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Nanoparticle breakthrough could bring 'holy grail' of solar power within reach

Digital generated image of solar panel with purple-blue reflection.

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Earth from space: Erupting 'sharkcano' spits out a giant underwater plume in Oceania

A 2022 satellite photo shows a large plume of discolored water rising from the undersea Kavachi volcano, during an eruption that likely scattered the sharks that normally dwell there.

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Top-secret X-37B space plane returns to Earth in dead of night after mysterious 434-day mission, US military reveals

The U.S. military's top-secret X-37B space plane has returned from a mysterious 434-day mission in orbit. The enigmatic mission 'broke new ground' for reusable space technology, according to the U.S. Space Force.

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'Find of a lifetime': 15th-century gold and silver coins discovered by amateur metal detectorists in Scotland

A collection of over 30 gold and silver English and Scottish coins from throughout the 1400s were discovered near the Scotland border by hobbyist metal detectorists.

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'Winter is far from over': Polar vortex reversal could bring springtime snow to US

The polar vortex could be reversing in a sudden stratospheric warming event, with the potential to send Arctic air and storms to the central and eastern U.S.

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52-foot-high 'megaripples' from asteroid that killed the dinosaurs mapped deep beneath Louisiana in 3D

Buried "megaripples" — some the size of five-story buildings — are helping scientists piece together the devastation following the impact that wiped out the nonavian dinosaurs.

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Astronomers identify a celestial '3-body problem' lurking in the outer solar system

New research suggests that a binary pair of Kuiper Belt objects, known as the Altjira system, is actually made up of three separate bodies orbiting one another in a complex triad. This rare orbital configuration is often referred to as the "three-body problem."

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166 million-year-old fossil found on Isle of Skye belongs to pony-size dinosaur from Jurassic

A fossil that was first discovered over 50 years ago has finally been identified as a dinosaur that lived around 166 million years ago, during the Jurassic Period.

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We may finally understand how metformin lowers blood sugar, animal study finds

The common diabetes drug metformin works partly by excreting sugar from the bloodstream into the intestines, where gut bacteria then convert it into chemicals that improve the insulin response.

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When is cancer considered cured, versus in remission?

Experts explain the difference between what it means to experience cancer remission versus being cured of the disease.

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New AI model converts your thought into full written speech by harnessing your brain's magnetic signals

An AI model can scan your brain with non-invasive equipment and convert your thoughts into typed sentences — with no implants required.

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Saucer-like 'Winnebago' space capsule lands in Australia — marking 1st for commercial space industry

Varda Space Industries' W-2 space capsule reentered Earth's atmosphere and touched down in the Australian outback last month, becoming the first commercial spacecraft to land Down Under.

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Scientists spot water molecules flipping before they split, and it could help them produce cheaper hydrogen fuel

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Onfim's doodle: A 13th-century kid's self-portrait on horseback, slaying an enemy

More than 800 years ago, a Russian boy named Onfim sketched himself on his schoolwork.

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Megalodon may have grown up to 80 feet long — far larger than previous estimates

New study suggests megalodons may have grown 15 feet longer than some previous estimates, had enormous babies, and didn't look like supersized great white sharks.

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Space photo of the week: Hubble hunts a stellar 'imposter' hiding in the Great Bear

The legendary Hubble Space Telescope has turned its gaze to the Ursa Major-adjacent galaxy UGC 5460, revealing spiral arms, star clusters and a possible supernova "imposter".

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Pet cats arrived in China via the Silk Road 1,400 years ago, ancient DNA study finds

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats likely carried the pets with them along the Silk Road 1,400 years ago.

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Do 'elephant graveyards' really exist?

Stories of vast graveyards where elephants go to die only scratch the surface of the fascinating death-related behaviors in these mammals.

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'In that moment, that was everything to me': Patient describes joy of regaining vision in 1 eye after new stem cell therapy

A first-of-its-kind stem cell transplant has changed the life of a man who was left blind in one eye following a firework accident.

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Northwestern Morocco was inhabited long before the Phoenicians arrived, 4,200-year-old settlement reveals

An archaeological site in the area dates back about 4,200 years.

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AGI could now arrive as early as 2026 — but not all scientists agree

Predictions on the dawn of the AI singularity vary wildly but scientists generally say it will come before 2040, according to new analysis, slashing 20 years off previous predictions.

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Was medieval armor bulletproof?

The metal suits worn by knights during the Middle Ages were originally designed to protect against weapons such as swords. But could medieval armor also stop bullets?

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Science news this week: Gravitational memory and woolly mice

March 8, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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Science at a crossroads: Dispatches from Friday's 'Stand Up for Science' rallies across the US

Our science journalists reported on the Stand Up for Science rallies held in New York City and Raleigh, North Carolina.

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'We're disappointed in the outcome': NASA shares photo of sideways Intuitive Machines moon lander, which died 12 hours after touchdown

The second moon landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines has ended much like the first, with its Athena lander falling sideways into a crater and shutting down after 12 hours.

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