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125,000-year-old 'fat factory' run by Neanderthals discovered in Germany

An analysis of ancient animal bones found in Germany suggests that Neanderthals extracted grease from them to gobble up 125,000 years ago.

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BMI should be replaced, experts argue — here's what the alternative could be

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting obesity-related diseases and death.

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'It's how I would imagine I would react if I saw a real-life giant dinosaur': What Jurassic World Rebirth's scientific advisor thinks of the movie

The summer blockbuster Jurassic World Rebirth is hitting theaters, so Live Science asked paleontologist Steve Brusatte what it's like being the movie's scientific advisor.

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Rare snowfall in Atacama Desert forces the world's most powerful radio telescope into 'survival mode'

The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base camp last week.

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Scientists discover never-before-seen part of human cells — and it looks like a snowman wearing a scarf

Scientists say they captured 3D images of a new organelle they're calling a "hemifusome," which may be a recycling center in human cells.

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New blood test detects cancers 3 years before typical diagnosis, study hints

Free-floating DNA carrying cancerous mutations was detected in blood three years before any other signs of cancer appeared. If approved as a test, doctors might detect cancers sooner and treat them before they spread.

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Which animals can count and understand simple math?

Many animals have a sense of quantity, but they don't count or do math the way humans do.

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Drug slashes migraine days by half in early trial — and it may work with completely 'new mechanism'

The obesity drug liraglutide cut migraine days in half in a small trial, though more research is needed to exclude the placebo effect, researchers said.

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Does Mars have a moon?

Mars is smaller than Earth, but does it have any moons?

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Farthest 'mini-halo' ever detected could improve our understanding of the early universe

Scientists have discovered the farthest-ever 'mini-halo,' a sea of charged particles around a distant galaxy cluster that could reveal unexpected insights about the ancient universe.

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Are cats the only animals that purr?

Everyone knows what a happy cat sounds like. But are they the only animals that purr?

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Orcas filmed making out in the wild for first time

Footage captures a pair of orcas nibbling each other's tongues in the Kvænangen fjords in northern Norway. Scientists think this rarely seen behavior could play a role in social bonding.

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Ancient 'female-centered' society thrived 9,000 years ago in proto-city in Turkey

Genetic analysis of skeletons buried in a Neolithic proto-city in Turkey reveals that female lineages were important in early agricultural societies.

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Mystery behind cold blob in the Atlantic Ocean finally solved

Scientists have determined that slowing ocean currents are responsible for a cold spot south of Greenland.

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Threaten an AI chatbot and it will lie, cheat and 'let you die' in an effort to stop you, study warns

In goal-driven scenarios, advanced language models like Claude and Gemini would not only expose personal scandals to preserve themselves, but also consider letting you die, research from Anthropic suggests.

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Indigenous funeral urns discovered on human-made islands in Amazon rainforest

Giant ceramic pots made centuries to millennia ago were found to hold human bones, while others held a mixture of seeds and the remains of fish, frogs and turtles.

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New 'breathalyzer' could detect signs of disease in human breath, scientists say

Scientists have developed a device intended to detect disease markers in human breath, which could someday offer a potential alternative to blood, urine or saliva tests.

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Some early-onset cancers are on the rise. Why?

The rates of certain early-onset cancers are on the rise. The reasons are complex, experts say.

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Salmon-hat wearing orcas also give each other massages with kelp, scientists discover

Orcas have been spotted giving each other rubdowns with kelp tools, rubbing pieces of the seaweed between their bodies.

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Did light exist at the beginning of the universe?

Was it dark after the Big Bang, or did light shine immediately?

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Nobel laureate concerned about AI-generated image of black hole at the center of our galaxy

Researchers used an AI model to create a new image of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, with some concern from experts.

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AI hallucinates more frequently as it gets more advanced — is there any way to stop it from happening, and should we even try?

OpenAI's most advanced reasoning model is smarter than ever — but it hallucinates more than previous models, too.

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Which animals can hold their breath underwater the longest?

Many animals that live in water need to come up to the surface to breathe, but they can still spend impressive lengths of time submerged thanks to a few clever tricks.

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Plants have a secret, second set of roots deep underground that scientists didn't know about

A global analysis deep in soil found 20% of plants studied have an unexpected deeper set of roots more than 3 feet underground.

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Hells Canyon caves reveal unexpected finding about America's deepest gorge

About 2,000 feet deeper than the Grand Canyon, Hells Canyon was rapidly carved when a lake spilled over about 2.1 million years ago, new research estimates.

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