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New 'DNA cassette tape' can store up to 1.5 million times more data than a smartphone — and the data can last 20,000 years if frozen

Scientists have discovered that over half a mile of DNA could hold over 360,000 terabytes of data.

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China's Great Green Wall: The giant artificial forest designed to slow the expansion of 2 deserts

Since 1978, China has planted more than 66 billion trees along its 2,800-mile-long northern border, and it wants to plant 34 billion more over the next 25 years to complete its "Great Green Wall."

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'A scale almost too big to imagine': Scientists spot monster black hole roaring with winds at more than 130 million mph

A black hole 30 million times the mass of the sun has produced winds one-fifth the speed of light, stunning scientists.

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'They had not been seen ever before': Romans made liquid gypsum paste and smeared it over the dead before burial, leaving fingerprints behind, new research finds

Fingerprints on a Roman burial hold new clues to an unusual liquid gypsum funeral ritual.

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Killer whales are teaming up with dolphins on salmon hunts, study finds — but not everyone agrees

There are eye-opening claims that orcas and dolphins are working together on salmon hunts and sharing food — but not everyone is convinced.

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James Webb telescope spots 'monster stars' leaking nitrogen in the early universe — and they could help solve a major mystery

Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope spotted huge stars leaking nitrogen in an early galaxy, hinting that such 'monster stars' might have been the source of ancient supermassive black holes.

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Einstein was right: Time ticks faster on Mars, posing new challenges for future missions

Clocks on Mars tick faster by about 477 microseconds each Earth day, a new study suggests. This difference is significantly more than that for our moon, posing potential challenges for future crewed missions.

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Insomnia and anxiety come with a weaker immune system — a new study starts to unravel why

People with anxiety or insomnia tend to have weaker immunity. The decline of a key immune cell may be a culprit.

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Breakthrough 3D wiring architecture enables 10,000-qubit quantum processors

The novel 3D wiring architecture and chip fabrication method enable quantum processing units containing 10,000 qubits to fit in a smaller space than today's 100-qubit chips.

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When does winter start? Your guide to the 2025 winter solstice.

Astronomical winter begins Sunday, Dec. 21 in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's how the solstice works.

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Stunningly preserved Roman-era mosaic in UK depicts Trojan War stories — but not the ones told by Homer

A newfound mosaic draws inspiration from "Phrygians," a play by the Athenian playwright Aeschylus that survives only in bits and pieces.

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Mysterious X-ray signal from deep space may be the scream of a star ripped apart by two black holes

A strange X-ray signal spotted decades ago may be the result of a star that got attacked by two black holes, one after the other.

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Amazon rainforest is transitioning to a 'hypertropical' climate — and trees won't survive that for long

The Amazon rainforest currently has a few days or weeks of hot drought conditions per year, but researchers say this could increase to 150 days per year by 2100.

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'It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology — and it was created by Neanderthals in England more than 400,000 years ago.

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Scientists create new solid-state sodium-ion battery — they say it'll make EVs cheaper and safer

A new sodium-ion battery offers a cheaper and safer alternative to conventional lithium-ion systems, scientists say, paving the way for more sustainable EVs.

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Russia's Bezymianny volcano blew itself apart 69 years ago. It's now almost completely regrown.

A 1956 eruption collapsed much of the Bezymianny volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, but frequent eruptions since — including a large event in November — means it has now almost completely regrown.

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New discoveries at Hadrian's Wall are changing the picture of what life was like on the border of the Roman Empire

The British northern frontier was the edge of the Roman world — and a place of violence, boredom and opportunity, experts told Live Science.

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Diagnostic dilemma: Man caught rabies from organ transplant after donor was scratched by skunk

A Michigan man died of rabies despite having no recent exposure to a potentially infected animal.

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This bright star will soon die in a nuclear explosion — and could be visible in Earth's daytime skies

The bright binary star system V Sagittae will flare up multiple times before finally going supernova within the next 100 years. When it explodes, it could be visible to the naked eye even in sunlit skies.

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'It is simply too hot to handle': 2024 was Arab region's hottest year on record, first-of-its-kind climate report reveals

The Arab region just had its hottest year on record, a new climate report reveals.

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Earth's crust hides enough 'gold' hydrogen to power the world for tens of thousands of years, emerging research suggests

Reservoirs of hydrogen gas that form naturally in Earth's crust could help humans decarbonize. The challenge now is finding these accumulations and working out how best to mine them, experts say.

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Widespread cold virus you've never heard of may play key role in bladder cancer

Scientists uncovered how childhood BK virus infections may set off cancer-causing mutations decades later: by activating a host immune system enzyme that attacks DNA.

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Gray hair may have evolved as a protection against cancer, study hints

Aging comes with graying hair, which may be a sign of the body lowering its risk of cancer, a study suggests.

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Is the 'Star of Bethlehem' really a planet? A bright visitor this month may hold a clue.

A brilliant point of light is rising in the eastern sky soon after dark this month, drawing comparisons to the "Star of Bethlehem."

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Rare 'sunglint' transforms Alabama River into a giant 'golden dragon' — Earth from space

A 2023 astronaut photo shows the moment the Alabama River briefly morphed into an undulating golden serpent, similar in shape to a Chinese dragon. This temporary transformation was the result of a rare mirror-like phenomenon known as a "sunglint."

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