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Newfound autoimmune syndrome tied to COVID-19 can trigger deadly lung scarring

A surge in cases of a rare autoimmune disease during COVID-19 waves in England led to the discovery of a new syndrome.

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32 diseases you can catch from animals

Humans can catch a huge number of diseases from animals, and these can be caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites or fungi.

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Mesmerizing photo shows weird, scowling parasitic plant that looks like a owl

A stunning photo of the peculiar parasitic plant species, Thismia thaithongiana, wins gold in the Plants and Fungus category of the World Nature Photography Awards.

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Black hole singularities defy physics. New research could finally do away with them.

Black hole singularities defy the laws of physics. New research presents a bold solution to this puzzle: Black holes may actually be a theoretical type of star called a 'gravastar,' filled with universe-expanding dark energy.

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Does the Milky Way orbit anything?

Do galaxies, including our own Milky Way, orbit anything in the universe?

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New 3D map charted with Google AI reveals 'mysterious but beautiful' slice of human brain

Harvard and Google researchers have collaborated to map a tiny fragment of an adult human brain in unprecedented detail.

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Revolutionary War barracks burned by the British discovered in Colonial Williamsburg

Ongoing excavations at the historical site in Virginia have revealed the remnants of military barracks dating to the Revolutionary War.

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1,000 years ago, Baltic pagans imported horses from Scandinavia to behead them or bury them alive

Baltic pagans imported horses to be sacrificed from their Christian neighbors around 1,000 years ago.

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Could Neanderthals talk?

While still the topic of ongoing debate, some scientists think Neanderthals could talk and may have had language.

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10 unexpected ways Neanderthal DNA affects our health

Around 2% of the genomes of modern Eurasians contains Neanderthal DNA. Here's how it affects our health.

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'More Neanderthal than human': How your health may depend on DNA from our long-lost ancestors

Neanderthals and humans mated millennia ago, and their legacy lives on in us today. Here's how.

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The mystery of the disappearing Neanderthal Y chromosome

Non-Africans carry around 2% Neanderthal DNA in their genomes — yet there's one chromosome where DNA from our ancient cousins is nowhere to be found.

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What's the difference between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens?

Neanderthals are our closest relatives who went extinct around 40,000 years ago. Here's how they differed to us.

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Chinese scientists have found a way to make batteries more efficient — by using water

Chinese researchers have found a way to make aqueous batteries more energy-dense, by adding bromide to the electrolyte solution

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Bizarre evolutionary roots of Africa's iconic upside-down baobab trees revealed

The baobab tree evolved on the island of Madagascar before eventually spreading to Africa and Australia, new research suggests.

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'Playing Russian roulette with your health': Officials warn that social media trend of consuming raw milk will not protect you from bird flu

Raw milk sales have surged following reports of H5N1 infections in dairy cows in the U.S. But drinking unpasteurized products will cause more harm than good, experts warn.

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Snake Island: The isle writhing with vipers where only Brazilian military and scientists are allowed

Snake Island was isolated from the Brazilian mainland at the end of the last ice age, trapping Earth's only known population of highly venomous golden lancehead pit vipers on a rock in the Atlantic.

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Bizarre device uses 'blind quantum computing' to let you access quantum computers from home

Quantum computers historically required massive amounts of space, but a new system will allow home users to access quantum computers via the cloud.

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Scientists discover bizarre region around black holes that proves Einstein right yet again

Einstein's general theory of relativity predicted that so-called 'plunging regions' around black holes would accelerate matter into them at the speed of light. Now, X-ray observations of a remote black hole have proved him right.

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'It was not a peaceful crossing': Hannibal's troops linked to devastating fire 2,200 years ago in Spain

Researchers think a farmhouse in the Pyrenees was set on fire by Carthaginian troops on their way to attack Rome.

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Alien 'Dyson sphere' megastructures could surround at least 7 stars in our galaxy, new studies suggest

Researchers have identified at least seven stars in our galaxy that may be surrounded by super-advanced alien megastructures, known as Dyson spheres. However, this is not the only explanation for these stars.

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James Webb telescope spots 2 monster black holes merging at the dawn of time, challenging our understanding of the universe

New observations with the James Webb Space Telescope reveal the most distant pair of merging black holes ever spotted. The discovery further challenges leading theories of cosmology.

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Deaf baby can hear after 'mind-blowing' gene therapy treatment

Seven months after her treatment, the baby girl can now respond to her parents' voices without the aid of a cochlear implant.

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Some of the oldest stars in the universe found hiding near the Milky Way's edge — and they may not be alone

Astronomers reanalyzed the chemical composition of three stars in the Milky Way's halo and found that they are between 12 and 13 billion years old. They may have also been stolen from other galaxies.

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Long-lost branch of the Nile was 'indispensable for building the pyramids,' research shows

The Nile's now-extinct branch likely helped the ancient Egyptians move materials to pyramid building sites.

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