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Scientists find thousands of earthquakes in a perfectly straight line in Alaska, revealing a hidden 'microplate'Tiny earthquakes that emerge in a strikingly linear pattern revealed the Yakutat microplate, which may be focusing volcano and earthquake activity.
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NASA rover finds record-breaking trove of complex organic molecules on MarsData from NASA’s Perseverance rover confirms the presence of macromolecular carbon on Mars – another potential piece of the puzzle in the search for life.
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'You can't patch your way out of it': Cheap AI worm can spread between devices without human guidance — but how did scientists create it?Analysis Researchers show how future malware could use AI to make decisions that are traditionally handled by human hackers — but not all experts say we should panic.
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Satellites reveal Earth has a surprising symmetry in the way it reflects light — and it might be tied to the El Niño cycleEven though the Eastern and Western halves of Earth are fairly different, they reflect the same amount of sunlight, a new study finds.
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Water might secretly be a mix of 2 different liquids, scientists sayFor decades, scientists suspected water secretly behaves like two different liquids. A new AI-powered study has finally caught it happening at the molecular level.
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China's Einstein Probe detected a mysterious cosmic explosion — and scientists have no idea what caused itThe explosion, consisting of two mysterious double flares, matches no known space eruption.
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'A weird result from an already weird hominin': Archaeologists discover all Homo naledi skeletons found in South African cave are femaleA cutting-edge analysis of the teeth from Homo naledi skeletons in a South African cave system found no males within the group. Experts are unsure what to make of the finding.
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'Weirdos of the sperm whale world' appear to be evolving 2 different dialects, audio recordings suggestThousands of recordings of sperm whale communications in the Mediterranean Sea reveal that the population might be splitting into two groups with their own dialects.
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60 million stars: Euclid space telescope snaps the most detailed photo of the Milky Way ever takenPlanet hunters and stargazers will both benefit from the Euclid space telescope's newest image, which was released after 26 hours of deep-space observations.
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'Unequivocal evidence' of Earth's oldest impact crater turns out to be off by half a billion yearsA new study updates the age of Earth's oldest known meteorite impact crater, the North Pole Dome crater, which scientists previously claimed was 3.47 billion years old.
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Drug-induced 'brain freeze' may help protect the brain after a stroke, early study suggestsBy tamping down metabolism, a new experimental treatment that induces a hypothermia-like state may slow stroke-associated brain injury, scientists report.
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NASA satellite captures wave of warm water hundreds of miles long that signals a devastatingly strong El NiñoThis year's El Niño is on track to be among the strongest ever recorded.
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We've spent decades looking for the wrong type of alien radio signals, new paper claimsNew research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth could be overlooking prime evidence of alien intelligence.
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One underlying cause of inflammatory bowel disease pinpointed in new studyAutoantibodies may be disabling one of the body's anti-inflammatory brakes in some IBD patients, a new study finds.
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Never-before-seen shark that 'walks' on land discovered off Papua New GuineaDivers in Papua New Guinea recently discovered a new species of carpet shark that can traverse low-lying reefs.
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James Webb telescope detects 'galaxy-killing wind' near the dawn of timeNew observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show that ancient galaxies lived fast and died young because of intense, collision-driven winds.
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'You kill the bacteria and heal the wound at the same time': Emerging nanotech could be the future of wound healingSlow-healing lesions — common in diabetics and burn victims — can lead to lingering infections that resist antibiotic treatment. A new approach using light-activated therapies may offer a solution.
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Rare animals spotted, California due a major quake, photon split into infinite others, and China 'tames nature.'Science news this week June 20, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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Watch bison herd defend a newborn calf from wolf attack in a primeval Polish forestResearchers have captured first-of-its-kind footage of a wolf attack on European bison in the Bialowieza Primeval Forest. The recording shifts our understanding of predator-prey interactions in this region.
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