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From delicate dandelions to mighty oak trees, millions of plants use seeds to reproduce. But where did the first seeds come from?

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'Tour de force' study may explain why trauma can lead to PTSD

Stress can shape how memories are formed, a study in mice suggests. The findings could point the way to future treatments for PTSD and anxiety.

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Severe COVID-19 may shrink cancer tumors, early data suggest

Immune cells produced during severe COVID-19 infection may shrink tumors. The unexpected mechanism offers a new therapeutic possibility for advanced and treatment-resistant cancers.

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Diagnostic dilemma — Unusual case reports from the medical literature

Doctors write case reports to help call rare conditions to the attention of their peers, or to highlight patients whose diagnoses ended up being a bit of a puzzle. Case reports can shed light on emerging trends, hinting at when a condition might be becoming more common. They can also…

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12,000-year-old, doughnut-shaped pebbles may be early evidence of the wheel

The wheel was likely invented around 6,000 years ago, but a new analysis of curious rocks from Israel suggests that wheel-like technologies existed even earlier.

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Glowing mystery sea slug that feeds like a Venus fly trap captured in deep sea footage for 1st time

Deep-sea researchers have discovered a glowing sea slug with a huge hood that helps the creature feed like a Venus fly trap.

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Our ancestor Lucy may have used tools more than 3 million years ago

An analysis looking at the hand bones of australopithecines, apes and humans reveals that tool use likely evolved before the Homo genus arose.

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Pando, the world's largest organism, may have been growing nonstop since the 1st humans left Africa, study suggests

The clonal quaking aspen known as Pando is between 16,000 and 80,000 years old.

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'A direct relationship between your sense of sight and recovery rate': Biologist Kathy Willis on why looking at nature can speed up healing

Biologist Kathy Willis spoke to Live Science about how touching wood makes us calmer, why looking at a picture of a savanna is calming and how walking through a forest changes our gut microbes.

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How did the Concorde fly so fast?

The Concorde was the fastest commercial plane ever flown, but its speed came with a hefty price tag.

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How many galaxies orbit the Milky Way?

The number of known galaxies circling the Milky Way is increasing as we develop new powerful telescopes.

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Did plate tectonics give rise to life? Groundbreaking new research could crack Earth's deepest mystery.

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life.

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Humans' big brains may not be the reason for difficult childbirth, chimp study suggests

Complicated births may not have arisen in humans as a trade-off between our need for big brains and pelvises suitable for upright walking, new research in chimps suggests.

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'Purple tunic' from royal tomb belonged to Alexander the Great, scholar claims — but not everyone agrees

A fragment of cloth found in a royal tomb in Greece decades ago might be the remains of a tunic once worn by Alexander the Great, a new study claims.

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Armored dinosaur could withstand the impact of a high-speed car crash, thanks to the 'bulletproof vest' over its plate armor

The new research suggests that this dinosaur's armor was adapted for fighting between members of Borealopelta markmitchelli.

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Holographic-inspired lenses could unlock '3rd dimension of imaging' in future VR headsets and smart glasses

Future VR headsets could use a new type of lens inspired by holographic devices. The bilayer bifocal lens relies on external voltage to change the intensities in the foci.

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'A flash of copper caught our attention': 4,000-year-old dagger discovered deep in Italian cave

Archaeologists say the finds will help them better understand the prehistoric people who lived or buried their dead in this Italian cave.

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'Hawking radiation' may be erasing black holes. Watching it happen could reveal new physics.

Primordial black holes may be exploding throughout the universe. If we can catch them in the act, it could pave the way to new physics, a study suggests.

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Cats are better at word association than human babies are, study finds

Cats are quicker than babies to associate a picture of a word with its corresponding picture, new research shows.

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E. coli in the gut may fuel a 'chain reaction' leading to Parkinson's, early study suggests

Two recent chemistry studies pinpoint reactions that may link the gut microbiome to the development of Parkinson's disease.

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Puzzling patchwork skeleton in Belgium contains bones from 5 people spanning 2,500 years

A skeleton buried in a fetal position is actually made of bones from at least five people who lived across a span of 2,500 years.

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Origins of world's earliest writing point to symbols on 'seals' used in Mesopotamian trade

Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.

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Earth from space: Watch Valencia disappear under a sea of mud during deadly Spanish floods

Satellite images show the true extent of the flash flooding in Valencia during a freak weather event that killed at least 214 people across Spain.

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'An offering to energize the fields': 76 child sacrifice victims, all with their chests cut open, unearthed at burial site in Peru

An analysis of previous sacrifices at the same site suggests the victims were conquered people brought to work on the land.

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