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Record-smashing Chinese maglev hyperloop train hits 387 mph and could someday outpace a plane

The T-Flight is a maglev train that hit a record-breaking speed of 387 mph on a short test track — but engineers want to double that rate so the train can carry passengers at speeds faster than if they were traveling by plane.

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We finally know why humans don't have tails

Researchers discover a potential genetic connection between humans' tail loss and a type of birth defect.

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Astronomers narrow down where 'Planet Nine' could be hiding by playing massive game of 'connect the dots'

The researchers who originally proposed the Planet Nine hypothesis have narrowed down where the giant elusive world might be hiding, after carrying out an exhaustive sweep of the theoretical planet's orbital pathway.

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Could mini space-grown organs be our 'cancer moonshot'?

Scientists say they're growing "organoids" in space to better understand cancer, neurological diseases and aging, and to hopefully uncover treatments.

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Russian satellite narrowly avoids collision with US spacecraft, and NASA could do nothing to stop it

NASA's TIMED satellite narrowly avoided hitting a defunct Russian satellite in the early hours of the morning.

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'Living fossil' tree frozen in time for 66 million years being planted in secret locations

Wollemi pines — thought to have gone extinct 2 million years ago — were rediscovered in 1994. Scientists are now hoping to reintroduce the species in the wild in a conservation effort that could take centuries.

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'Rare' metal slab found in Maryland was once part of a suit of armor worn by colonists

A mysterious scrap of metal found at a 1634 settlement in Maryland was once part of a suit of armor.

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New AI image generator is 8 times faster than OpenAI's best tool — and can run on cheap computers

Scientists used "knowledge distillation" to condense Stable Diffusion XL into a much leaner, more efficient AI image generation model that can run on low-cost hardware.

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Gargantuan sunspot that spit out the strongest solar flare in 6 years is now pointing 'almost directly' at Earth

Sunspot AR3590, which recently spit out three X-class solar flares in under 24 hours, has grown even larger and is now pointed almost directly at Earth, putting us in the crosshairs of more potential eruptions.

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Dead star with 'metal scar' on its face likely killed and ate a planet in our galaxy, study finds

A "metal scar" spotted on the face of a white dwarf star called WD 0816-310 could be the remains of a destroyed planet, researchers say.

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3 new moons discovered around Uranus and Neptune will be named after Shakespeare characters and Greek goddesses

The International Astronomical Union has confirmed the existence of three currently unnamed moons — one around Uranus and two orbiting Neptune.

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Super-realistic prosthetic eyes made in record time with 3D printing

Scientists can now 3D print more-realistic prosthetic eyes in a fraction of the time and effort required by traditional approaches.

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El Niño kickstarted the melting of Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' 80 years ago, new study reveals

Rapid melting of the Thwaites Glacier in west Antarctica began in the 1940s following an unusually hot El Niño fluctuation, ice cores have revealed.

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Beware smartwatches that claim to monitor blood sugar without skin prick, FDA says

The Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers against using "smart" devices that are marketed to measure blood sugar without piercing the skin.

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SLIM lives! Japan's upside-down moon lander survives freezing lunar night, defying all expectations

After enduring two weeks in the freezing lunar night, Japan's SLIM moon lander awoke long enough to snap some new pictures and communicate with researchers on Earth.

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Mexico City could be just months away from running out of drinking water

Record droughts have been draining Mexico City's aquifers faster than they can be replenished, placing the city at risk of severe water shortages.

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1st US spacecraft on moon in 50 years could be dead by Tuesday after face-plant landing

Despite tipping over, Intuitive Machines' Odysseus spacecraft has still completed the key tasks of its mission.

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'It is not very wise to spend the night in Grindavík': Iceland volcano gears up for another eruption

Magma accumulating beneath Svartsengi has reached levels recorded on the eve of previous volcanic eruptions and could burst out imminently, according to the Icelandic Met Office.

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'Quantum memory breakthrough' may lead to a quantum internet

A new technique in quantum storage that operates at room temperature could pave the way for a quantum internet.

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Tiny lab-grown testicles look remarkably like the real thing under the microscope

The first-ever 3D model of testicles, made using mouse cells, could improve our understanding of sex development disorders and male infertility.

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13 treasures the ancient Egyptians buried with their dead, and what they mean

Here's why ancient Egyptians buried their dead with certain grave goods, such as the "Book of the Dead," gold tongues and scarabs.

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Can animals really smell fear in humans?

Many animals have a good sense of smell, but can they smell chemical signals that indicate a person is fearful?

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James Webb telescope spots potential conditions for life on 2 dwarf planets beyond Neptune

Data collected by the James Webb Space Telescope shows that, like Pluto, the dwarf planets Eris and Makemake could be geologically active, which changes what we know about their chances of harboring life.

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World's oldest known decimal point discovered in merchant's notes from 1440s Italy

Decimal points are at least 150 years older than historians thought, according to newly unearthed notes from Venetian merchant Giovanni Bianchini, who practiced astrology in the 1440s.

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Are solar flares responsible for the AT&T service outage? Not likely, experts say.

Two X-class solar flares arrived at Earth last night and early this morning. The radiation bursts coincided with massive cellphone service outages across the U.S., but experts urge that the events may not be related.

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