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First-of-its-kind footage captures bizarre sea creatures flourishing in extreme depths of the ocean Scientists have filmed odd communities of life flourishing deeper in the ocean than ever before. The chemosynthesis-based life-forms get their energy from chemical reactions, powered by gases seeping ...

Ocean researchers have discovered thriving alien-like communities filled with tube worms, mollusks and spiky white creatures at the bottom of ocean trenches in the northwest Pacific Ocean.
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AI is entering an 'unprecedented regime.' Should we stop it — and can we — before it destroys us? The technological singularity — the point at which artificial general intelligence surpasses human intelligence — is coming. But will it usher in humanity's salvation, or lead to its downfall?

The technological singularity — the point at which artificial general intelligence surpasses human intelligence — is coming. But will it usher in humanity's salvation, or lead to its downfall?
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'Sleeping giant' fault beneath Canada could unleash a major earthquake, research suggests A new assessment of the enormous Tintina fault suggests it has been slowly accumulating strain over thousands of years.

A major fault in the Yukon, Canada, that has been quiet for at least 12,000 years may be capable of giving off earthquakes of at least magnitude 7.5
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Experimental HIV vaccines show promise in early safety test Several vaccines for HIV have been tested in animal studies and an early safety trial in people, showing promising results in both.

New HIV vaccines have shown promise in studies with lab animals and human volunteers, pointing to a potential way of preventing the lifelong viral disease.
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Russian volcano explodes in 'powerful' eruption, likely intensified by 8.8 magnitude earthquake Klyuchevskoy volcano in Russia erupted shortly after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake in the same region.

Klyuchevskoy volcano in eastern Russia began erupting shortly after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks shook the same area.
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Watch 1,000 baby spiders devour their mothers and aunties alive in stomach-turning, first-of-its-kind footage Footage from the BBC's new nature series "Parenthood" shows African social spiders committing matricide and cannibalizing their elderly relatives. Even Sir David Attenborough was horrified.

Filmmakers have captured first-of-its-kind, spine-chilling footage of young spiders cannibalizing their mothers and other elderly relatives en masse.
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Russia earthquake: Magnitude 8.8 megaquake hits Kamchatka, generating tsunamis across the Pacific The 8.8 magnitude megaquake is the joint-sixth largest earthquake ever recorded and the first tsunami waves have already hit Oahu, Hawaii.

The 8.8 magnitude megaquake is the joint-sixth largest earthquake ever recorded and the first tsunami waves have already hit Oahu, Hawaii.
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A mysterious barrier in the Atlantic divides weird deep-sea jellyfish cousins Researchers have mapped the distribution of a jellyfish subspecies and found that creatures which lack a distinctive "knob" are somehow prevented from leaving the Arctic.

A mysterious oceanic barrier is stopping some deep-sea jellyfish in the Arctic from reaching the Atlantic Ocean
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400-mile-long chain of fossilized volcanoes discovered beneath China Researchers recently discovered a huge chain of extinct volcanoes buried deep below South China that formed when two tectonic plates collided during the breakup of Rodinia, around 800 million years ago.

Researchers have discovered a 400-mile-long chain of extinct, fossilized volcanoes buried deep below South China
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Scientists discover fast-spinning 'unicorn' object that defies physics Astronomers have detected a puzzling 'unicorn' object that's speeding up rather than slowing down, contrary to the laws of physics.

Astronomers have detected a puzzling 'unicorn' object that's speeding up rather than slowing down, contrary to the laws of physics.
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Pizzeria mishap left at least 85 people intoxicated with THC after infused oil used for dough In 2024, an odd outbreak of THC intoxication hit more than 80 people in Wisconsin after a pizzeria accidentally used oil infused with the psychoactive ingredient.

At least 85 people accidentally became intoxicated with THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, after eating pizza, garlic bread and sandwiches from a Wisconsin restaurant
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Ancient shark discovered deep inside world's longest cave system The National Park Service has announced another ancient shark discovery at Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. The latest find, named Macadens olsoni, had a unique curved row of teeth and lived around 340 milli...

Researchers have discovered the remains of an ancient shark deep inside the world's longest cave system.
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Memories aren't static in the brain — they 'drift' over time A new mouse study of spatial memory suggests that the brain's representation of places "drifts" over time.

Memories of places "drift" across the brain as they are carried by different sets of neurons over time
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Scientists gave mice flu vaccines by flossing their tiny teeth — and it worked In a proof-of-concept study, scientists have shown that flossing your teeth could be a way to deliver vaccinations that protect you against viruses.

Scientists have developed a new, needle-free way to deliver vaccines: through the gumline.
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Astronomers discover new dwarf planet 'Ammonite' — and it could upend the existence of Planet Nine A newly discovered dwarf planet called 'Ammonite' (2023 KQ14) has been spotted in the outer solar system, and it could be another nail in the coffin of the Planet Nine hypothesis.

