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15 times the brain blew our minds in 2024

Lab-grown minibrains, remarkable brain scans and psychedelic trips — take a look back at some of Live Science's most interesting neuroscience stories from 2024.

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Space news quiz: From Starliner to solar storms, do you know the year's top space stories?

From impressive moon missions to unbelievable auroras, 2024 was a year that got many of us looking up. How well do you remember the year's top space news stories?

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2,000-year-old RSVP: A birthday invitation from the Roman frontier that has the earliest known Latin written by a woman

This wafer-thin wooden tablet from a first-century Roman fort in the U.K. includes a heartfelt birthday party invitation.

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Could we ever retrieve memories from a dead person's brain?

Neuroscientists have identified the physical locations where memories are stored in the brain. But would that enable us to retrieve memories from someone who has died?

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What's the difference between an active, dormant and extinct volcano?

To be considered active, a volcano must have erupted at some point during the Holocene, but dormant and extinct are a little harder to define.

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A sea monster with its head on its butt? 10 times we were completely wrong about dinosaur-age creatures

Humans have a long history of misinterpreting ancient fossils. Here are 10 creatures from the dinosaur age that looked way different than we thought.

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10 stunning ancient Egyptian discoveries made in 2024, from hidden temples to hallucinogenic rituals

Every year brings new discoveries from ancient Egypt and 2024 was no exception. In this countdown, Live Science takes a look at 10 fascinating discoveries from the past year.

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Nocs Provisions 8X32 Field Tube monocular review

Big enough to impress yet small enough to hold steady, the Nocs Field Tube 8x32 monocular offers crisp, colorful views and a rugged, waterproof build.

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10 mind-blowing black hole discoveries from 2024

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10 'superbug' stories from 2024, from bacterial 'Kryptonite' to deep-sea antibiotics

Antibiotic and antifungal drug resistance pose a major public health threat. Live Science is covering the spread of this problem and the potential solutions that are emerging in turn.

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What is embodied AI?

Embodied AI enables robots and autonomous drones to interact with the real world, but how does it work?

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Space photo of the week: Hubble captures a cosmic snow angel created by a bright, young star

Created by a young star, the bipolar star-forming region Sharpless 2-106 in this Hubble image depicts how intense the star-formation process can get.

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Earth news quiz 2024: Test yourself on this year's biggest stories about our planet

How much do you remember about planet Earth in the news over the last 12 months? Take our quiz to find out!

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Why are my feet two different sizes?

Why is one foot sometimes larger than the other?

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Our favorite space stories of 2024 — from lost planets to human-caused meteor showers

From the mysterious Planet Nine to the prospect of a "human-caused meteor shower," space and physics editor Brandon Specktor lists his favorite stories of 2024.

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Hairy giant tarantula: The monster among mini tarantulas with 'feather duster' legs

The newly discovered tarantula Trichopelma grande has unusually hairy legs for a ground-dwelling species. It's also much bigger than its relatives — and scientists aren't sure why.

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5 times the James Webb telescope rewrote physics in 2024

The James Webb space telescope had several stunning findings this year that changed how we understand the universe.

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The 8 most controversial science stories of 2024

From a piece of cloth that may have belonged to Alexander the Great to an image of our galaxy's central black hole, here's our pick of controversial science stories in 2024.

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Health news quiz: Test your knowledge of medical research from 2024

Newfound cells, ancient DNA, groundbreaking surgeries — test your memory of health discoveries from 2024.

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Do blind people 'see' images in their dreams?

For people who have been blind since birth, brain scans alone can't reveal if they dream in images.

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'Spiders on Mars' and ancient sea monsters: 5 of the biggest science stories you read in 2024

It's been a big year for science news.

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Why do we add fluoride to drinking water, and is it safe?

Fluoride is added to tap water in many countries around the world. But why?

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10 times space missions went very wrong in 2024

From astronauts getting stranded on a leaking ISS and faceplanting moon landers to injured Mars robots and a tumbling solar sail, here are 10 of the biggest space exploration mishaps in 2024.

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Climate change is the worst. Here's just how bad it got this year.

The big news in Earth science this year was all about climate change, with extreme weather, flooding and drought attributed to warming. Scientists also warned about much worse to come if we don't rein in carbon emissions.

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Tech breakthroughs of 2024: Test yourself on this year's biggest highlights

From Google's AI to quantum computing, how much do you know about the year's biggest breakthroughs in tech?

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