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- September 18
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- New report warns that China could overtake the US as top nation in space — and it could happen 'in 5-10 years,' expert claims
- Tiny 'brains' grown in the lab could become conscious and feel pain — and we're not ready
- How to see the moon, Venus and the bright star Regulus in an ultraclose conjunction tomorrow
- Jaguar in Brazil smashes record for the species' longest documented swim
- There's a 90% chance we'll see a black hole explode within a decade, physicists say
- RFK's handpicked advisers are coming for the childhood vaccine schedule. Here's what to know.
- 'There's no shoving that genie back in the bottle': Readers believe it's too late to stop the progression of AI
- September 17
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- What are the 'magic numbers' in nuclear physics, and why are they so powerful?
- Genetics: How do we inherit traits from our ancestors?
- Even brief exposure to air pollution can push the placenta into an inflammatory state, lab study suggests
- 'Rare' ancestor reveals how huge flightless birds made it to faraway lands
- Oldest-known dome-headed dinosaur discovered sticking out of a cliff in Mongolia's Gobi Desert
- Scientists invent new sunscreen made from pollen
- 'The sun is slowly waking up': NASA warns that there may be more extreme space weather for decades to come
- Anthropologist claims hand positions on 1,300-year-old Maya altar have a deeper meaning
- Diagnostic dilemma: A knife broke off in a man's chest, and he didn't notice it for 8 years
- 'When people gather in groups, bizarre behaviors often emerge': How the rise of online social networks has catapulted dysfunctional thinking
- Science history: A tragic gene therapy death that stalled the field for a decade — Sept. 17, 1999
- September 16
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- 'We certainly weren't exceptional, but now we're the only ones left': In new PBS series 'Human,' anthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi explores how humans came to dominate Earth
- 1,900-year-old 'treasure' found in Roman-era family's scorched house in Romania
- Skyscraper-size asteroid previously predicted to hit us in 60 years will zoom past Earth on Thursday (Sept. 18) — and you can see it live
- Grumpy-looking Pallas's cat photographed by camera trap in stunning photo from eastern Himalayas
- Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 FE lens review
- 'This needs to happen fast': Scientists race to cryopreserve a critically endangered tree before it goes extinct
- 'A genuine surprise': Near-Earth asteroid Ryugu once had 'flowing water' that transformed its insides
- Volcanic 'googly eyes' stare into space from skull-like peninsula — Earth from space
- September 15
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- World's oldest mummies were smoke-dried 10,000 years ago in China and Southeast Asia, researchers find
- 1,900-year-old oil lamp that provided 'light in the journey to the afterlife' found in Roman cemetery in the Netherlands
- Scientists measure the 'natal kick' that sent a baby black hole careening through space for the first time
- 'Russian nesting doll' virus hides inside a deadly fungus, making it even more dangerous to people
- Live Science crossword puzzle #10: Tallest volcano on Earth — 10 down
- Diet change could make brain cancer easier to treat, early study hints
- Suunto Run fitness tracker review — Light, feature-packed and reasonably priced
- Potentially habitable, Earth-size exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e may have an atmosphere, James Webb telescope hints
- New EV battery tech could power 500-mile road trips on a 12-minute charge
- The best star projector we've tested is 38% cheaper on Amazon, taking it to one of its lowest-ever prices
- Pawnee Star Chart: A precontact elk-skin map used by Indigenous priests to tell an origin story
- Where is Queen Boudica buried?
- September 14
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- AI could use online images as a backdoor into your computer, alarming new study suggests
- 'Your fear is well-founded': How human activities have raised the risk of tick-borne diseases like Lyme
- Chinese scientists hunt for alien radio signals in 'potentially habitable' TRAPPIST-1 system
- James Webb telescope's 'starlit mountaintop' could be the observatory's best image yet — Space photo of the week
- Science history: Gravitational waves detected, proving Einstein right — Sept. 14, 2015
- Why do AI chatbots use so much energy?
- September 13
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- How the surface you exercise on might increase your risk of cramps
- 3,300-year-old ancient Egyptian whistle was likely used by police officer tasked with guarding the 'sacred location' of the royal tomb
- Garmin Forerunner 570 review — Bright, accurate, slightly overpriced
- JWST finds planet with all-carbon atmosphere orbiting 'black widow' star
- AI slop is on the rise — what does it mean for how we use the internet?
