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Cataclysmic crash with neighboring planet may be the reason there's life on Earth today, new studies hint

Early Earth may not have had the right ingredients for life — until a nearby Mars-size planet crashed into it, two new studies hint.

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'I would never let a robot incubate my child': Poll on 'pregnancy robots' divides Live Science readers

Live Science readers reveal whether they would use a hypothetical "pregnancy robot" — a humanoid machine fitted with an artificial womb to sustain a human pregnancy from conception until birth.

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2,200-year-old 'complex and delicate' Celtic warrior charm is evidence of sophisticated metalworking in the Iron Age

Archaeologists discovered a 2,200-year-old bronze warrior charm while excavating an ancient Celtic town in Germany.

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Scientists watch a single electron move during a chemical reaction for first time ever

For the first time, scientists visualized how electrons behave during a chemical reaction, which could help reduce unwanted byproducts in future chemistry.

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2,100-year-old skeleton of warrior nicknamed 'Lord of Sakar,' buried in a stunning gold wreath, unearthed in Bulgaria

The second century B.C. burial mound is the richest ever found in Bulgaria.

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'Aging clocks' tell you how much 'older' you are than your chronological age. How do they work?

"Biological aging tests," also called aging clocks, can predict your risk of age-related disease, disability, early mortality and more — but are they ready for prime time?

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Loughareema: The 'vanishing lake' in Northern Ireland that mysteriously drains and refills itself within hours

The Vanishing Lake in Northern Ireland's County Antrim can be full in the morning and empty a few hours later, thanks to an underground drainage system that scientists still don't fully grasp.

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Scientists cram an entire computer into a single fiber of clothing — and you can even put it through your washing machine

A new fiber computer contains eight devices that work together as a single computing entity, and scientists want to weave many of them so they can work together as cohesive smart garments.

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Formaldehyde-free hair-straightening products may still threaten health, concerning study finds

Formaldehyde-free hair-straightening products have been marketed as a safer option, but they may pose a risk to kidney health, a case series suggests.

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'A truly unprecedented discovery': 3,000-year-old multicolored mural with fish, stars and gods discovered in Peru

A multicolored mural discovered in Peru is shedding light on pre-Inca coastal artistic traditions.

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'Cool gemstones' and 'fiery grime': James Webb telescope finds clues to Earth's origins in dazzling new view of Butterfly Nebula

In a dazzling new photo, the James Webb Space Telescope zooms in on the Butterfly Nebula — the dying gasps of one of the hottest stars in the sky, which could hold clues to Earth's origins.

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'Now is the time': Hurricane category 6 could be introduced under new storm severity scale

The current hurricane classification does not consider storm surge and rainfall risks, which cause almost 80% of hurricane-related deaths. A new scale could help people better prepare for storms.

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70 million-year-old hypercarnivore that ate dinosaurs named after Egyptian god

Researchers have unveiled Kostensuchus atrox, a giant crocodile relative that ate dinosaurs in Argentina 70 million years ago during the Cretaceous period.

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NASA reveals the dwarf planet Ceres had a hidden 'energy source' that may have sparked alien life

New models suggest that Ceres, the asteroid belt's largest object, once had a radioactive core that could have sustained life in the dwarf planet's hidden subsurface ocean billions of years ago.

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China's 'Darwin Monkey' is the world's largest brain-inspired supercomputer

Darwin Monkey or 'Wukong' features over 2 billion artificial neurons and more than 100 billion synapses — similar to the neural structure of a macaque.

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Spiders seen keeping fireflies as glowing prisoners that draw more prey to their webs

The fireflies are kept inside the webs for as long as they glow, before being consumed.

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Gum disease treatment slows the thickening of arteries, clinical trial shows

New trial results show that intense gum disease treatment reduces how much the carotid artery narrows in otherwise healthy individuals. This suggests oral health should be taken seriously as a contributing factor in cardiovascular disease.

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James Webb telescope images reveal there's something strange with interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has made its first observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing that the comet appears to be unusually rich in carbon dioxide.

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Early test of new laser-free eye treatment shows promise

In lab experiments, scientists are testing a new way to reshape the cornea and correct impaired vision, but the research faces many hurdles before it could be approved for use in humans.

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Scientists unveil most detailed photo of a solar flare ever taken

Record-breaking images from the world's largest solar telescope, the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, reveal a solar flare in unprecedented detail.

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Heartbreaking image shows a sloth clinging to a barbed wire fence because it was the closest thing resembling a tree

French photographer Emmanuel Tardy's image of a sloth clinging to a post in Costa Rica is one of the images from the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.

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'So weird': Ankylosaur with 3-foot spikes sticking out of its neck discovered in Morocco

The ostentatious spikes of a newly described ankylosaur fossil suggest that its armor evolved via sexual selection.

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Chinese scientists create multicolored glow-in-the-dark succulents that recharge in sunlight

Researchers injected "afterglow" phosphor particles into succulents to create the world's first multicolored glow-in-the-dark plants, featuring blue, green, red and blue-violet luminescence.

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80,000-year-old stones in Uzbekistan may be the world's oldest arrowheads — and they might have been made by Neanderthals

Small stone points discovered in Uzbekistan may be the earliest evidence of arrowhead technology.

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10th time lucky! SpaceX's Starship nails successful test flight after string of explosive setbacks

SpaceX's Starship rocket has finally reversed its fortunes.

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