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More than 43,000 years ago, Neanderthals spent centuries collecting animal skulls in a cave; but archaeologists aren't sure why

Neanderthals repeatedly returned to the cave to store horned animal skulls, revealing this cultural tradition was transmitted over time.

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Watch awkward Chinese humanoid robot lay it all down on the dance floor

The model demonstrated remarkable precision, stability and speed across a highly complex dance routine.

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The Snow Moon will 'swallow' one of the brightest stars in the sky this weekend: Where and when to look

On the night of Feb. 2, skywatchers in eastern North America can see the moon occult Regulus — a rare event visible to the naked eye.

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Halley wasn't the first to figure out the famous comet. An 11th-century monk did it first, new research suggests.

An 11th-century monk saw the famous "Halley's comet" first as a child and later as an adult, new research finds.

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James Webb telescope discovers closest galaxy to the Big Bang ever seen

The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed the most distant, early galaxy in the known universe. The new contender, MoM-z14, is visible just 280 million years after the Big Bang.

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South Carolina's measles outbreak nears 790 cases — making it the biggest in decades

Nearly 790 people, primarily children, have been infected in South Carolina's ongoing measles outbreak, officials report.

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50-year-old NASA jet crashes in flames on Texas runway — taking it out of the Artemis II mission

New footage shows one of NASA's WB-57 research jets spewing out flames and smoke as it skids across a runway during an emergency landing near Houston. The veteran aircraft was due to play a small role in the Artemis II mission.

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5,000-year-old rock art from ancient Egypt depicts 'terrifying' conquest of the Sinai Peninsula

Archaeologists have found 5,000-year-old ancient Egyptian rock art in the Sinai Desert that depicts the conquest of the region.

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Stone Age teenager was mauled by a bear 28,000 years ago, skeletal analysis confirms

The mystery of a Stone Age teenager's death has been solved — 80 years after he was found in an ancient burial ground in Italy.

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Drones could achieve 'infinite flight' after engineers create laser-based wireless power system that charges them from the ground

A new system will enable operators to use laser beams to top off batteries while drones are in midflight.

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Critical moment when El Niño started to erode Russia's Arctic sea ice discovered

Scientists discover a tipping point that took place in 2000, where El Niño’s effect on sea ice loss in Siberia was amplified.

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Romans used human feces as medicine 1,900 years ago — and used thyme to mask the smell

A new study shows that organic residues from a Roman-era glass medicinal vial came from human feces.

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Hundreds of new 'anomalies' in Hubble data defy explanation

AI helped researchers probe the Hubble Space Telescope's archive to find strange celestial objects, including some indescribable by science.

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Teenage girl who lived in Italy 12,000 years ago had a rare form of dwarfism, DNA study shows

In 1963, researchers unearthed two Stone Age skeletons that were buried in an embraced position in a cave in Italy. Now, DNA testing has revealed that one of them had a rare genetic condition.

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New study of chemical reactions in space 'could impact the origin of life in ways we hadn't thought of'

The complex building blocks of life can form spontaneously in space, a new lab experiment shows.

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Can AI detect cognitive decline better than a doctor? New study reveals surprising accuracy

Designed to assist rather than replace doctors, a new autonomous tool scans clinical notes to highlight patients who may need urgent follow-up for cognitive decline and potential dementia.

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430,000-year-old wooden handheld tools from Greece are the oldest on record — and they predate modern humans

Archaeologists have found the oldest-known surviving examples of handheld wooden tools.

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Next-generation AI 'swarms' will invade social media by mimicking human behavior and harassing real users, researchers warn

Artificial intelligence experts have warned that AI "swarms" are poised to infiltrate social media by deploying agents that mimic human behavior and exploit our tendency to follow the herd.

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Giant 'metal cloud' spotted in nearby star system could be hiding a second alien sun

Astronomers suspect that a massive metallic cloud swirling in a nearby star system could be hiding a giant planet or dwarf star from view, after it drastically dimmed a sun-like star for around nine months.

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NASA is preparing for simulated launch of Artemis II mega moon rocket — and it could happen as early as Saturday

NASA has announced it will fuel the Artemis II rocket as part of a simulated launch that will take place as early as Saturday (Jan. 31).

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Days numbered for 'risky' lithium-ion batteries, scientists say, after fast-charging breakthrough in sodium-ion alternative

An innovative approach to battery materials could bring sodium-ion energy density and charging speeds far closer to those of lithium-ion, scientists say.

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Diagnostic dilemma: Liquid-nitrogen-infused cocktail popped a man's stomach like a balloon

Liquid nitrogen can be used safely in food preparation — but one man's stomach burst after he threw back a cocktail that had been cooled with the substance.

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See February's full Snow Moon rise this weekend next to a glittering star cluster

February's full "Snow Moon" will be at its fullest on Sunday, Feb. 1, and will be best seen at moonrise. It will appear just beneath the Beehive Cluster, one of the closest star clusters to the solar system.

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'Doomsday Clock' ticks 4 seconds closer to midnight as unregulated AI and 'mirror life' threaten humanity

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists now says humanity is a metaphorical 85 seconds to global disaster.

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'The dream has come true': Standard model of cosmology holds up in massive 6-year study of the universe — with one big caveat

The six-year Dark Energy Survey has released its full results, showing that two leading models of cosmology are equally valid — but both fail to explain one key observation.

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