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Enigmatic Anglo-Saxon ivory rings discovered in elite burials came from African elephants 4,000 miles away

Hundreds of elite Anglo-Saxon women were buried with mysterious ivory rings. Now, researchers know the ivory came from elephants living about 4,000 miles away from England.

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Rare streaks of light above US are a sign that solar maximum is fast approaching

The ethereal aurora-like light show could become a more common sight over the next few years as the sun's activity continues to ramp up.

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Yellowstone supervolcano magma chamber has far more melted rock than thought

Scientists have worked out the consistency of the magma under the Yellowstone caldera using seismic waves — and the reservoir is filled with "mush" that doesn't pose an imminent eruption threat.

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Adult albatrosses found gnawed to death by mice on 3rd remote island

Mice had previously been seen attacking seabird chicks — but in April researchers found eight dead adults. And this new development is concerning conservationists.

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Where do honey bees come from? New study 'turns the standard picture on its head'

DNA analysis indicates the world's most common bee originated in northern Europe around 780,000 years ago, before spreading into East Africa and Arabia around 120,000 years later.

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Scientists tried to solve the mystery of the helium nucleus — and ended up more confused than ever

Helium is the simplest element in the periodic table with more than one particle in its nucleus, yet state of the art theory and experiments on it don't add up.

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See the face of the 'Hobbit,' an extinct human relative

A new facial approximation offers insight into one of humankind's extinct relatives, Homo floresiensis.

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Evidence of ancient hydraulic engineering discovered along Nile

A 600-mile-long network of stone walls along the Nile served as an ancient water management system.

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1,000-year-old wall in Peru was built to protect against El Niño floods, research suggests

The research found flood sediments only on the eastern side of a desert wall built almost 1,000 years ago.

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Flying squirrels in China have discovered a clever new trick to store nuts for longer

Two species of tropical flying squirrels have worked out that if they nibble grooves around nuts to store them between tree branches, they are preserved for longer.

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120-year-old Cassius is pushing limit of crocodile longevity — and he's got 'years to come,' expert says

The ancient, 18-foot-long crocodile — the world's largest living in captivity — is healthy but occasionally displays signs of trauma from his troubled youth in the wild.

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Come, see and conquer the latest news, features and articles about the Romans from Live Science.

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How does water put out fire?

Water extinguishes fire, but it doesn't act on the flames themselves.

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What is the maximum number of biological parents an organism can have?

Most organisms have two parents, but not all. Could an individual have three parents, or even more?

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15 signs the sun is gearing up for its explosive peak — the solar maximum

Experts believe the upcoming solar maximum could be more active and arrive sooner than previously expected. Here are 15 signs that they are right.

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Solar maximum could hit us harder and sooner than we thought. How dangerous will the sun's chaotic peak be?

The sun is quickly approaching a major peak in solar activity. Experts warn it could potentially begin by the end of 2023, years before initial predictions suggested.

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The printing press explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world

In this series, The Week looks at the ideas and innovations that permanently changed the way we see the world.

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If the missing titanic submersible is found, how could the passengers be rescued?

Rescuers have detected noises repeating every 30 minutes from around the last known location of the Titan submersible. Could this make a rescue more likely?

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The expansion of the universe could be a mirage, new theoretical study suggests

New research looking at the cosmological constant problem suggests the expansion of the universe could be an illusion.

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1st-century coins from Jewish revolt against the Romans discovered near the Black Sea

Roman soldiers took coins minted by Jewish rebels in the Holy Land with them to a military camp in Georgia.

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Electrifying time-lapse image captures 100 lightning bolts torching the sky over Turkey

The photographer combined individual images collected over a 50-minute period during an intense thunderstorm in Turkey.

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Mysterious 'Viking disease' linked to Neanderthal DNA

A new study finds that the key genetic risk factors for Dupuytren's disease, a crippling hand disorder, are derived from Neanderthals.

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Chemistry

Discover all things chemical with the latest chemistry news, features and articles from Live Science.

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The expansion of the universe could be a mirage, new theoretical study suggests

New research looking at the cosmological constant problem suggests the expansion of the universe could be an illusion.

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Mystery orcas with bulbous heads wash up dead in unexplained mass stranding

The nine Type D orcas were found on a beach in Chile, with a necropsy of one female showing it was a healthy adult, with no signs of human involvement in its death.

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