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Science history: Rosetta stone is deciphered, opening a window into ancient Egyptian civilization — Sept. 27, 1822

On Sept. 27, 1822, French philologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, using the Rosetta stone. This ushered in a new craze for Egyptology and helped us understand one of the world's longest-running civilizations.

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Scientists asked ChatGPT to solve a math problem from more than 2,000 years ago — how it answered it surprised them

We've wondered for centuries whether knowledge is latent and innate or learned and grasped through experience, and a new research project is asking the same question about AI.

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Why does medicine taste bad?

Medicines help us recover from illness, but sometimes they taste gross. Why is that?

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Is acetaminophen safe in pregnancy? Here's what the science says.

In a recent announcement, President Trump warned that the active ingredient in Tylenol may be linked to autism. Here's what the data really shows.

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Mysterious cosmic explosion can't be explained, scientists say

Researchers have detected a gamma-ray burst outside of the Milky Way that's unlike any previously observed. There's no satisfying explanation for the mysterious cosmic explosion, but it may be linked to elusive intermediate-mass black holes.

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Scientists are unraveling the link between pollution and psoriasis

Researchers are uncovering how air pollution can trigger and worsen psoriasis, a chronic skin disease affecting millions worldwide.

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'If there is a space race, China's already winning it': NASA unlikely to bring Mars samples back to Earth before China does, experts say

"If there is a space race, China's already winning it, and could win it dramatically in the next few decades."

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Amazon rainforest trees are resisting climate change by getting fatter from CO2 in the atmosphere

Tree trunks in the Amazon are getting 3.3% thicker every decade as the plants absorb extra carbon dioxide, suggesting they are more resilient to global warming than previously thought.

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Scientists unveil world's first quantum computer built with regular silicon chips

A London-based startup has created the world's first full-stack quantum computer using a standard silicon CMOS chip fabrication process

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Cairo Fossil Forest: The oldest forest in North America with 385 million-year-old trees

The Cairo Fossil Forest is the second oldest in the world. These forests mark a turning point in Earth's history because they changed the composition of the atmosphere, scientists say.

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'Gold coins started appearing one after another': 1,400-year-old hoard with money and jewelry unearthed near Sea of Galilee

A metal detectorist discovered a Byzantine era hoard of gold coins and jewelry near the Sea of Galilee.

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Science history: DART, humanity’s first-ever asteroid deflection mission, punches a space rock in the face — Sept. 26, 2022

On Sept. 26, 2022, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test craft smashed into its target, the hazardous asteroid Dimorphos, and raised hopes that a space rock could be deflected from a collision course with Earth.

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What's the hottest temperature the human body can endure?

Researchers believe there's an upper limit to the temperature the human body can withstand — but many people could face deadly health problems before reaching that threshold.

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Rare wampum beads discovered at 17th-century colony in Newfoundland

Archaeologists in Newfoundland have discovered seven tiny beads known as wampum that are made from seashells. They may be the first ever found in the province.

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1 million-year-old skull from China holds clues to the origins of Neanderthals, Denisovans and humans

Reconstruction of a 1 million-year-old skull shows that early human groups split and diversified quickly.

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Mystery creature found in 'forbidden cloud forest' of Peru is new species of marsupial

The newly described mouse opossum was discovered at a surprisingly high altitude in the Andes.

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95 million-year-old 'tiny, tiny skull' from never-before-seen crocodile-like creature discovered in Montana

Researchers have described a whole new family of extinct crocodyliforms based on the fossilized remains of a single teenage croc named Elton discovered in the Blackleaf Formation.

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Scientific breakthrough leads to 'fluorescent biological qubit' — it could mean turning your cells into quantum sensors

Fluorescent proteins can be turned into qubits within cells and could give us a deeper understanding of biology at the nanoscale level.

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Weird glass in Australia appears to be from giant asteroid impact — but scientists 'yet to locate the crater'

Strange glass strewn across southern Australia appears to be from a mystery asteroid impact 11 million years ago.

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'We thought it was a problem with the instrument': Scientists shocked by rare 'Einstein cross' with a surprise in the center

An image of a distant galaxy warped by a cosmic magnifying glass reveals a massive blob of dark matter hiding in plain sight.

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5,000-year-old stone tomb discovered in Spain is 43 feet long — and it holds many prehistoric burials

A large, 5,000-year-old dolmen has been discovered by archaeologists in southern Spain.

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'Groundbreaking' gene therapy is first treatment for Huntington's disease to slow the condition

Results from a three-year trial suggest an experimental gene therapy for Huntington's disease can slow the progression of the deadly condition by 75%.

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The James Webb telescope may have discovered a brand new class of cosmic object: the black hole star

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discovered an extreme version of "little red dots" dubbed "The Cliff." Its light suggests that it could be a never-before-seen class of objects called a "black hole star."

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Microscopic baby sea urchin crawling with tubed feet is among video winners of Nikon Small World in Motion competition

Stunning footage of a baby sea urchin has been awarded fifth place in the annual Nikon Small World in Motion video competition.

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In 'Secrets of the Brain,' Jim Al-Khalili explores 600 million years of brain evolution to understand what makes us human

In his new BBC show, Jim Al-Khalili journeys through hundreds of millions of years of brain evolution. Live Science spoke to him about what he learned along the way and how this knowledge sheds new light on human cognition.

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