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World's largest solar telescope turns on powerful new camera, revealing breathtaking image of a continent-size sunspot

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's largest solar telescope, can see the sun in unprecedented detail. Here is the first image from its newly-activated camera.

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'Hell ant' with scythe-like jaws may be oldest ant fossil ever discovered

Researchers have discovered a never-before-seen species of "hell ant" that lived 113 million years ago, making it the oldest ant fossil ever found.

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Ancient DNA and modern genomes can reveal stories of past peoples, from the Iron Age to Chernobyl, geneticist says

Ingrida Domarkienė, a geneticist at Vilnius University in Lithuania, discusses the exciting developments made possible by studying ancient and modern DNA.

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Atlantic ocean currents are weakening — and it could make the climate in some regions unrecognizable

A cold blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate could be weakening.

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Giant tortoise babies of first-time 100-year-old 'Mommy' unveiled at zoo

Four adorable western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise babies are now on display at Philadelphia Zoo after their 100-year-old 'Mommy' reproduced for the first time.

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Giant 'sea dragon' fossil could be largest mosasaur ever discovered in Mississippi

Researchers may have discovered Mississippi's largest ever mosasaur after pulling a Cretaceous-aged fossil out of a riverbed south of Starkville.

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Severe drought helped bring about 'barbarian' invasion of Roman Britain, study finds

A drought helped bring about an invasion of Roman Britain in A.D. 367, researchers wrote in a new paper.

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EVs could charge 500% faster in sub-freezing weather thanks to simple new manufacturing trick

New research shows how coating a battery with a razor-thin layer of lithium borate-carbonate can lead to a 500% boost in charging rates when temperatures fall below freezing.

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La Crosse virus disease: The rare mosquito-borne illness that causes deadly brain inflammation

Disease name: La Crosse virus disease

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What is the ancient Egyptian 'Eye of Horus' — and why is it found in so many burials?

The Eye of Horus is frequently found in ancient Egyptian burials, particularly on wedjat amulets.

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Parasitic worm raises risk of cervical cancer, study finds

A parasitic worm may raise the risk of cervical cancer through several mechanisms, scientists have found, although HPV remains the primary driver behind the disease.

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Lion mauled gladiator to death 1,800 years ago in Roman Britain, controversial study suggests

A skeleton in England may have belonged to a gladiator who died fighting a large cat, possibly a lion, a new study finds.

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Cancer: Facts about the diseases that cause out-of-control cell growth

Learn facts about cancer, in which abnormal cell growth destroys healthy body tissues.

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NASA's Lucy spacecraft snaps first close-ups of weird peanut-shaped asteroid

NASA has released the Lucy spacecraft's first close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing a peanut-shaped rock that could shed light on how planets formed in our solar system.

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Scientists create ultra-tough copper alloy that is stronger than steel and can withstand temperatures of 1500 F

The new super-strong copper alloy can be used to build better airplanes and spacecraft.

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Extreme 'zombie star' capable of ripping human atoms apart is shooting through the Milky Way — and nobody knows where it came from

Astronomers have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 is speeding through our galaxy at more than 110,000 mph. This unusually fast speed hints that it was not born as expected, which could help explain the puzzling origin of some fast radio bursts.

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World's first operating system for quantum computers unveiled — it can be used to manage a future quantum internet

QNodeOS is the world's first operating system designed for quantum computers and will enable connections between different types of quantum computers.

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Scientists capture footage of bizarre deep-sea creature with parasite pig tails

Scientists on an expedition to the South Sandwich Islands near Antarctica have recorded horrifying videos of parasitic copepods feasting on the head of a deep sea rattail fish.

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Diagnostic dilemma: A man had hiccups for 5 days — and a virus may have been to blame

In an unusual case, a man's multiday bout of hiccups was triggered by a respiratory infection.

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Ancient 'military outpost' in North Macedonia might be birthplace of Alexander the Great's grandmother

Remains of what may be the ancient capital city of the Kingdom of Lyncestis have been found in North Macedonia.

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NASA rover discovers out-of-place 'Skull' on Mars, and scientists are baffled

NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has discovered unusual "float" rocks on the rim of Jezero Crater while searching for signs of ancient microbial life. Scientists are investigating their origin.

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A long-lost ice sheet could predict the future of New York City — one in which Lower Manhattan and Coney Island are 'perpetually submerged'

Scientists are rethinking what we knew about a vanished ice sheet — and that could spell trouble for New York City.

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Watch boozing chimps share alcoholic fruit. Is this how social drinking started?

Videos of chimpanzees sharing alcoholic fruit suggest that this behavior could have led to feasting in humans, a new study finds.

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'An up-tempo version of Darwinian evolution': How a mega freeze in Florida may have caused Burmese pythons to evolve at a blindingly fast speed

"The 2010 cold snap may have created a subset of pythons better able to survive cold temperatures — and thus better adapted to spread beyond the northern boundaries of its current range."

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New benchmark will reveal when quantum computers overtake the fastest supercomputers, scientists say

A new benchmark performed on chips from five different vendors has indicated how we can measure QPU performance as quantum computers become more advanced and useful.

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