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'A bundle of microscopic tornadoes' may have given the universe its structure

When invisible dark matter spins, it may form clumps of "vortexes" that stretch across space, forming the cosmic web that links all galaxies, new research proposes.

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We may finally know how Tylenol works — and it's not how we thought

According to a new study in rats, a key byproduct of acetaminophen, called AM404, may block pain at the source before it has a chance to reach the brain.

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A 'new star' has exploded into the night sky — and you can see it from North America

The never-before-seen "nova," dubbed V462 Lupi, recently appeared in the constellation Lupus, after suddenly becoming 4 million times brighter. The shining explosion is visible to the naked eye and can be seen from parts of North America.

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SpaceX's Starship explodes on Texas launch pad in 'catastrophic failure' during routine test

SpaceX's Starship 36 underwent a "catastrophic failure" on the stand at its Texas launch site, but the latest setback is unlikely to dent the company's ambitions.

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How did Ramesses II die — and did his more than 100 children fight for the throne?

Ramesses II was around 90 years old when he died, an astonishing age for ancient Egypt.

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Ancient groundwater records reveal worrying forecast for US Southwest

Groundwater records from the last ice age indicate that aquifers in the U.S. Southwest are more sensitive to global warming than aquifers in the Pacific Northwest.

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Advanced AI models generate up to 50 times more CO₂ emissions than more common LLMs when answering the same questions

Asking AI reasoning models questions in areas such as algebra or philosophy caused carbon dioxide emissions to spike significantly.

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Evidence is building that people were in the Americas 23,000 years ago

A new analysis of the ancient human footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico offers more evidence that they are around 23,000 years old.

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The brain might have a hidden 'off switch' for binge drinking

Flipping the switch on fewer than 500 neurons dramatically reduces the alcohol consumption of mice. This novel finding could lead to new targets for therapeutics.

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1 psychedelic psilocybin dose eases depression for years, study reveals

Half a decade after receiving a psychedelic treatment for depression, two-thirds of patients in a new study remained in remission.

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Get ready! First images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory are streaming live in less than an hour.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory shared a "sneak peak" of its first highly-detailed space images this morning, with the full debut of all its new images coming at 11 a.m. EDT on Monday.

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'Huge surprise' reveals how some humans left Africa 50,000 years ago

How did Homo sapiens manage to leave Africa around 50,000 years ago, when earlier treks out of the continent had ended in failure?

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Bizarre radio signals that defy physics detected under Antarctica: 'It's one of these long-standing mysteries'

Researchers detected mysterious radio waves in Antarctica that seem to defy the rules of particle physics. Now they're searching for a cause.

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Indonesia's Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano erupts twice in 2 days, unleashing 6-mile-high ash cloud

Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted on Tuesday and Wednesday, unleashing gigantic ash plumes and showering villages with volcanic debris.

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Satellite coated in ultra-dark 'Vantablack' paint will launch into space next year to help combat major issue

Researchers from the U.K. plan to launch a CubeSat covered with a newly formulated "hull-darkening" Vantablack paint into space next year. If successful, the coating could help mitigate light pollution from private satellite "megaconstellations."

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Covering poop lagoons with a tarp could cut 80% of methane emissions from dairy farms

"Digesters" that convert methane from manure ponds into fuel can dramatically reduce emissions of this potent greenhouse gas on dairy farms, scientists have found.

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Ancient 'Dragon Man' skull from China isn't what we thought

Scientists have determined that a giant skull from an ancient human relative named the "Dragon Man" is actually Denisovan.

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China pits rival humanoids against each other in world's first 'robot boxing tournament'

Unitree's combat robots can punch and kick while keeping their balance, but they are controlled by humans — for now.

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Diagnostic dilemma: A woman started eating foam from her chair while receiving dialysis

A woman on dialysis experienced a lot of fluid buildup between appointments and developed an unusual eating habit in an attempt to counter it.

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Mysterious deep-space radio signals reveal location of the universe's 'missing matter'

Much of the universe's regular "baryonic" matter is spread through intergalactic space and in diffuse halos around galaxies, researchers proposed after studying the behavior of fast radio bursts emitted from deep space.

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'Artificial intelligence is not a miracle cure': Nobel laureate raises questions about AI-generated image of black hole spinning at the heart of our galaxy

Researchers have used an AI model to create a new image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy. But some experts are skeptical of the results.

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Giant 'Saharan dust' plume swirls around Africa a week before it hit Florida — Earth from space

A recent satellite photo captured a giant comma-shaped cloud of "Saharan dust" being blown above the Atlantic Ocean. The hazy mass hit North America a week later.

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Industrial waste is turning into a new type of rock at 'unprecedented' speed, new study finds

Samples from slag cliffs in England reveal industrial waste products can turn into rock in less than four decades, challenging assumptions about how rocks form.

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Hurricanes and sandstorms can be forecast 5,000 times faster thanks to new Microsoft AI model

Microsoft's Aurora AI beat existing systems in predicting weather conditions over a 14-day period in 91% of cases, including hurricanes, sandstorms and ocean swells.

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James Webb telescope spots tiny galaxies that may have transformed the universe

The James Webb Space Telescope has revealed dozens of tiny, distant galaxies piercing the fog of the cosmic dark age in the first billion years after the Big Bang.

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