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Rocket-like jellyfish, regal Komodo dragon and harrowing whale rescue — see the stunning Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 finalists

Finalists in the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 competition capture beautiful images of animals and people oceans.

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A rare 'black moon' rises this weekend: What is it, and what can you see?

Saturday's new moon is a seasonal "black moon" — a rare phenomenon that occurs once every 33 months. Here's what that means and why it's a great night for stargazing.

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Supervolcanic 'hell' caldera in Japan is home to 17 different volcanoes — Earth from space

A 2012 astronaut photo shows the striking beauty of Japan's Aso Caldera, a "supervolcanic" structure home to more than a dozen volcanoes and "hellish" hot springs. It was formed by several major eruptions spanning more than 200,000 years.

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Gene that differs between humans and Neanderthals could shed light on the species' disappearance, mouse study suggests

A gene called ASDL, which helps synthesize DNA, differs between modern humans and our extinct human relatives. The findings could shed light on why Neanderthals vanished.

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Watch Hurricane Erin reach Category 5 strength in a blaze of lightning

NOAA's GOES-19 satellite captured images of Hurricane Erin as it developed in the Atlantic and then rapidly strengthened into a Category 5 storm.

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Hurricane Erin could unleash 100-foot waves across the East Coast this week, forecasters warn

Forecasters expect Hurricane Erin, one of the fastest rapidly intensifying storms in history, to bring flooding and dangerous currents as the Category 4 hurricane travels to the U.S. East Coast this week.

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OpenAI's ChatGPT agent can control your PC to do tasks on your behalf — but how does it work and what's the point?

With new tools and greater autonomy, OpenAI's flagship AI chatbot is more capable, and potentially more dangerous, than ever.

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Pazuzu figurine: An ancient statue of the Mesopotamian 'demon' god who inspired 'The Exorcist'

Statues of the Mesopotamian demon Pazuzu are often found at archaeological sites, and his cultural relevance is seen in recent comparisons to creepy-looking Labubu dolls.

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What's the difference between a llama and an alpaca?

Llamas are closely related to alpacas, so how can you tell these South American camelids apart?

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Oops! Earendel, most distant star ever discovered, may not actually be a star, James Webb Telescope reveals

Astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to investigate whether the most distant star identified in the universe is, in fact, a star cluster.

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Which Roman emperor ruled the longest?

The question of which Roman emperor ruled the longest is tricky to answer.

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Giant 'X' appears over Chile as 2 celestial beams of light cross: Space photo of the week

The bright band of the Milky Way and the faint glow of "zodiacal light" meet above the mountains of Chile's Atacama Desert in this stunning night sky photo.

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Why do some people grow 'chemo curls' after cancer treatment?

After chemotherapy, some people get "chemo curls" and other changes to their hair texture and appearance. But why?

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Scientists transform 'forever chemicals' in water into fluoride with new process

Exposure to a sunlight-activated catalyst broke down 99% of a forever chemical, leaving behind recyclable fluoride.

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Meet the 'neglectons': Previously overlooked particles that could revolutionize quantum computing

When mathematicians revived ignored mathematical structures, they found that overlooked particles, called "neglectons," could complete the quantum computing puzzle.

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Scientists have finally made an elusive meteorite diamond, predicted to be 50% harder than Earth diamonds

Meteorite diamonds, which could be 58% harder than ordinary diamonds, have finally been made in the lab.

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What was the first human species?

Modern humans emerged roughly 300,000 years ago, but our genus Homo is much older. So what's the oldest human species on record?

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Medieval knight 'Lancelot' and his stunning stone tomb found under ice cream shop in Poland

Archaeologists found the body of a medieval knight underneath a tombstone that depicted him in full military regalia.

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Incredible, first-of-its-kind video shows human embryo implanting in real time

Scientists have captured a video showing the implantation of a human embryo for the first time, using a laboratory model of a uterus.

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2.6 million-year-old stone tools reveal ancient human relatives were 'forward planning' 600,000 years earlier than thought

Hundreds of stone tools discovered in Kenya have revealed that human relatives traveled long distances to find raw material.

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Giant, cosmic 'Eye of Sauron' snapped staring directly at us in stunning 15-year time-lapse photo

Researchers have combined 15 years' worth of radio data to peer through the cone of a high-energy jet and unravel the magnetic mysteries of a "blazar" billions of light-years from Earth. The new findings also shed light on the origin of elusive "ghost particles."

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Robots awkwardly race, fight and flop around in China's first World Humanoid Robot Games

The first World Humanoid Robot Games are underway in China, with robots competing against each other in track and field, soccer, kickboxing and other events.

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San Andreas fault could unleash an earthquake unlike any seen before, study of deadly Myanmar quake suggests

A study of March's Myanmar earthquake has found that strike-slip faults don't necessarily repeat past behavior, meaning the San Andreas fault could unleash a bigger quake than any seen before.

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A braided stream, not a family tree: How new evidence upends our understanding of how humans evolved

Evidence is mounting that the evolution of our species is more convoluted than we imagined — more like a braided stream than a branching tree.

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'It makes no sense to say there was only one origin of Homo sapiens': How the evolutionary record of Asia is complicating what we know about our species

As experts study the human fossil record of Asia, many have come to see it as telling a different story than what happened in Europe and Africa.

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