- Where could alien life exist in our solar system?
- Science news this week: NASA finds best evidence of life on Mars and scientists invent visible time crystals
- September 12
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- 350-year-old mummified head from Bolivia isn't what it seems
- Have you gotten this year's COVID vaccine?
- Camera trap in Chile detects strange lights blazing through the wilderness. Researchers are scrambling to explain them.
- Astronomers accidentally use rare 'double zoom' technique to view black hole's corona in unprecedented detail
- 'Almost like science fiction': European ant is the first known animal to clone members of another species
- Scientists develop 'full-spectrum' 6G chip that could transfer data at 100 gigabits per second — 10,000 times faster than 5G
- Never-before-seen adorable pink bumpy snailfish with funny little beard filmed in deep canyon off California coast
- New 'quasi-moon' discovered in Earth orbit may have been hiding there for decades
- September 11
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- New reconstructions show piercing eyes of men who lived 2,500 years ago in mysterious Indian civilization
- Breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug that extends life by decades earns its developers a $250,000 'American Nobel'
- Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS could be turning bright green, surprising new photos reveal
- Acne drug Accutane may restore sperm production in infertile men, early study hints
- 'New' island emerges from melting ice in Alaska
- We tested the Canon EOS R6 II in a nature reserve — here’s our verdict
- Action on climate change faces new threat: The doomers who think it's too late to act
- Tiny cryogenic device cuts quantum computer heat emissions by 10,000 times — and it could be launched in 2026
- 'Serious adverse and unintended consequences': Polar geoengineering isn't the answer to climate change
- This premium Garmin watch is a close match for the pricey Fenix 8 — and it is now a huge $321 off
- September 10
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- Electronics breakthrough means our devices may one day no longer emit waste heat, scientists say
- 'Incredibly exciting': NASA claims it's found the 'clearest sign' yet of past life on Mars
- 'Our hearts stopped': Scientists find baby pterosaurs died in violent Jurassic storm 150 million years ago
- Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark IV review
- Canada's 2023 wildfires contributed to 87,000 early deaths worldwide, study estimates
- Ancient DNA from Mexico's mammoths reveals unexpected — and unexplained — genetic mysteries
- Stephen Hawking's long-contested black hole theory finally confirmed — as scientists 'hear' 2 event horizons merge into one
- Watch nature documentaries and science shows for 50% less, this Paramount Plus deal saves you up to $60
- When is the fall equinox, and why does it happen?
- Diagnostic dilemma: A woman kept tasting bleach — and doctors found a hidden cause in her blood
- September 9
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- 'We have basically destroyed what capacity we had to respond to a pandemic,' says leading epidemiologist Michael Osterholm
- 'Once-in-a-millennium' event: Approach of 'potentially hazardous' asteroid Apophis will be visible to the naked eye
- NASA spots bizarre 'turtle' on Mars
- Human stem cells become more active in space — and that's not a good thing
- Scientists create first-ever visible time crystals using light — and they could one day appear on $100 bills
- Gigantic 'letter S' spotted on the sun just before a 'dark eruption' hurls a fiery shadow at Earth
- How the mystery origins of hairy little Yakutian horses were uncovered in Siberia's 'gateway to the underworld'
- Scientists are finally learning what's inside mysterious 'halo' barrels submerged off Los Angeles
- Microsoft's new light-based computer is inspired by 80-year-old technology — it could make AI 100 times more efficient
- I watched scientists view the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in real time. Here's what they saw.
- Giant 'chessboard' surrounds Idaho river in bizarre astronaut photo — Earth from space
- September 8
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- 'Extraordinary' Roman helmet from war-ending battle found in the sea off Sicily
- New photos of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveal its tail growing before our eyes
- 'Blood moon' gallery: Stunning snaps from last night's total lunar eclipse
- Live Science crossword puzzle #9: A 'royal' snake that wears a hood — 14 across
- Kneeling Bull: A 5,000-year-old hybrid creature from Iran with a mysterious purpose
- Why does the universe exist?
- September 7
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- RFK Jr. wants to overhaul the country's 'vaccine court.' Here's what stands in his way.
- Scientific objectivity is a myth — here's why
- Meet the Chinese supercar that just smashed the EV speed record
- 2,200-year-old gold coin depicting ancient Egyptian queen discovered in Jerusalem
- James Webb telescope finds a warped 'Butterfly Star' shedding its chrysalis — Space photo of the week
- Do humans and chimps really share nearly 99% of their DNA?
