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If 'pregnancy robots' were real, would you use one?

A viral story raised the idea of using robots outfitted with artificial wombs to incubate human babies from conception to birth. If such technology existed, would you consider using it?

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'Pregnancy robot from China' is fake, but is the technology behind it possible?

A story circulating on social media this week featured a seemingly made-up scientist who is developing an equally imaginary "pregnancy robot." Virality ensued.

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Mysterious 300,000-year-old Greek cave skull was neither human nor Neanderthal, study finds

Researchers have dated the mysterious skull from Petralona Cave in Greece to 300,000 years ago and concluded that the fossil belonged to an ancient human group that lived alongside Neanderthals.

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James Webb telescope pinpoints origin of brightest flash of radio light ever detected

Astronomers using the James Webb telescope alongside Canada's CHIME telescope have pinpointed the origin of one of the brightest blasts of radio energy ever detected in Earth's skies.

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'We never had concrete proof': Archaeologists discover Christian cross in Abu Dhabi, proving 1,400-year-old site was a monastery

The discovery of a Christian cross proves that eighth-century houses found in the United Arab Emirates were part of a monastery.

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'We know what to do; we just have to implement it.': Pregnancy is deadlier in the US than in other wealthy countries. But we could fix that.

Cuts to Medicaid and legal confusion around patient care post-Roe v. Wade may prevent improvements in the maternal mortality rate.

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Toxic chemicals that pollute groundwater are formed up in the stratosphere, surprise findings show

Perchlorates, a group of toxic chemicals that pollute groundwater, first form on rare particles in the stratosphere, scientists have discovered.

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James Webb telescope reveals that asteroids Bennu and Ryugu may be parts of the same gigantic space rock

New data from the James Webb telescope suggests that Bennu and Ryugu — two asteroids recently visited by sample-return missions — are both fragments of a single massive "parent".

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The first Americans had Denisovan DNA. And it may have helped them survive.

People with Indigenous American ancestry carry Denisovan genes that Neanderthals passed on when they mated with modern humans.

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How does 'getting your tubes tied' work?

Tubal ligation — the procedure that blocks eggs from traveling through the fallopian tubes — is an extremely effective way to lower one's chances of pregnancy to almost zero. Here's how it works.

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A 'crescent sunrise' solar eclipse is coming this weekend. Here's where to see it.

This Sunday, a partial solar eclipse is taking place just hours before the September equinox flips Earth's seasons. Here's where a few lucky humans will be able to see it.

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IBM and NASA create first-of-its-kind AI that can accurately predict violent solar flares

The new open-source AI model, Surya, is trained on nine years of satellite imagery data and can accurately predict the sun's activity up to two hours into the future. It's 16% more effective than any other tool currently available.

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Your household gadgets could soon be battery-free — scientists create tiny solar cells that can be powered by indoor light

Researchers said the breakthrough "paves the way for electronics powered by the ambient light already present in our lives."

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'This technology is possible today': Nuclear waste could be future power source and increase access to a rare fuel

One physicist says his design to use nuclear waste as fuel for nuclear fusion could help the U.S. be a leader in the fusion economy.

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One of the world’s tallest trees — the centuries-old 'Doerner Fir' — is on fire in Oregon.

Oregon's tallest fir tree is on fire, and firefighters are racing to save it.

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Jaw-dropping photo captures solar tornado and gigantic plasma eruption raging on the sun at the same time

There's a giant solar tornado raging on the sun's surface, and a researcher captured it — plus a massive plasma eruption — in one spectacular image.

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6,300 years ago, dozens of people were murdered in grisly victory celebrations in France

More than 6,000 years ago, invaders were captured in northeastern France before being tortured and mutilated.

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'Why would you even want to go?': Readers react to the hypothetical 400-year voyage to Alpha Centauri

Would you leave Earth behind to travel to our nearest star system? Live Science readers reveal their thoughts about life among the stars.

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Can cannabis raise the risk of cancer?

Scientists are piecing together how cannabis smoke may disarm the body's immune arsenal while activating cancer-linked pathways. But the potential links aren't yet completely understood.

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Uranus has a new, hidden moon, James Webb Space Telescope reveals

Uranus' 29th moon was hidden inside the planet's dark inner rings, new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal.

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Mystery quake that rocked Northern California in 1954 came from 'eerily quiet' Cascadia Subduction Zone

Scientists link a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that shook Humboldt Bay, California, 71 years ago to the "locked" Cascadia Subduction Zone.

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Scientists think they detected the first known triple black hole system in the universe — and then watched it die

Chinese astronomers have spotted a hidden supermassive black hole in the background of a peculiar gravitational wave event from a black hole merger, hinting that all three singularities were locked in a never-before-seen triple system.

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Hiker picks up venomous snake, dies after bite triggers rare allergic reaction, authorities say

Authorities say a man died after being bitten by a venomous snake in Tennessee. The snake is believed to be a timber rattlesnake, which can have extremely potent venom, but the man likely died due to a rare allergic reaction.

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How to watch the Sept. 7 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse if you're in America

The final 'blood moon' total lunar eclipse of 2025 is coming this Sunday (Sept. 7-8). Here's where the celestial spectacle will be visible — and how to watch it if you're not in the path.

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Japanese power breakthrough could be 'step toward a fully wireless society'

Japanese researchers employed machine learning to develop a wireless power transfer system that remains stable under any load.

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