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5,000-year-old artifacts in Iraq hint at mysterious collapse of one of the world's 1st governments
Newly analyzed 5,000-year-old clay bowls unearthed in Iraq may be evidence of early government-like rule, a new study finds.
James Webb Space Telescope smashes its own record to find the earliest galaxies that ever existed
James Webb Space Telescope image of the stellar nursery N79 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
Scientists reveal 'neural tourniquet' that can stop bleeding with nerve stimulation
Researchers stimulated the vagus nerve in healthy volunteers and showed it triggered blood clot formation, which they say could be used to prevent blood loss after surgery.
1,600-year-old burials in Crimea hold gold and silver jewelry from 'rich women'
Researchers say the finds are from aristocratic burials between the fourth and sixth centuries.
Doctors discover live worms growing under a woman's eyelid in China
An office worker in Beijing developed a parasitic infection that caused worms to grow under her right eyelid.
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Massive, 'potentially hazardous' asteroid due to make closest-ever approach to Earth tonight — and you can watch it live
The stadium-sized asteroid 2020 XR is due to make its closest approach to Earth on record early on Dec. 4, and the encounter will be livestreamed for everyone to see.
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Future wearable devices could draw power through your body using background 6G cellphone signals
Excess energy from wireless 6G networks could be harvested by a copper coil and the human body.
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Crimea's 'putrid sea' creates beautiful rainbow of color but smells like rotten eggs
Earth from space A 2014 satellite photo of the Sivash region shows off the kaleidoscopic colors of a series of shallow, hypersaline lagoons — each filled with a different kind of algae.
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New, big-headed archaic humans discovered: Who is Homo juluensis?
Researchers have named a new species in the Homo genus. What do we know about these "big headed" people?
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