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The Liforme yoga mat is an excellent eco-friendly option offering enhanced grip and support no matter your yoga abilities.

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3,000-year-old untouched burial of 'charioteer' discovered in Siberia

The discovery implies horse-drawn chariots were once used in the region, but none have been found.

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Another major US city is sinking, and this time it's due to 'underground climate change'

The ground beneath Chicago is deforming as a result of heat leaking from underground structures — a phenomenon dubbed a "silent hazard" for cities across the globe.

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Evidence of Roman-era 'death magic' used to speak with the deceased found near Jerusalem

Researchers think the morbid practice originated with pagan people who settled in the region after the Romans drove out the Jews.

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Dolphins and orcas have passed the evolutionary point of no return to live on land again

Scientists have discovered that once a mammal has become fully aquatic, it passes a threshold that makes a return to terrestrial landscapes almost impossible.

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How do plants with seedless fruit reproduce?

Plants are capable of producing seedless fruit through a process called parthenocarpy, and humans have long leveraged it in agriculture.

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Why do deep-sea fish look like aliens?

Deep-sea fish have evolved unique traits to thrive in their unforgiving habitat.

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Science news this week: Civil War haul and the moon’s hot blob

July 16, 2023: 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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Will the drive for EVs destroy Earth's last untouched ecosystem?

In the hunt for minerals needed in electric car batteries, some companies are turning to the deep sea. But mining this ecosystem could threaten its very existence.

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What happens if you get struck by lightning… and survive?

Lightning is terrifying, but it's not always deadly. Here's what it does to the human body.

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Stone tools and camel tooth suggest people were in the Pacific Northwest more than 18,000 years ago

One of the earliest North American human occupation sites, dating to more than 18,000 years ago, was discovered in Oregon.

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Who was J. Robert Oppenheimer? Biographer Kai Bird delves into the physicist's fascinating life and legacy

Kai Bird, co-author of "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer" opens up on the physicist's life and legacy.

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Fears that dead 60-foot-long whale in Ireland could explode sends experts scrambling

Experts abandoned the autopsy of a dead fin whale after they heard bubbling noises from the creature's gut, indicating there was a chance it could explode if opened.

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Where are the noctilucent clouds we were promised? The sun might be to blame

Photographers hoping to capture stunning "night-shining" clouds have been left frustrated this year. The fast-approaching solar maximum may be to blame.

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Dire wolves and saber-toothed cats may have gotten arthritis as they inbred themselves to extinction

Bones from the two ancient predatory species were found in the La Brea tar pits in what is now West Hollywood and showed signs of bone disease not normally seen in wild animals.

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Zapotec 'entrance to underworld' discovered under Catholic church in Mexico

A hidden "underworld" linked to the Zapotec "cult of the dead" has been discovered beneath a church in Mexico.

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Humans were in South America at least 25,000 years ago, giant sloth bone pendants reveal

Humans were living in Brazil earlier than previously thought, prehistoric sloth-bone pendants suggest.

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Hidden 36 million-year-long cycles may fuel bursts of life on Earth, ancient rocks reveal

As tectonic plates clash and pull apart, sea levels change. This process has shaped marine biodiversity over time, a new study suggests.

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Were Neanderthals really killed off by Campi Flegrei, Europe's awakening 'supervolcano'?

The volcano beneath Italy erupted 40,000 years ago and had catastrophic impact on Earth's climate — around the same time that the Neanderthals began their slow march to extinction.

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We've finally identified the nerve cells in the clitoris and penis that respond to vibration

A new study in mice shows that Krause corpuscles are specialized to respond to vibration and light touch, and are key to normal sexual behavior.

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Ecologist Tim Blackburn: 'Moths pollinate a wider range of species than bees'

With colors ranging from candy pinks to golds and sometimes possessing wingspans as big as a bird's, moths are a fascinating group. Ecologist Tim Blackburn tells Live Science about the incredible, hidden world of moths.

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Mushroom-shaped superplume of scorching hot rock may be splitting Africa in 2

Strange, never-before-seen movements in the East Africa Rift Valley appear to be driven by super-heated rock from deep beneath Earth's surface.

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Did Alexander the Great have any children?

Alexander the Great died at age 32, leaving behind a vast empire. Did he have any heirs to rule in the power vacuum that followed his death?

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Did the Cambrian explosion really happen?

Something unique does seem to have taken place during this time when so many animal groups first appeared, but it's not an open-and-shut case.

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