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Vast source of rare Earth metal niobium was dragged to the surface when a supercontinent tore apart

Potentially the largest known source of niobium discovered in central Australia formed 830 million years ago, and we can thank the breakup of the ancient supercontinent Rodinia.

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Saturn will be at its biggest and brightest on Sept. 21 — here's how to see it

In a once-a-year event, Saturn is about to reach opposition, with the ringed planet appearing its best and brightest as it approaches its closest point to Earth.

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Farewell to the computer mouse? Bizarre new designs could reduce wrist injuries, scientists say.

Researchers built two prototype mice, one with a squeezable body and another with a hinged A-frame, in an ergonomic overhaul of the desktop PC staple.

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Skywatching alert! See 2 bright comets on the same night as a meteor shower this October

Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) can now be seen with binoculars close to Mars in the western sky after sunset.

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CDC committee votes to change measles vaccine guidance for young children

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended against using the MMRV vaccine in children under 4. This could eliminate a choice for kids' first dose of measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox prevention.

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'Dramatic' changes spotted in first black hole ever imaged

The polarization pattern around M87* — the first black hole to be directly imaged by the Event Horizon Telescope — has changed direction, and scientists aren't sure why.

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New report warns that China could overtake the US as top nation in space — and it could happen 'in 5-10 years,' expert claims

A new report from the Commercial Space Federation warns that China could soon overtake the U.S. in the "new space race." The country's rapid progression starkly contrasts the limitations imposed on NASA by record-breaking budget cuts.

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Tiny 'brains' grown in the lab could become conscious and feel pain — and we're not ready

Lab-grown brain tissue is too simple to experience consciousness, but as innovation progresses, neuroscientists question whether it's time to revisit the ethics of this line of research.

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How to see the moon, Venus and the bright star Regulus in an ultraclose conjunction tomorrow

Watch the crescent moon, Venus and the bright star Regulus align in a rare predawn close conjunction tomorrow.

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Jaguar in Brazil smashes record for the species' longest documented swim

A jaguar was captured on camera trap on an artificial island near the Serra da Mesa Hydroelectric Power Dam. The only way it could have gotten there was a very long swim.

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There's a 90% chance we'll see a black hole explode within a decade, physicists say

How often do black holes explode? New research refines old calculations, hinting that black hole explosions may be a once-in-a-decade occurence.

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RFK's handpicked advisers are coming for the childhood vaccine schedule. Here's what to know.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices may vote to disrupt the childhood vaccine schedule, despite what experts say is a lack of evidence to do so.

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'There's no shoving that genie back in the bottle': Readers believe it's too late to stop the progression of AI

Over 1,700 readers responded to a Live Science poll, and 30% of them believe it is too late to halt the development of artificial intelligence (AI).

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What are the 'magic numbers' in nuclear physics, and why are they so powerful?

Why do some elements decay in minutes, while others last billions of years? Certain "magic numbers" of nuclear particles may make all the difference.

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Genetics: How do we inherit traits from our ancestors?

Discover interesting facts about how traits are passed down over generations through DNA.

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Even brief exposure to air pollution can push the placenta into an inflammatory state, lab study suggests

A study of human placentas suggests that urban air pollution may push the organ's resident immune cells into an inflammatory state.

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'Rare' ancestor reveals how huge flightless birds made it to faraway lands

The mystery of how related flightless birds ended up so far apart on different continents may have been solved.

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Oldest-known dome-headed dinosaur discovered sticking out of a cliff in Mongolia's Gobi Desert

The juvenile pachycephalosaurs, which predates the previous oldest dome-headed dinosaur by 15 million years, reveals more about how and when this unusual feature developed.

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Scientists invent new sunscreen made from pollen

Traditional chemical sunscreens can damage coral reefs. Scientists say there's a fix using one derived from tea plant pollen.

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'The sun is slowly waking up': NASA warns that there may be more extreme space weather for decades to come

A new NASA study suggests that solar activity will remain high or rise further in the coming decades, contradicting previous assumptions that the sun was quieting down — and scientists "don't completely understand" why.

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Anthropologist claims hand positions on 1,300-year-old Maya altar have a deeper meaning

A well-known Maya stone carving known as Altar Q, located at the site of Copán in Honduras, may use hand signs to represent key dates in the Maya Long Count Calendar, a new study claims.

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Diagnostic dilemma: A knife broke off in a man's chest, and he didn't notice it for 8 years

A man noticed pus oozing from his chest, and it ended up revealing a knife blade in his thoracic cavity.

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'When people gather in groups, bizarre behaviors often emerge': How the rise of online social networks has catapulted dysfunctional thinking

The pervasive spread of misinformation can be tracked to cognitive limitations, social influence and the global spread of online networks. Combatting it has become an "arms race" between truth and lies.

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Science history: A tragic gene therapy death that stalled the field for a decade — Sept. 17, 1999

Sept. 17, 1999: Jesse Gelsinger died after receiving a gene therapy treatment to treat a liver disease. The death sparked an investigation and caution around gene therapy, which ultimately stalled the field for years.

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'We certainly weren't exceptional, but now we're the only ones left': In new PBS series 'Human,' anthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi explores how humans came to dominate Earth

In her new show, Ella Al-Shamahi charts humanity's evolutionary odyssey. We sat down with her to discuss the path of our species out of Africa to global hegemony.

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