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What if the Persians had defeated Alexander the Great?

The world we live in might be unrecognizable if Alexander the Great had been defeated by the Persians.

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Watch Greenland lose 563 cubic miles of ice in under 30 seconds in disturbing new time-lapse video

Satellite imagery from NASA and the European Space Agency reveal 13 years of melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet.

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Science news this week: Killer squirrels and an unexpected amulet

Dec. 20, 2024: 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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Scientists discover 2 stars orbiting our galaxy's supermassive black hole in lockstep — and they could point to a type of planet never seen before

Astronomers have discovered a pair of young stars near the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy. Studying them can offer a rare glimpse into how stars can endure — at least briefly — the immense gravity exerted by such cosmic behemoths.

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Syphilis originated in the Americas, ancient DNA shows, but European colonialism spread it widely

Paleogenomics has finally solved a question that has puzzled researchers for decades: Where did syphilis come from?

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'Mystery disease' in Congo turned out to be malaria — and potentially, another disease

An initially "unknown" illness affecting hundreds in the Democratic Republic of the Congo may be attributable to malaria, malnutrition and a viral infection. But investigations are ongoing.

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Ancient volcanic ash on Mars could offer new clues in search for extraterrestrial life

Researchers believe volcanic ash created dark rocks at Oxia Planum, the site of a future Mars rover landing mission. The off-color rocks may be protecting signs of life — if there ever was life on Mars.

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188 medieval figurines that held Christian saints' bones unearthed in Berlin's oldest town square

Archaeologists have found 188 medieval reliquaries during excavations at a square in Berlin. Some of them still contain human bones of people considered to be saints or holy.

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'Murder hornets' eradicated from US — but officials say they'll keep 'an eye out' for more

Officials say they've eradicated northern giant hornets, nicknamed "murder hornets," after years of tracking the invasive giant wasps in Washington state.

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10 fascinating discoveries about Neanderthals in 2024, from 'Thorin' the last Neanderthal to an ancient glue factory

This year, we learned that our Neanderthal cousins were a lot like us, despite treading their own path that ended in extinction.

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Scientists peered into a secret Antarctic lake hidden beneath the ice — and uncovered a never-before-seen ecosystem

Scientists investigating the frozen Lake Enigma in Antarctica discovered an ecosystem teeming with strange microbial communities.

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Denmark Strait cataract: The world's largest waterfall, hidden underwater and unlike any other on land

The Denmark Strait cataract is a sloping portion of the seafloor between Iceland and Greenland that funnels cold water from the Nordic Seas into the Irminger Sea, fueling Atlantic Ocean currents.

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Avian influenza: Bird flu spread triggers state of emergency in California

The declaration of a state of emergency in California over avian influenza comes within days of the first severe human case of bird flu in the U.S.

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Ancient Assyrian capital that's been abandoned for 2,700 years revealed in new magnetic survey

A new magnetic survey of the ancient Assyrian capital of Khorsabad has revealed several structures, including a villa, buried underground.

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Watch adorable birdlike robot waddle, fall down and leap into flight — it could change how drones take off forever

With legs and wings, the RAVEN can take off with no runway, and even hop along the ground.

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James Webb telescope uncovers massive 'grand design' spiral galaxy in the early universe — and scientists can't explain how it got so big, so fast

Galaxies in the early universe tend to be clumpy, but the new JWST discovery of a "grand design" spiral galaxy just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang has scientists stumped.

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'Alien plant' fossil discovered near Utah ghost town doesn't belong to any known plant families, living or extinct

Fossilized plant remains discovered near a Utah ghost town have stumped scientists, who are unable to link them to any modern or extinct plants.

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'Truly extraordinary' ancient offerings, including statues of snakes and a child priest, found submerged in 'healing' spring in Italy

The remains of ancient bronze statues, including sculpted snakes up to 35 inches long, have been found within a hot spring in Italy.

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Killer squirrels have developed taste for flesh — and voles are running for their lives

Ground squirrels have turned into carnivorous killers in a local park after vole numbers exploded in Contra Costa County, California.

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Rare army general and chariot unearthed among China's Terracotta Warriors

The life-size clay figurines offer new insights into the organization and structure of China's army 2,000 years ago.

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NASA commander Suni Williams meets tentacled Astrobee robot on ISS

The robot's flexible arms are a technology demonstration that could one day aid in satellite maintenance and space debris management.

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Fatal familial insomnia: a genetic condition where people never sleep again

As fatal familial insomnia progresses, patients completely stop sleeping and enter a coma-like state that results in death within months.

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Person in Louisiana hospitalized with H5N1 in nation's 1st severe case

A person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the United States' first serious case of H5N1 bird flu, following 60 milder cases this year.

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Centuries-old floor patched with sliced bones discovered in the Netherlands

DIY-ers in northern Holland filled a large gap in a tile floor with precisely sliced cow bones several centuries ago.

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Surprise discovery in alien planet's atmosphere could upend decades of planet formation theory

The odd atmosphere of a fledgling exoplanet is causing astronomers to question leading theories of how planets form.

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