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Is there really a difference between male and female brains? Emerging science is revealing the answer.

Brain scans, postmortem dissections, artificial intelligence and lab mice reveal differences in the brain that are linked to sex. Do we know what they mean?

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'Let's just study males and keep it simple': How excluding female animals from research held neuroscience back, and could do so again

Neuroscience research has only recently begun to prioritize the inclusion of both male and female lab animals in studies. Could we see that shift reverse?

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Massive Mesopotamian canal network unearthed in Iraq

Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with water from the Euphrates river before the first millennium B.C.

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'This is by far the oldest': Scientists discover 3.47 billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Australian outback

Researchers say they have found "unequivocal evidence" that a meteorite smashed into Earth 3.47 billion years ago, potentially affecting plate tectonics and creating conditions for life.

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Watch: SpaceX Starship explodes mid-flight for a 2nd time this year, raining fiery debris over Florida

A photo of starship launching in the distance with massive plume of smoke.

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Scientists invent 3D-printed penis implant to restore erections — and it works in rabbits and pigs

Researchers 3D-printed a model penis that could successfully become erect just like the natural version, parts of which were then implanted into pigs and rabbits with erectile issues.

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2nd measles death reported in US outbreak was in New Mexico adult

A second person has reportedly died of a measles infection, this time in New Mexico, as the virus continues to spread in the United States.

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Mount Roraima: The 'lost world' isolated for millions of years that Indigenous people call the 'house of the gods'

Mount Roraima is a flat-topped formation with crystal-clear pools, waterfalls and a unique ecosystem that has been isolated from the surrounding savanna for millions of years.

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World's 1st modular quantum computer that can operate at room temperature goes online

Scientists have built the first networked quantum computer using photons, demonstrating that room-temperature modules can be connected and scaled up.

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29,000-year-old remains of child unearthed in Thailand cave with 'symbols of blood and power'

The skeleton of a Stone Age child discovered in Thailand is rewriting what experts know about the prehistory of the area.

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Global sea ice levels hit worrying new low

Sea ice cover dropped to a record low across February 2025 as global warming continues to breach the 1.5 C Paris Agreement target, according to data from the Copernicus satellite.

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'This doesn't appear in computer simulations': Hubble maps chaotic history of Andromeda galaxy, and it's nothing like scientists expected

An ambitious new survey by the Hubble Space Telescope offers the first bird's-eye view of all known dwarf galaxies orbiting the Andromeda galaxy. The data suggests Andromeda had a chaotic past unlike anything scientists expected.

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Powerful 'equinox auroras' may arrive soon: Why changing seasons can bring the best northern lights

Expect an uptick in aurora sightings near the spring equinox on March 20, as celestial geometry swings in favor of geomagnetic disturbances.

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'Mini placentas' in a dish reveal key gene for pregnancy

Different versions of a gene called ACE2 affect how well the placenta grows during pregnancy, a laboratory study finds.

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Golden scaleless cave fish discovered in China shows evolution in action

The discovery of a golden scaleless fish in China is helping scientists understand how animals evolved to live in caves.

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Unproven Einstein theory of 'gravitational memory' may be real after all, new study hints

Einstein's theory of general relativity suggests that the "memory" of ancient events, such as black hole mergers, may be etched into the fabric of space-time by gravitational waves. New research shows how this theory of gravitational memory could finally be proven.

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The rare genetic disorder that causes severe itchiness and liver failure

Patients with PFIC develop liver failure as a result of a buildup of a digestive fluid known as bile.

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2,600-year-old jewelry stash from ancient Egypt includes gold statuette depicting family of gods

Archaeologists have found a hoard of 2,600-year-old jewelry at Karnak Temple in Egypt.

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CDC data reveal plummeting rate of cervical precancers in young US women — down by 80%

New CDC data on falling rates of precancerous cervical lesions in the U.S. underscore the benefits of HPV vaccination.

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Poisoning or bacterial meningitis could be behind dozens of mysterious deaths in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A cluster of deaths linked to a mysterious illness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be the result of a poisoning or bacterial meningitis, the WHO has suggested.

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1.5 million-year-old bone tools crafted by human ancestors in Tanzania are oldest of their kind

The discovery of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools upends what we know about tool manufacturing in East Africa.

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Poll: Should we bring back woolly mammoths?

Colossal scientists just created "woolly mice" in another step towards their ultimate goal of resurrecting woolly mammoths. But should we be tinkering with extinct species? Take our poll and have your say.

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Animal kingdom's most powerful puncher generates a 'phononic shield' to protect itself

The mantis shrimp's club uses a built-in vibration shield that filters out damaging shock waves to enable it to strike with bullet-like force without breaking.

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'Queen of icebergs' A23a grounds off South Atlantic wildlife haven

The world's largest iceberg has run aground just off the coast of South Georgia. But what does this mean for the wildlife there?

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Scientists discover simpler way to achieve Einstein's 'spooky action at a distance' thanks to AI breakthrough — bringing quantum internet closer to reality

AI has helped physicists discover a simpler way of achieving quantum entanglement. This finding could make it easier to develop quantum communication technologies.

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