A newly discovered dwarf planet called 'Ammonite' (2023 KQ14) has been spotted in the outer solar system, and it could be another nail in the coffin for the Planet Nine hypothesis.
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Best-ever map of the human genome sheds light on 'jumping genes,' 'junk DNA' and more In a pair of papers, scientists greatly expanded our catalog of known genomic variation among humans.

Twenty-two years after the completion of the Human Genome Project, scientists have unveiled the most expansive catalog of human genetic variation ever compiled.
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Rare semen allergy may have caused woman's infertility A woman and her partner had been trying to conceive for some time. It turned out that a rare allergy may have been hindering their attempts.

A woman and her partner had been trying to conceive for some time. It turned out that a rare allergy may have been hindering their attempts.
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Return of wolves to Yellowstone has led to a surge in aspen trees unseen for 80 years Gray wolves were reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park in 1995 to help control the numbers of elk that were eating young trees, and it is finally paying off for quaking aspen.

Yellowstone's wolves are helping a new generation of young aspen trees to grow tall and join the forest canopy
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Pristine Etruscan tomb discovered in Italy contains more than 100 untouched artifacts Archaeologists in Italy have discovered a rare 2,600-year-old Etruscan tomb that somehow escaped looters over the centuries.

A rare untouched tomb from the Etruscans, a civilization that predated the Roman Republic, has been discovered in central Italy.
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Weird swelling of man's fingers and toes revealed cancer had 'completely replaced' the bones with lesions Marked swelling in a man's finger and big toe was a symptom of late-stage cancer.

A man developed painful swelling in his right middle finger and right big toe over the course of six weeks, causing the digits to take on a club-like shape.
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China launches world's first robot that can run by itself 24/7 — watch it change its own batteries in unsettling new footage The Walker S2 humanoid robot, which can change its own battery when it's running low on power, could potentially be left to run on its own forever.

There are many weird and wonderful humanoid robots out there, but one of the most eye-catching machines launched this year can change its own battery pack
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New York to Los Angeles in 3 hours? Executive order could make it possible by 2027, reopening the door for commercial supersonic flight A new executive order repeals a 52-year-old ban on commercial supersonic flights, while new technology can make supersonic flight quieter than ever before.

Supersonic commercial travel could soon be coming to the U.S. following a new executive order lifting a 52-year ban on overland commercial supersonic flights.
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First video of an earthquake fault cracking has revealed another surprise A stunning video of the ground cracking during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar is revealing new surprises.

A first-of-its-kind video showing the ground cracking during a major earthquake is even more remarkable than previously thought
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Earth's magnetic field is weakening — magnetic crystals from lost civilizations could hold the key to understanding why Artifacts from the Iron Age have revealed an intense historical magnetic anomaly in the Middle East. Could using a similar approach elsewhere help us unravel the mysteries of Earth's magnetic field?

Artifacts from the Iron Age have revealed an intense historical magnetic anomaly in the Middle East. Could using a similar approach elsewhere help us unravel the mysteries of Earth's magnetic field?
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Giant meteor impact may have triggered massive Grand Canyon landslide 56,000 years ago Researchers have found a link between two geological events in iconic locations of the U.S. Southwest that scientists previously didn't think had anything to do with each other.

The ancient meteor impact that formed Arizona's Barringer Crater sent shock waves through the Grand Canyon — likely triggering a landslide that dammed the Colorado River
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Only 64% of Americans accept the idea of evolution — here's one reason why Fundamentalists don't necessarily examine evolution and then reject it; they tend to start with the conclusion that it must be false and work backwards.

One hundred years after a Tennessee teacher named John Scopes started a legal battle over what the state's schools can teach children, Americans are still divided over evolution.
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8 babies spared from potentially deadly inherited diseases through new 'mitochondrial donation' trial A groundbreaking trial in the U.K. has released data on eight babies born through a special IVF procedure to lower their risk of mitochondrial DNA disease.

In a new clinical trial, eight babies who had a high risk of inheriting such diseases from their moms appear to have been spared
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Enormous blobs deep beneath Earth's surface appear to drive giant volcanic eruptions Pillars of hot rock appear to connect continental-size moving blobs at the bottom of Earth's mantle to giant volcanic eruptions at its surface.

What fuels a giant eruption, and how does it make its way to the surface from deep within the planet?
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'Lord, these affairs are hard on the heart': How Manhattan Project scientists reacted to the world's first atomic bomb test “All of a sudden, the night turned into day, and it was tremendously bright, the chill turned into warmth; the fireball gradually turned from white to yellow to red as it grew in size and climbed into...

We hear from the scientists and officials who were there on site, experiencing first-hand this defining moment.
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Giant space 'boulders' unleashed by NASA's DART mission aren't behaving as expected, revealing hidden risks of deflecting asteroids Debris released from the asteroid Dimorphos during NASA's DART mission has a higher momentum and less random distribution than expected, which "changes the physics we need to consider when planning th...

Debris released from the asteroid Dimorphos during NASA's DART mission has a higher momentum and less random distribution than expected
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