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Diagnostic dilemma: Girl's dental trouble caused a life-threatening eye infection

A girl went to her dentist complaining of a toothache and swelling around her eye. It turned out the two problems were connected.

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1,300-year-old skeletons found in England had grandparents from sub-Saharan Africa, DNA studies reveal

A DNA analysis of two people who lived in Britain in the seventh century reveals they had recent African ancestry.

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James Webb telescope spots earliest black hole in the known universe, looking 'as far back as you can practically go'

Astronomers using the James Webb telescope have zoomed in on a 'Little Red Dot' that existed just 500 million years after the Big Bang, and found that it may contain the earliest known black hole in the universe.

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Paperclip-sized spacecraft could visit a nearby black hole in the next century, study claims

An astrophysicist has made a daring proposal to send a nano-sized spacecraft to the heart of a black hole.

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Amazon rainforest is approaching 'tipping points' that could transform it into a drier savanna

Researchers caution that the Amazon rainforest could disappear in the next hundred years, due to the combined effects of climate change and deforestation, and a new model predicts how that could transpire.

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Meta AI takes first step to superintelligence — and Zuckerberg will no longer release the most powerful systems to the public

The Meta CEO believes that AI with the capacity to improve itself is the first step towards a technology that will transform humanity.

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The final 'planet parade' of 2025 rises Sunday. Here's how to see the full 6-planet show.

Six of Earth's neighboring planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune — will briefly appear in the sky on the same night, starting Sunday (Aug. 17).

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10 bizarre 'dark voids' appear in the skies over uninhabited island near Antarctica — Earth from space

A 2016 satellite photo shows nearly a dozen swirling dark spots that emerged in the clouds over Heard Island in the Indian Ocean.

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'Space hurricane' caught raging over North Pole during one of the sun's quietest days

A rare "space hurricane" that swirled over Earth's North Pole in 2014 caused intense space weather effects despite unusually quiet solar conditions, a new study reports.

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Texas puma genes rescue Florida panthers from extinction — for now

The low number of remaining Florida panthers has led to severe inbreeding. But now, genes from Texas pumas are helping to save them from extinction.

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Meteorite that crash landed through Georgia man's roof is 20 million years older than Earth, scientists say

Researchers have analyzed the McDonough meteorite, which crashed through a man's home in June, and determined that it is older than our planet.

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World's first artificial tongue 'tastes and learns' like a real human organ

Scientists have created the first artificial tongue that can taste, and process flavors entirely in a liquid environment.

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Sabu Disk: A mysterious 5,000-year-old Egyptian stone sculpture that looks like a hubcap

This unique disk-shaped bowl, found in a 5,000-year-old Egyptian tomb, has puzzled archaeologists for nearly a century.

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What would space sound like if we could hear it?

In space, no one can hear you scream — here's why.

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'Like a creeping mold that's spreading across the landscape': Separate dry areas around the world are merging into 'mega-drying' regions at an alarming rate, study finds

Unchecked groundwater extraction and climate change have dried continents significantly over the past 22 years, with 101 countries now losing fresh water to the ocean, research reveals.

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James Webb telescope captures one of the deepest-ever views of the universe — Space photo of the week

The James Webb telescope's 100-hour reexamination of one of Hubble's most iconic extragalactic images reveals extraordinary new details.

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How 'flying boats' are bringing EVs to the ocean — with the help of LeBron James and Tom Brady

A new electric motorsport championship is making an ambitious pitch to bring electric engines to the ocean — and Will Smith, LeBron James and Tom Brady are along for the ride.

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Can you dream during non-REM sleep?

People report vivid dreams during rapid-eye-movement sleep. But is this sleep stage really the only time we dream?

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After Mount Vesuvius erupted, Romans returned to Pompeii and stayed for 400 years — but it was likely anarchy

New excavations in Pompeii's Insula Meridionalis quarter have confirmed long-held suspicions that people returned to the ancient Roman city after the volcanic eruption in A.D. 79.

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IBM and Moderna have simulated the longest mRNA pattern without AI — they used a quantum computer instead

Scientists used IBM's R2 Heron quantum processor to predict the secondary protein structure of a 60-nucleotide-long mRNA sequence.

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Venus and Jupiter conjunction: The 2 brightest planets will 'kiss' early Tuesday morning

Venus and Jupiter will meet in a conjunction in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Aug. 12. Here's everything you need to know to spot the two brightest planets at their best.

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Headless chicken monster: The deep sea cucumber with tubular feet for gobbling sediment

This swimming sea cucumber looks like a chicken carcass, eats poop floating in the water and uses defecation as a means of propulsion.

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Why do cats and dogs eat grass?

There are many theories for why cats and dogs eat grass, and some could be "old wives' tales."

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Man sought diet advice from ChatGPT and ended up with 'bromide intoxication'

A case report describes an incident in which a man seeking to make a dietary change consulted ChatGPT and later developed "bromism," a rare "toxidrome."

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'The most significant JWST finding to date': James Webb spots — then loses — a giant planet orbiting in the habitable zone of our closest sun-like star

Alpha Centauri may have a "disappearing planet', new James Webb Space Telescope observations hint. If confirmed, it could be the closest alien planet to Earth that orbits in its star's habitable zone.

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