- September 6
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- Extreme thinness: Scientists are investigating why some people struggle to gain weight
- RFK Jr. is spewing false claims about mRNA vaccines. Here's where he's wrong.
- Scientists find 'something extraordinary' in famous supernova's troubled heart
- Canon EOS R5 II review
- A scalding hot 'sand battery' is now heating a small Finnish town
- Are alpha males real?
- Science news this week: A key Atlantic current nears collapse, the world's biggest iceberg shatters, and mouse brains rewrite neuroscience
- The universe's first magnetic fields were 'comparable' to the human brain — and still linger within the 'cosmic web'
- September 5
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- 'I trust AI the way a sailor trusts the sea. It can carry you far, or it can drown you': Poll results reveal majority do not trust AI
- Just 1 dose of LSD could relieve anxiety for months, trial finds
- Scientists invented 'sperm bots' that they piloted through a fake cervix and uterus
- Will the James Webb telescope lead us to alien life? Scientists say we're getting closer than ever.
- Sports records quiz: How much do you know about the greatest athletic feats of all time?
- Fishers discover first-of-its-kind bright orange shark with two rare conditions in Caribbean
- Scientists develop 'glue gun' that 3D prints bone grafts directly onto fractures
- Category 4 Hurricane Kiko is heading for Hawaii — but it will weaken before it gets there, forecasters say
- Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens review
- These powerful astronomy binoculars are now the cheapest they've been all year
- Narusawa Ice Cave: The lava tube brimming with 10-foot-high ice pillars at the base of Mount Fuji
- Do you think we should stop the progress of AI before it becomes a threat to our species?
- September 4
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- Gene that human ancestors lost millions of years ago could help treat gout
- Chinese submersible explores previously unknown giant craters at the bottom of the Pacific — and they're teeming with life
- James Webb telescope spots odd disk around star that could shatter planet formation theories
- Skull of bear held captive to fight Roman gladiators discovered near ancient amphitheater in Serbia
- Map of 600,000 brain cells rewrites the textbook on how the brain makes decisions
- This air purifier excels at removing smoke — and now you can snap it up with a huge $215 discount
- Key Atlantic current could start collapsing as early as 2055, new study finds
- 40-year-old 'queen of icebergs' A23a is no longer world's biggest after losing several 'very large chunks' since May
- Astrophotography settings 101: A step-by-step guide to nailing your shot
- September 3
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- Iconic winged lion statue in Venice may actually be from China's Tang dynasty, study finds
- James Webb telescope discovers 'exceptionally rare' 5-galaxy crash in the early universe
- Who will see the 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse this weekend?
- 'We completely freaked out': Orcas are attacking boats in Europe again
- Diagnostic dilemma: Woman's severe knee pain reveals 'golden threads' in her joints
- Beginner's guide to macro photography
- Scientists taught an AI-powered 'robot dog' how to play badminton against humans — and it's actually really good
- September 2
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- Dozens of mysterious blobs discovered inside Mars may be the remnants of 'failed planets'
- 1,000-year-old 'king' game piece with a distinctive hairstyle is 'as close as we will ever get to a portrait of a Viking'
- 1.8 million-year-old human jawbone discovered in Republic of Georgia — and it may be earliest evidence yet of Homo erectus
- 'Extremely alarming': ChatGPT and Gemini respond to high-risk questions about suicide — including details around methods
- See what would happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted 'without any warning' in new AI-generated video
- Newly discovered bus-size asteroid will zoom close past Earth today — and will not return for exactly 100 years
- Giant sandy 'slug' crawls through floodplains in Kazakhstan, but it could soon be frozen in place — Earth from space
- September 1
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- 'Cannibal' solar storm could paint auroras above 18 US states this Labor Day
- 5 underrated photography accessories you didn’t know you needed
- Live Science crossword puzzle #8: Lowest possible temperature in the universe — 3 down
- Scientists propose using pollen to make paper and sponges
- Haniwa Dancers: 1,500-year-old ghostly figurines thought to hold the souls of the dead
- Scraps of ancient viruses make up 40% of our genome. They could trigger brain degeneration.
- Are there any countries with no mosquitoes?
