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Scientists spot water molecules flipping before they split, and it could help them produce cheaper hydrogen fuel

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Onfim's doodle: A 13th-century kid's self-portrait on horseback, slaying an enemy

More than 800 years ago, a Russian boy named Onfim sketched himself on his schoolwork.

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Megalodon may have grown up to 80 feet long — far larger than previous estimates

New study suggests megalodons may have grown 15 feet longer than some previous estimates, had enormous babies, and didn't look like supersized great white sharks.

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Space photo of the week: Hubble hunts a stellar 'imposter' hiding in the Great Bear

The legendary Hubble Space Telescope has turned its gaze to the Ursa Major-adjacent galaxy UGC 5460, revealing spiral arms, star clusters and a possible supernova "imposter".

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Pet cats arrived in China via the Silk Road 1,400 years ago, ancient DNA study finds

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.

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Do 'elephant graveyards' really exist?

Stories of vast graveyards where elephants go to die only scratch the surface of the fascinating death-related behaviors in these mammals.

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'In that moment, that was everything to me': Patient describes joy of regaining vision in 1 eye after new stem cell therapy

A first-of-its-kind stem cell transplant has changed the life of a man who was left blind in one eye following a firework accident.

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Northwestern Morocco was inhabited long before the Phoenicians arrived, 4,200-year-old settlement reveals

An archaeological site in the area dates back about 4,200 years.

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AGI could now arrive as early as 2026 — but not all scientists agree

Predictions on the dawn of the AI singularity vary wildly but scientists generally say it will come before 2040, according to new analysis, slashing 20 years off previous predictions.

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Was medieval armor bulletproof?

The metal suits worn by knights during the Middle Ages were originally designed to protect against weapons such as swords. But could medieval armor also stop bullets?

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Science news this week: Gravitational memory and woolly mice

March 8, 2025: 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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Science at a crossroads: Dispatches from Friday's 'Stand Up for Science' rallies across the US

Our science journalists reported on the Stand Up for Science rallies held in New York City and Raleigh, North Carolina.

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'We're disappointed in the outcome': NASA shares photo of sideways Intuitive Machines moon lander, which died 12 hours after touchdown

The second moon landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines has ended much like the first, with its Athena lander falling sideways into a crater and shutting down after 12 hours.

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28,000-year-old Neanderthal-and-human 'Lapedo child' lived tens of thousands of years after our closest relatives went extinct

Researchers used a novel method of radiocarbon dating to figure out the age of the Lapedo child, who had both Neanderthal and human traits.

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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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