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'Near stationary' Tropical Storm Melissa is moving slower than a person walking — and it may bring deadly flash floods to the Caribbean

Tropical Storm Melissa is moving at a snail's pace but will intensify rapidly over the weekend as it feeds off near-record-warm water temperatures in the Caribbean Sea, forecasters say.

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Eternal Flame Falls: New York's mini waterfall that hides a grotto filled with undying fire

Eternal Flame Falls sits on a bed of shale rocks rich in organic matter. As this matter breaks down, it produces highly flammable natural gas that escapes through cracks in the ground.

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Strange object between Saturn and Uranus is 'evolving' its own ring system, study suggests

Astronomers have found signs that the small icy world Chiron, orbiting between Saturn and Uranus, may be forming a new ring system in near-real time.

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New images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show giant 'jet' shooting toward the sun

New telescope images show that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is shooting a giant jet of gas and dust toward the sun. This is normal behavior for comets, an expert told Live Science.

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Rare fossils in New Mexico reveal dinosaurs were doing just fine before the asteroid annihilated them all

New dating has revealed that New Mexico's last dinosaurs were healthy, diverse and thriving at the end of the Cretaceous period, suggesting non-avian dinosaurs weren't in decline before being snuffed out by the asteroid strike.

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Scientists have just defined five sleep profiles — and some could help spot mental illness

Researchers have identified five distinct profiles that map to certain brain signatures. Each profile is tied to certain behaviors and cognitive issues.

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Charred piece of secretive Chinese rocket found still smoldering in the Australian outback

Experts believe that a five-foot-wide piece of space debris discovered near an Australian mining town was part of a dead Chinese rocket. The wreckage likely crashed just before it was found.

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Rare half-pink rough diamond with 'astounding' weight of 37.4 carats discovered in Botswana

Experts at a laboratory in Botswana managed by the Gemological Institute of America recently examined an extraordinary natural diamond with two distinct color zones.

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Venomous snake strikes captured in extreme detail through high-speed videos for first time

Over 100 videos of venomous snake strikes reveal three different types of attacks, with some biting down several times "to prolong the venom flow into their prey."

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Science history: Scientists use 'click chemistry' to watch molecules in living organisms — Oct. 23, 2007

Carolyn Bertozzi and colleagues laid out a way to make paradigm-shifting "click-chemistry" compatible with living cells, opening up a window into living organisms.

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Scientists create ultrapowerful, squishy robotic 'eye' that focuses automatically and doesn't need a power source

Inspired by animal vision, the eye could become part of soft robots without any electronic components.

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Mysterious glow at the Milky Way's center could reshape a major cosmic theory

A mysterious glow at the center of the Milky Way has puzzled astronomers for more than a decade. New research offers an explanation that could also reshape what we know about dark matter.

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1,300-year-old poop reveals pathogens plagued prehistoric people in Mexico's 'Cave of the Dead Children'

Scientists studied ancient poop and found loads of intestinal diseases.

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World's biggest X-ray laser discovers never-before-seen type of ice that's solid at room temperature

Researchers have unveiled ice XXI, a new form of ice that's solid at room temperatures when subjected to immense pressure.

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Astronomers spot giant hidden 'bridge' and record-breaking tail between 2 dwarf galaxies

Researchers discovered a hidden 185,000 light-year "bridge" of gas between two distant galaxies, which are also trailed by a 1.6 million light-year galactic tail — the largest of its kind ever seen.

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Astronomers discover skyscraper-size asteroid hidden in sun's glare — and it's moving at a near-record pace

The newly discovered "twilight" asteroid, 2025 SC79, was obscured by the sun's glare until an astronomer pointed the Dark Energy Camera at it, highlighting the potential dangers of unseen asteroids.

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Google's breakthrough 'Quantum Echoes' algorithm pushes us closer to useful quantum computing — running 13,000 times faster than on a supercomputer

The new quantum computing algorithm, called "Quantum Echoes," is the first that can be independently verified by running it on another quantum computer.

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You don't need to be very happy to avoid an early death from chronic disease, study finds

A new study suggests that being happier could help reduce your risk of dying prematurely from chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes and heart disease. But the threshold at which this happiness effect kicks in is fairly low.

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Diagnostic dilemma: A toddler accidently ate gonorrhea bacteria from a lab dish

In a bizarre medical case published in 1984, a young boy was inadvertently exposed to an STI-causing bacteria in a lab dish.

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Plants self-organize in a 'hidden order,' echoing pattern found across nature

Scientists have discovered a "perfect disordered hyperuniform" pattern in how plants arrange themselves across many dry landscapes that allows them to make the most of water resources.

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James Webb telescope finds that galaxies in the early universe were much more chaotic than we thought

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have charted billions of years of galactic evolution, finding that galaxies near the dawn of time were much more chaotic than they are today.

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New eye implants combined with augmented-reality glasses help blind people read again in small trial

Of the 38 patients with age-related macular degeneration, 80% were able to read again after having the eye implant and using the glasses.

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Unitree's H2 robot poses, pirouettes and pulls off deft karate moves with eerily lifelike movement

Chinese robotics startup Unitree has shown off its latest humanoid robot, the H2 "Destiny Awakening" — and it's eerily lifelike.

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'Illegal' metal detectorist found a huge hoard of Roman treasure in Germany — and kept it hidden for 8 years

A man found a Roman-era hoard in Germany dating to around 2,000 years ago, but he took eight years to tell authorities about it.

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New study reveals why time seems to move faster the older we get

A new study hints that age-related changes in our brains may explain why time feels like it's slipping away faster with every passing year.

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