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Drake Passage: The 'most dreaded bit of ocean on the globe' — where waves reach up to 80 feet

The Drake Passage off the West Antarctic Peninsula is a notoriously dangerous channel that connects the Atlantic, Pacific and Southern oceans.

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Chinese scientists use laser drones to count the country's trees — all 142.6 billion of them

Researchers have counted the number of trees in China and mapped their distribution across the country using a laser-based technique called lidar.

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Scientists create ultra-efficient magnetic 'universal memory' that consumes much less energy than previous prototypes

MRAM can be energy-intensive, but a new generation of this technology will enable greater computing power and resilience, as well as much lower energy requirements.

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30,000-year-old fossilized vulture feathers 'nothing like what we usually see' preserved in volcanic ash

Fossilized vulture feathers that were stunningly preserved in volcanic ash were a mystery until now.

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First data from Euclid space telescope reveals 26 million galaxies — and another 1.4 billion are on the way

The Euclid space telescope has spotted 26 million galaxies in just one week of observations.

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Octopus spotted riding on top of world's fastest shark

A shortfin mako shark, the fastest-swimming shark in the world, was caught on camera with an octopus catching a ride on its back off the coast of New Zealand.

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Chickens sprouted dino-like feathers when scientists messed with the Sonic Hedgehog gene

Scientists uncovered a key genetic pathway in the origin of feathers, but they found that evolution is stubborn in turning back the clock.

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'Bonobo genius' Kanzi, who could understand English and play Minecraft, dies at 44

The bonobo Kanzi, who learned to make stone tools, play Minecraft and communicate at the level of a 2-year-old human, has died.

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Futuristic, 'alien-like' nuclear fusion rockets developed in total secret could revolutionize space travel — if they actually work

U.K. start-up Pulsar Fusion has unveiled plans to build a fleet of reusable nuclear fusion-powered rockets, known as Sunbirds, that could cut journey times across the solar system in half. But not everyone is convinced.

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Biological secrets of world's oldest woman, Maria Branyas Morera, revealed after death

A study of a woman who died in 2024 as the oldest person on Earth attempts to untangle the factors that enable some people to ward off disease in old age.

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'I was astonished': Ancient galaxy discovered by James Webb telescope contains the oldest oxygen scientists have ever seen

Scientists have made the record-breaking detection of oxygen in an ancient galaxy that existed just 300 million years after the Big Bang. The detection is prompting astronomers to rethink how quickly stars and galaxies formed in the young universe.

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Smallest human relative ever found may have been devoured by a leopard 2 million years ago

The left hip and leg bones from a young female Paranthropus robustus discovered in South Africa show she was extremely short — and ended up as a leopard's lunch.

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Scientists edge closer to creating super accurate, chip-sized atomic clock that can fit into your smartphone

Breakthrough could pave the way for next-generation GPS in drones, smartphones and self-driving cars, scientists say.

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Ancient Egyptian soldiers and Greek mercenaries were at 'Armageddon' when biblical king was killed, study suggests

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an Egyptian army where an Israelite king was killed. The discoveries at Megiddo, which inspired "Armageddon," reinforce biblical stories about King Josiah of Judah.

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What is babesiosis? The parasitic infection that 'eats' your red blood cells

Most people exposed to the parasites behind babesiosis don't get sick, but for others, the infection can be deadly.

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'Heat is the final boss. Heat is a different beast': The planetary peril no one will be able to avoid

"What will be new about heat deaths is the extent to which the lived environment will become physically uninhabitable for everyone, old and young, middle-aged, healthy and ill."

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'The universe has thrown us a curveball': Largest-ever map of space reveals we might have gotten dark energy totally wrong

Findings from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) suggest that dark energy could be evolving over time. If they're right, cosmology will need a new model.

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Stonehenge isn't the oldest monument of its kind in England, study reveals

Flagstones, an ancient monument and burial ground in England, is older than Stonehenge, a new radiocarbon-dating study finds.

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Watch enormous deep-sea spiders crawl around sub-Antarctic seafloor

The giant sea spiders can have leg spans of up to 20 inches (51 centimeters).

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'Rainbow on fire': Venus transforms into colorful crescent as it approaches its closest point to Earth

As Venus approaches its inferior conjunction, astrophotographers have snapped some striking shots of the crescent planet looking like a giant rainbow in space.

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NASA reveals a sunset on the moon in high definition for the 1st time

During its final hours on the lunar surface, the Blue Ghost spacecraft captured stunning photos of a lunar sunset.

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'We have to fight for a better end': Author John Green on how threats to USAID derail the worldwide effort to end tuberculosis

Live Science spoke with author John Green about his latest book, which explores both the history and current realities of tuberculosis.

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4 tiny, Earth-like planets found circling 2nd-closest star system to us — and could be visited by future human generations

A quartet of small, rocky exoplanets likely circle Barnard's Star, around 6 billion light-years from Earth, putting them in contention as targets of missions for future human generations.

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'Love hormone' oxytocin can pause pregnancy, animal study finds

Oxytocin, a hormone linked to bonding behaviors, might also help mice modulate their pregnancies. Someday, this line of research could improve our understanding of human fertility.

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'An artist would be challenged to create such replicas': How looking closer reveals the beauty and lethal efficiency of insects

"When a dragonfly hunts, it hovers perfectly still and positions itself between its prey and a shadow cast behind it by, say, a tree, concealing its position. It's a bit like creeping up on someone in a forest hiding behind branches."

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