Alaskan wilderness, the moose appears to try to fight off the bear, as the wolf goes after the calf. | Continue reading


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Hoff crab: The hairy-chested crustacean that farms bacteria on its hairs

The "yeti" crab is white and hairy, as its nickname suggests, and it thrives in hydrothermal vents in Antarctica's frigid waters. | Continue reading


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How fast is a bullet?

The answer depends on the design of the bullet and the gun, as well as on what happens once the bullet leaves the muzzle. | Continue reading


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'Gold find of the century': Metal detectorist in Norway discovers massive cache of jewelry

An amateur metal detectorist hit pay dirt in Norway, finding a collection of 1,500-year-old gold jewelry. | Continue reading


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In a 1st, NASA's Perseverance rover makes breathable oxygen on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover has generated 4.3 ounces of breathable oxygen while on the Red Planet — enough to sustain an adult human for three hours. | Continue reading


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2,700-year-old 'extremely well preserved' skeleton found in fortress in Turkey may be an earthquake victim

These human remains may hint at the collapse of the 'magnificent' city of Ayanis. | Continue reading


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5 asteroids will skim past Earth over the next 2 days, NASA says

The five asteroids range from plane to bus-size, and one is expected to come to within half a million miles of Earth. | Continue reading


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Moment falcon digs its talons into pelican's head to protect its nest captured in incredible photo

The winner of the Bird Photographer of the Year was Jack Zhi, who caught the moment a peregrine falcon took on a large brown pelican. | Continue reading


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Anatolian fault that gave rise to deadly Turkey and Syria quakes formed 5 million years ago

The East Anatolian fault — the source of the earthquake that killed over 59,000 people in Turkey and Syria in February, 2023 — was created when the Eurasian and Arabian plates collided around five million years ago. | Continue reading


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Lost 'rainbow cup' coin minted by Celts 2,000 years ago discovered in Germany

Legend has it that "rainbow cups" are drops of gold that fall to Earth at the end of a rainbow. | Continue reading


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Scientists think a traumatized orca initiated the assault on boats after a "critical moment of agony" and that the behavior is spreading among the population through social learning. | Continue reading


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Thunderstorms Cause Electric Discharge from Leaves

During thunderstorms, leaves from trees and other plants create mini electric discharges that can significantly alter the surrounding air quality. But researchers are unsure if this is beneficial or harmful. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 2 years ago

Oldest complete star map found inside medieval manuscript

Evidence points to the map being made by Hipparchus, the "father of scientific astronomy." | Continue reading


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'Black death' survivors genes may boost descendants' risk of autoimmune disease

The Black Death pushed certain protective genetic variants to become more common in survivors' descendants, DNA from the Middle Ages reveals. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 2 years ago

Boston University Scientists create Covid-19 strain with 80% kill rate

The hybrid consists of the omicron variant's spike protein attached to the original virus | Continue reading


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The CIA wants to bring woolly mammoths back from extinction

The CIA is the latest investor in Colossal Biosciences, a company that wants to bring woolly mammoths and Tasmanian tigers back from extinction using DNA editing. | Continue reading


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Human Skulls Are Being Sold on Social Media in U.K.'s Unregulated Bone Trade

The human remains trade is thriving on Facebook and Instagram. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 2 years ago

How did the moon form? A supercomputer may have just found the answer

The scientists need lunar samples from future Artemis missions to confirm their hypothesis. | Continue reading


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Sunspot set to Explode solar flare likely to cause blackouts on Earth

It could disrupt satellites, cause power outages and lead to problems for airplane navigation systems. | Continue reading


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A Small Nuclear War Would Stall Global Warming

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Superhot blob of gas orbiting Milky Way's black hole at 'mind-blowing' velocity

The bizarre blob was traveling at 30% the speed of light. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 2 years ago

UFOs are all over Ukraine's skies: Kyiv observatory

Astronomers observed dozens of objects that "cannot be scientifically identified." | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 2 years ago

Perfect 'Einstein Ring' Captured by James Webb Space Telescope

It is our best look yet at these weird gravitationally-warped halos of light. | Continue reading


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Mysterious 'vampire-slayer kit' sells at auction for $15,600

You never know when the undead will show up. | Continue reading


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Giant voids of nothingness may be flinging the universe apart

Dark energy could be caused by pressure from giant voids of nothingness that may be flinging the universe apart. | Continue reading


@livescience.com | 2 years ago

Is earth getting closer to the sun, or farther away?

And will this change in distance affect our planet's climate? | Continue reading


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