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Alien life on nearby 'super Earth' much likelier than we thought, study claims

A recently discovered "super Earth" located around 25 light-years from our planet is not as massive as previously thought, raising the chances that it has the conditions to support life.

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Science news this week: James Webb telescope finds a never-before-seen substance, China's 'Great Green Wall' grows faster than natural trees, and a Medici murder mystery is solved

July 4, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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Diminutive species 'the Hobbit' did not hunt or control fire, deepening the mystery of its ancestry, dwarf elephant bones reveal

The extinct human species Homo floresiensis was a scavenger, not a hunter, an analysis of fossil animal bones reveals.

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Elite families ruled nomadic Scythian society 2,500 years ago, DNA analysis reveals

Nomads of the Eurasian steppe were ruled by elite dynastic families, including women, a large-scale genetic analysis reveals.

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'Machine-gun sun' could bring auroras to more than a dozen states this Independence Day weekend

The sun launched 10 M-class solar flares over 24 hours, and more could be on the way. Auroras are likely in some US states as a result.

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Hubble telescope spots 'impossible' light from a galaxy that shouldn't have been visible

Researchers say the surprising discovery of the faraway galaxy MXDFz4.4 could help explain how the cosmos went from opaque to transparent billions of years ago.

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The hantavirus outbreak is over, WHO declares

A hantavirus outbreak that began on a cruise ship and prompted an international public health response has now ended. It sickened 13 people and caused three deaths.

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'Uncharted territory': Record high ocean temperatures confirmed for June as El Niño strengthens its grip

Global sea surface temperatures reached record highs for June as a newly declared El Niño hits the Pacific Ocean, prompting concerns over extreme weather, flooding, sea level rise and stress to global ocean ecosystems.

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James Webb telescope may have discovered a mysterious, never-before-seen substance on Pluto and Titan

A new study has identified a very specific wavelength of light missing from both Pluto and Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The surprising signal suggests that these worlds harbor an unknown molecule that has not yet been seen anywhere in the solar system or beyond.

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Ancient ring discovered underground in Scotland could be a Stonehenge-like monument

A hidden ring of stones or timbers detected beneath peat at Machrie Moor could represent a previously unknown Neolithic or Bronze Age monument.

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11-year-old boy in Canada dies from rabies after waking up with a bat on his face

After an 11-year-old boy died of rabies, doctors are urging the public to seek medical attention following exposure to bats, even when no obvious scratches or bite marks are visible.

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NASA mission to rescue a space telescope plummeting to Earth launches into orbit

NASA's Swift Observatory is slated to enter Earth's atmosphere later this year, but the Katalyst Space spacecraft is finally on its way to boost it higher this summer

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Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of what killed 2 Medici brothers

An ancient-DNA analysis of the bones of two members of the Renaissance Medici family has confirmed they had malaria when they died.

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Antarctica's first dinosaur fossil belonged to a group of the largest land animals ever

Researchers have identified the first-ever dinosaur fossil discovered on Antarctica, revealing it belonged to a titanosaur.

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Scientists propose launching a giant 'airbag' into space to protect us from solar superstorms ‪— and experts say it's 'quite feasible'

A new study suggests creating a satellite constellation, dubbed StormWall, that could reduce the impacts of the worst solar storms by more than 50%. The novel plan, which involves dumping gas into the magnetosphere, could be the only way to directly protect ourselves from dangerous space weather, experts say.

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Study suggests life on Earth has around 1.8 billion years left — but the biosphere might evolve to survive even longer

Using complex climate models, researchers have pinned down the point at which life will no longer be able to survive on Earth.

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Dead-end bitcoin mining wastes as much energy as Switzerland's entire hydropower generation capacity

Researchers reveal that we waste a huge amount of energy on redundant bitcoin mining operations — where different miners try to grab the same bitcoin.

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CERN shuts down Large Hadron Collider until 2030, upgrading the atom smasher to its most powerful form yet

The Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest atom smasher, has shut down for a planned four-year upgrade that will make it 10 times more sensitive than its initial version.

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500-year-old freeze-dried potato snacks discovered in Inca storage room in Peru

In a rare find, archaeologists in Peru have discovered freeze-dried potatoes that the Inca carried hundreds of miles from the Andes so their people would not starve.

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66 billion trees have been planted in China's Great Green Wall — and they appear to be growing faster than natural forests

A study of China's planted and natural forests reveals age, species mix, and CO2 sensitivity all contribute to how fast trees sprout leaves.

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Scientists figured out how to shrink huge ultrafast lasers so they fit on a tiny chip ‪‪—‬ the 'holy grail' of the field

Scientists have managed to get ultrafast lasers running on tiny chips, paving the way for miniature-but-powerful diagnostic devices.

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Shadowy tendrils of ancient lava have scarred a dark volcano next to a 'skull' in the Sahara — Earth from space

A 2019 astronaut photo shows off ancient lava flows that once oozed down the jet-black slopes of the Toussidé volcano in northwestern Chad. An intriguing volcanic "skull" also lurks in the aerial image.

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2,000-year-old scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius eruption finally deciphered with help from AI

Experts have unraveled substantial new text from two carbonized Herculaneum scrolls, including what may be a previously unknown work by a Stoic philosopher.

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Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world's fastest

China's Line Shine supercomputer is the most powerful in the world and the first the country has hosted since 2017.

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Sleep and Death cista handle: A 2,400-year-old sculpture depicting gods carrying away Zeus' son during the Trojan War

A small, bronze sculpture depicting a death scene in the Trojan War once graced an Etruscan box.

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