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1,200-year-old Viking cemetery with 'stone ship' burials discovered in Sweden

Archaeologists in Sweden were expecting to find an ancient settlement, but they were surprised to discover a Viking Age cemetery with boat-shaped burial outlines.

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Watch 1st-ever video of ovulation occurring in real-time

A new imaging technique enabled scientists to film every step of ovulation as it unfolds in mouse cells.

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'Wake-up call': Women are more likely than men to die of complications after heart surgery

Complications that arise after surgery are more likely to be underrecognized and undertreated in women than in men, leading to higher death rates, new research suggests. Why?

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New app performs motion capture using just your smartphone — no suits, specialized cameras or equipment needed

Motion capture requires special equipment and infrastructure that can cost upward of $100,000 — but scientists have created a smartphone app and AI algorithm to do the same job.

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7 centuries-old suits of battle armor from around the world

From Roman "fish scale" armor to Japanese samurai suits, these examples of battle armor were designed to protect and impress.

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Earth from space: Massive blue 'melt pond' in Arctic glacier is an eerie sign of things to come

A 2014 photo shows a massive, iceberg-littered pool of vibrant blue meltwater sitting alone on top of a glacier in Alaska. Similar "melt ponds" are becoming increasingly common in the Arctic due to climate change and are further accelerating the rate of ice loss across the region.

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Lasers reveal Maya city, including thousands of structures, hidden in Mexico

The new city, dubbed Valeriana, was a dense urban settlement with temple pyramids and a ball court.

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How forensic DNA analysis can falsely link people to crime scenes

Researchers have found that forensic "DNA mixture analysis" is less accurate for certain groups of people with lower genetic diversity, which could falsely link them to crime scenes.

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1,200 years ago, a cat in Jerusalem left the oldest known evidence of 'making biscuits' on a clay jug

Around 1,200 years ago, a cat "made biscuits," kneading on a drying clay jug in Jerusalem, leaving behind the oldest evidence of this feline behavior on record.

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Our brains can understand written sentences in the 'blink of an eye,' study reveals

Language processing happens at speeds significantly faster than it takes to speak one word aloud.

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Computers normally can't see optical illusions — but a scientist combined AI with quantum mechanics to make it happen

A deep neural network was trained using quantum tunneling to mimic the human ability to view optical illusions.

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What's the difference between a tsunami and a tidal wave?

Tsunamis and tidal waves are the powerful types of wave on Earth, but very different processes are involved in their formation.

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Pazyryk Swan: A 2,300-year-old plush swan from Siberia tied to the 'creation of the universe'

Archaeologists think the felt figurine was used as a symbol of life by the Iron Age people of the region.

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What's the fastest recorded wind speed?

Wind can whip up to surprising speeds, depending on if it's natural or human made.

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High school students who came up with 'impossible' proof of Pythagorean theorem discover 9 more solutions to the problem

In a new peer-reviewed study, Ne'Kiya Jackson and Calcea Johnson outlined 10 ways to solve the Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry, including a proof they discovered in high school.

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AI 'can stunt the skills necessary for independent self-creation': Relying on algorithms could reshape your entire identity without you realizing

"If you constantly use an AI to find the music, career or political candidate you like, you might eventually forget how to do this yourself." Ethicist Muriel Leuenberger considers the personal impact of relying on AI.

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Space photo of the week: Hubble spots a stellar 'H-bomb' exploding in Aquarius at 1 million mph

A pulsating red star and its spectacular nebula have been captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

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Will Mount Everest always be the world's tallest mountain?

The Himalayas' massive heights result from a unique combination of geologic factors.

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Earth's mantle is split into two halves thanks to supercontinent Pangaea

The mantle is split up into two domains — the African and the Pacific — that emerged when supercontinent Pangaea broke apart.

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Babirusa: The prehistoric 'deer' pigs with huge antler teeth

Babirusas are believed to have diverged from their pig ancestors between 26 million and 12 million years ago after getting isolated on Sulawesi when sea levels rose at the end of the last ice age.

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How many nuclear bombs have been used?

The first nuclear bomb test, conducted in 1945, set off an international arms race that included nuclear testing. But how many nuclear bombs have been detonated during tests and in active war?

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Older adults should get 2 doses of the updated COVID shot, CDC says

The 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines are available, and the CDC recommends that certain groups get two doses, spaced six months apart.

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Predatory birds from the Jurassic may have driven cicada evolution for millions of years

Researchers calculated the flight ability of more than 80 ancient cicada species to analyze their evolution over time.

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Polar bears are getting horrific injuries and huge 'ice balls' on their paws because of climate change, researchers say

Population assessments have revealed that polar bears in Greenland are suffering from crippling wounds on their paws due to wet snow that gets stuck to the pads and freezes into blocks.

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Astronauts to grow livers in space, where microgravity might help them thrive

Researchers think that microgravity could help grow liver "organoids" that could be used in medical research and even in transplant surgeries, someday.

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