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1,900-year-old oil lamp that provided 'light in the journey to the afterlife' found in Roman cemetery in the Netherlands

Archaeologists excavating in a Roman cemetery in the Netherlands have uncovered a unique oil lamp dating to the second century A.D.

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Scientists measure the 'natal kick' that sent a baby black hole careening through space for the first time

Two black holes merged together 2.4 billion light years away from Earth, and scientists have just figured out how fast the newborn ricocheted, and in which direction.

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'Russian nesting doll' virus hides inside a deadly fungus, making it even more dangerous to people

A virus found lurking inside a deadly fungus may make the microbe even stronger and harder to kill when it infects people.

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Diet change could make brain cancer easier to treat, early study hints

A new lab study exploited a unique aspect of metabolism in glioblastoma to boost the effectiveness of chemoradiation, turning the cancer's properties against itself.

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New EV battery tech could power 500-mile road trips on a 12-minute charge

An EV battery breakthrough from Korea could help give lithium-metal tech the green light.

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Pawnee Star Chart: A precontact elk-skin map used by Indigenous priests to tell an origin story

The unique map depicts patterns of stars in the night sky, but its meaning is debated.

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Where is Queen Boudica buried?

The remains of Britain's national heroine — Queen Boudica of the Iceni tribe — are not under a train station in north London. So, where is her grave?

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James Webb telescope's 'starlit mountaintop' could be the observatory's best image yet — Space photo of the week

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured infant stars carving peaks of dust and gas in the Pismis 24 star cluster.

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Science history: Gravitational waves detected, proving Einstein right — Sept. 14, 2015

When LIGO detected gravitational waves unleashed from two colliding black holes for the first time in science history, it set off a whole new era in astronomy.

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Why do AI chatbots use so much energy?

AI chatbots are infamous energy guzzlers. But why do they use so much electricity?

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3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian whistle was likely used by police officer tasked with guarding the 'sacred location' of the royal tomb

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a 3,300-year-old bone whistle carved out of a cow's toe, and it may have been used by an ancient "police officer."

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Where could alien life exist in our solar system?

The solar system has eight planets and hundreds of moons. Could extraterrestrials live on any of them?

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350-year-old mummified head from Bolivia isn't what it seems

A mummified skull from Bolivia was long thought to be of an Inca man, but a new study finds it had a different history.

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Camera trap in Chile detects strange lights blazing through the wilderness. Researchers are scrambling to explain them.

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Astronomers accidentally use rare 'double zoom' technique to view black hole's corona in unprecedented detail

For the first time, astronomers have directly measured a solar-system-size corona around a distant supermassive black hole, thanks to a rare cosmic alignment.

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'Almost like science fiction': European ant is the first known animal to clone members of another species

A species of ant found scurrying across southern Europe is the first animal found that clones males of another species.

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Scientists develop 'full-spectrum' 6G chip that could transfer data at 100 gigabits per second — 10,000 times faster than 5G

Researchers have developed a 6G chip that uses a dual electro-photonic approach to send signals across nine radio-frequency bands.

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Never-before-seen adorable pink bumpy snailfish with funny little beard filmed in deep canyon off California coast

Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute used remotely operated vehicles to find three new species of snailfish off the California coast.

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New 'quasi-moon' discovered in Earth orbit may have been hiding there for decades

A near-Earth asteroid lurked undetected for decades until a telescope in Hawaii spotted it earlier this year. It may be Earth's newest quasi-moon.

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New reconstructions show piercing eyes of men who lived 2,500 years ago in mysterious Indian civilization

The vivid reconstructions are based on two skulls found in urns excavated in 2021 at a burial ground in southern India

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Breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug that extends life by decades earns its developers a $250,000 'American Nobel'

One of this year's coveted Lasker Awards went to three scientists who helped invent a life-saving treatment for cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease.

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could be turning bright green, surprising new photos reveal

New photos captured during the recent "blood moon" total lunar eclipse show that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be turning green as it gets closer to the sun.

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Acne drug Accutane may restore sperm production in infertile men, early study hints

Accutane, a decades-old acne treatment, could help men with infertility produce motile sperm and avoid invasive sperm retrieval surgery, a study finds.

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'New' island emerges from melting ice in Alaska

NASA's Earth Observatory has announced that Alaska has a "brand new island" after a retreating glacier lost contact with the Prow Knob mountain landmass in Alsek Lake.

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Action on climate change faces new threat: The doomers who think it's too late to act

"Doom-mongering convinces many would-be climate advocates that climate action is a hopeless cause. But the blistering attacks against mainstream climate science and scientists advance an agenda of division, dividing the rank-and-file climate activists and leading voices from the scientific community."

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