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T. rex relatives 'moonwalked' to attract mates, newfound dinosaur ‘mating arena' suggests

Researchers have identified a "mating arena" at Dinosaur Ridge where male theropods gathered during the Cretaceous period to display in front of females.

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Ancient whale 'graveyard' discovered under melting Russian glacier

An Arctic expedition found a collection of ancient whale remains where a rapidly retreating glacier once lay.

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Kabul could become the first modern capital to run out of water — here's why

Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul has an existential water problem and other cities may also be vulnerable.

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Earth is starting to spin faster — and scientists are considering doing something unprecedented

Two days this summer have been unusually short, with the shortest expected on Aug. 5, leading global timekeepers to consider adding a negative leap second.

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AI could soon think in ways we don't even understand — evading our efforts to keep it aligned — top AI scientists warn

Researchers at Google and OpenAI, among other companies, have warned that we may not be able to monitor AI's decision-making process for much longer.

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3,800-year-old burial of tall warrior buried with 4-pronged spearhead unearthed in Azerbaijan

The burial holds a Bronze Age man who stood more than 6 feet, 6 inches tall and may have been a military leader.

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Best-ever map of the human genome sheds light on 'jumping genes,' 'junk DNA' and more

In a pair of papers, scientists greatly expanded our catalog of known genomic variation among humans.

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'Extremely rare' bronze armor found in Czech Republic dates to Trojan War era

Ancient metal artifact discovered in the Czech Republic is a rare example of bronze armor from the Trojan War era.

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Scientists scan famous 'Earthrise' crater on mission to find alien life in our solar system

A large lunar crater featured in the iconic 'Earthrise' photo has just helped the European JUICE spacecraft hone its alien-hunting instruments during a once-in-a-lifetime flyby.

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Neanderthal genes may explain disorder where brain bulges out of the skull

Neanderthal genes may explain why some people have Chiari malformation type I, a condition in which the brain bulges out of the back of the skull.

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Watch this robot 'cannibal' grow bigger and stronger by consuming smaller robots

Scientists explore the concept of "robot metabolism" with a weird machine that can integrate material from other robots so it can become more capable and overcome physical challenges.

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Diagnostic dilemma: Rare semen allergy may have caused woman's infertility

A woman and her partner had been trying to conceive for some time. It turned out that a rare allergy may have been hindering their attempts.

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Bite marks reveal giant terror birds were potentially prey for another apex predator — humongous caiman

Researchers have found evidence of a titanic tussle between a terror bird and a large caiman in Colombia's ancient La Venta wetlands.

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78,000-year-old footprints from Neanderthal man, child and toddler discovered on beach in Portugal

A Neanderthal trackway discovered in Portugal shows how an adult male and two children hunted for food 78,000 years ago.

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'Backward' brain of ancient sea creature hints spider ancestors evolved in the ocean

The tiny 'backward' brain of an ancient sea creature hints that spider ancestors might have gotten their start in the ocean.

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Male birth control pill passes early safety test, with more trials underway

An experimental birth control pill for males works by blocking sperm production, and it just passed its first safety test in humans.

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See up to 25 'shooting stars' an hour as Southern Delta Aquariid and Alpha Capricornid meteor showers peak Monday

Two minor meteor showers — the Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids — peak overnight on Monday (July 29-30), making it a great night for stargazing.

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Here we go again! Controversial paper questions whether interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'possibly hostile' alien tech in disguise

A controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar to claims made about 'Oumuamua. But experts have called it "nonsense".

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Students build new 'hybrid drone' — watch it fly in the air and then seamlessly dive underwater

A 3D-printed hybrid drone can quickly transition between air and water thanks to variable pitch propellers. Watch a video of the drone in action.

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Return of wolves to Yellowstone has led to a surge in aspen trees unseen for 80 years

Gray wolves were reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park in 1995 to help control the numbers of elk that were eating young trees, and it is finally paying off for quaking aspen.

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A peatland in the Amazon stopped absorbing carbon. What does it mean?

Peatlands cover just a fraction of Earth's surface, but store huge amounts of carbon. In the Peruvian Amazon, one of these swamps has switched to carbon neutral.

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'PAC-MANN' blood test aims to detect pancreatic cancer early

A new test called PAC-MANN is designed to detect signs of pancreatic cancer in blood. It's still in development, but the hope is that it will help catch the deadly cancer early.

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Pristine Etruscan tomb discovered in Italy contains more than 100 untouched artifacts

Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a rare 2,600-year-old Etruscan tomb that somehow escaped looters over the centuries.

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Trio of stripy glaciers merging in 'Earth's highest battleground' are part of a major anomaly scientists don't fully understand — Earth from space

This 2023 astronaut photo shows three glaciers merging into a single massive ice mass in the Karakoram mountains. The stripy glaciers have gained ice in recent decades, despite the effects of human-caused climate change.

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