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Landmark finding that showed brains of kids with ADHD mature later was actually a mirage in the data, new research finds

A "foundational" study found that the brains of children with ADHD matured later, but that finding was likely a mirage tied to issues with how the children were followed over time.

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Seal pups were dying from a 'corkscrew killer' on a Canadian island. It turned out to be cannibals.

Dead seal pups on a Canadian island have been found with mysterious spiral-shaped injuries for years. The wounds were thought to be the work of sharks or boat propellers, but new research confirms a different cause.

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One of Neptune's 16 moons is not like the others, James Webb telescope finds — and it could be key to fully understanding the solar system

Neptune has a complicated life story, and its moon Nereid might be the only one left standing from the planet’s multibillion-year history.

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There's a new T. rex from the dinosaur age — and it ruled the seas with a skull-crushing bite

The newly described mosasaur Tylosaurus rex spanned up to 43 feet (13 meters) long and may have been one of the fiercest marine predators of the dinosaur age.

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800-year-old 'hugging skeletons' are genetically confirmed as Poland's only medieval same-sex double burial

Two skeletons found in an embrace next to a 13th-century Polish cathedral were both women, an ancient DNA analysis confirms, but their relationship remains a mystery.

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Great Pyramid of Giza is remarkably resilient to earthquakes —‬ and it's due to the ancient Egyptians' 'extraordinary' engineering knowledge

The Great Pyramid of Giza has survived for more than 4,600 years despite nearby earthquakes, and new research reveals why.

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China's real-life 'transformer' mech is a giant humanoid robot that can switch from bounding on 4 legs to walking on 2

The new 'mecha' robot, which weighs over 1,000 pounds and stands nearly 10 foot tall, is designed for urban mobility.

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How can we prevent AI models from cannibalizing themselves when human-generated data runs out? Scientists say they've found the answer.

Researchers have found that introducing human-made data into AI training can help to prevent AI model collapse.

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Complex animals evolved up to 10 million years earlier than previously thought, fossil discovery shows

Trove of fossils discovered in Canada sheds light on "when life first became large, complex and unmistakenly animal."

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Scurvy-plagued whalers' remains discovered at 'Corpse Point' in Svalbard

Skeletons of early modern whalers reveal widespread scurvy, pipe smoking and heavy physical labor.

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Common asthma drug helps fight hard-to-treat cancers, including aggressive breast cancers, early study finds

Scientists found that blocking a protein best known for its role in asthma enhances cancer immunotherapy in preclinical models.

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Physicists confirm 'negative time' is real by asking the atoms themselves

A new experiment confirms that photons passing through a cloud of atoms can spend a negative amount of time there, and the atoms themselves are the ones saying so.

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The Appalachian Mountains hold enough lithium to make 500 billion cellphones, researchers discover

Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey estimated that the ancient Appalachians mountain system holds 2.5 million tons of the critical element lithium.

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800-year-old notebook and fancy silk toilet paper discovered in medieval latrine in Germany

Archaeologists recovered the 10-page wax notebook with Latin writing and its leather carrying case from a medieval latrine in Germany.

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China installs world's largest floating wind turbine in deep water test — it generates enough energy to power 4,200 homes annually

Three Gorges Pilot, a 16-megawatt floating offshore wind turbine, marks a major step for deep-water renewable energy and the future of floating wind farms.

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'The system is likely to reach a breaking point': Major Italian volcano is speeding toward a transition, and a major eruption could be on the way

Campi Flegrei, a volcanic caldera near Naples, is speeding toward a transition, a new study suggests, but there are still a lot of questions as to whether it will erupt in the near future.

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Deadly, highly venomous box jellyfish discovered in Singapore is a newfound species

Researchers identified a new species of box jellyfish and recorded a surprising range expansion for the Thai sea wasp after analyzing the morphology and DNA of a handful of jellies in Singapore.

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World's first 'native' color lidar will let robots and self-driving cars map the world in full color 3D

Ouster has launched the Rev8 set of lidar sensors that function as both a camera and a 3D mapping sensor at the same time. Its engineers say these are the first devices of their kind in the world.

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Global warming is accelerating 5,000 times faster than rice can evolve

A new study finds that climate change is creating environments where humans have never successfully cultivated rice before.

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Bright-blue 'potash ponds' shine alongside a dark-green river in Utah — Earth from space

A 2017 astronaut photo shows two sets of solar evaporation ponds alongside the Colorado River. The stripy structures are used to refine potassium chloride, or "potash," which is mined nearby.

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1,200-year-old giant 'death jar' in Laos contains generations of human skeletons

Excavation of a large stone vessel from the mysterious Laos Plain of Jars has confirmed its use in an ancient funerary tradition.

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Doctor's kit found on Mount Vesuvius victim in Pompeii

A man who died in Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79 was carrying a medical kit with him, new scans reveal.

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950-year-old burial of a pet dingo reveals unique archaeological evidence of humans ritually 'feeding' a grave

Archaeologists have excavated the remains of a dingo that was buried by ancestors of the Australian Aboriginal Barkindji people and "fed" for the next 500 years with river mussels.

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Deadly Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern, WHO declares

Health officials suspect that an Ebola epidemic has killed 100 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the World Health Organization declaring it a public health emergency.

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'Truly significant': James Webb telescope reveals largest-ever map of the universe's hidden megastructures

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have created the most detailed map of the cosmic web ever.

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