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American submarine, lost for over a century, discovered 'remarkably intact' off the coast of San Diego

A submarine that sank over 100 years ago during WWI has been surveyed off the coast of San Diego.

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Cats may have been domesticated much later than we thought — with earlier felines being eaten or made into clothes

Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved into Europe with humans much later than previously believed.

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Does time 'go slower' when you're exercising?

Studies find that people's perception of time really does warp during exercise, and the distraction of racing a rival does not fix this distorted perception.

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Rare face tattoos on 800-year-old mystery mummy baffle archaeologists

Analysis of a mummy kept for a century at the University of Turin in Italy has revealed rare face tattoos made with a special black ink.

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140,000 year old bones of our ancient ancestors found on sea floor, revealing secrets of extinct human species

Researchers have recovered Homo erectus bones from the seafloor, which points to an unknown hominin population hunting on land that is now underwater in Southeast Asia.

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Exascale computing is here — what does this new era of computing mean and what are exascale supercomputers capable of?

Exascale computing can process over a quintillion operations every second — enabling supercomputers to perform complex simulations that were previously impossible. But how does it work?

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2-in-1 COVID-flu vaccine looks promising in trial — but experts say approval may be delayed

Late-stage trial data suggest that a new COVID-flu vaccine offers good protection against both infections, but experts expect the shot's approval may be delayed.

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Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' prostate cancer: What you need to know

Former U.S. President Joe Biden's office announced that he has been diagnosed with "aggressive" prostate cancer, which has spread to his bones. Here's what to know about the disease.

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Capuchins have started abducting newborn howler monkeys in bizarre, deadly fad

Young male capuchins have developed a strange trend of acquiring baby howler monkeys. It doesn't end well for the babies.

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Why do elephants have big ears?

Elephants have the largest ears in the animal kingdom, and there's a practical reason for that.

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World's oldest star chart may be 2,300 years old and from China — but not everyone agrees

Is the Star Manual of Master Shi the oldest known astronomical catalog? Experts are divided.

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New theory could finally make 'quantum gravity' a reality — and prove Einstein wrong

A new physics paper takes a step toward creating a long-sought "theory of everything" by uniting gravity with the quantum world. However, the new theory remains far from being proven observationally.

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Scientists use AI to encrypt secret messages that are invisible to cybersecurity systems

Scientists say that hiding secret messages using AI chatbots could lead to a world of iron-clad encryption.

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Quantum computing: What is quantum error correction (QEC) and why is it so important?

Quantum computers can one day be vastly more powerful than the most powerful supercomputers on the planet — but only if scientists find ways to fix the extremely high error rate in qubits.

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Death of the universe predicted to arrive much sooner using Stephen Hawking-inspired theory

Astrophysicists have proposed a new theoretical maximum lifespan for the universe, which suggests that dead stars are decaying much faster than previously thought. The estimate of stellar remnant decay is based on Stephen Hawking's famous black hole radiation theory.

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'This should not be published': Scientists cast doubt on study claiming trees 'talk' before solar eclipses

Claims that spruce trees synchronize their responses to a solar eclipse were widely reported recently — but many researchers are sceptical of the results.

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First-of-its-kind video captures the terrifying moment the ground tore apart during major Myanmar earthquake

A security camera near Thazi, Myanmar, captured the earth cracking during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in March.

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'River of fire' unleashes toxic gases as eruption destroys town in La Palma — Earth from space

A 2021 satellite image shows destructive lava flows burning through a residential area in the Canary Islands as molten rock spilled into the sea and unleashed surprising levels of volcanic gas.

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Yosemite's ultra-deep canyon may have been carved in part by a ghost volcano and river, provocative research suggests

A river that drained the slopes of a now-vanished volcano may have carved Yosemite Valley's depths during the last 10 million years.

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Famous tomb said to hold Alexander the Great's father actually contains younger man, a woman and 6 babies, study finds

Ancient human remains in a famous Greek tomb can't be Alexander the Great's father after all, a scientific analysis reveals.

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What's hiding under Antarctica's ice?

Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent by size, so what's hiding under its massive sheaths of ice?

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When was math invented?

Humans started counting tens of thousands of years ago, but when did they begin figuring out advanced arithmetic, algebra and even calculus?

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What's the difference between apes and monkeys?

Primatologists explain how apes and monkeys differ.

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'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking society

New research is finding that some women in Viking Age Scandinavia were buried with war-grade weapons. Experts are divided about what that means.

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Doctors say AI model can predict 'biological age' from a selfie — and want to use it to guide cancer treatment

A new AI model can deduce a person's biological age using a selfie. Could it be used to guide cancer treatment decisions?

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