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Which are rarer: diamonds or emeralds?

The rarity of precious gemstones comes down to the geologic process of their formation.

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Twin study reveals signs of MS that might be detectable before symptoms

Changes in the gene activity of immune cells may help flag people who have multiple sclerosis or are likely to develop it, a study of twins hints.

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Why didn't the Vikings colonize North America?

The Vikings landed in what is now Newfoundland, Canada around the year A.D. 1000. So why didn't they colonize the region like other Europeans did centuries later?

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What's the scientific explanation for 'ghost encounters'?

People all over the world believe they've seen or heard a ghost, but there's no scientific evidence for spirits, hauntings or the paranormal. So what's behind these "encounters"?

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Potential health hazards of cryptocurrency mines laid bare by scientists

Anecdotal reports suggest that cryptocurrency mines can have harmful knock-on effects on people's health, but the true scale of the problem is still unknown.

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Recycled black plastic can contain flame retardants, viral study found. That's still true — but their math was off

Researchers detected flame retardants in household items made from recycled black plastic. The study later received a correction — but regardless of this paper, the chemicals' health effects remain unclear.

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Most complete Tasmanian tiger genome yet pieced together from 110-year-old pickled head

Researchers working with Colossal Biosciences have assembled a near-complete Tasmanian tiger genome and developed artificial reproductive technologies that could help de-extinct the species.

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2,000-year-old tomb holding 12 skeletons found at Petra where 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' was filmed

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old tomb containing the remains of 12 individuals at Petra in Jordan.

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Drug inspired by spider venom aims to reverse heart attack damage

A clinical trial will test whether a synthetic version of a spider venom molecule can reverse tissue damage after a heart attack.

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Rare illusion gives 'once-in-a-lifetime' comet a seemingly impossible 2nd tail after closest approach to Earth for 80,000 years

New photos of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS appear to show a faint "anti-tail" pointing away in the wrong direction. The puzzling extra limb is the result of a rare illusion that is only possible when our planet is in a certain position.

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5,000-year-old jade 'dragon' unearthed in tomb in China

Archaeologists have found the largest ever jade "dragon" made by the Neolithic Hongshan culture on record.

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5,000-year-old cemetery in Spain has twice as many females as males, and nobody knows why

There are more than twice as many females as males buried in an ancient cemetery in Spain, a new study finds — but no one knows why.

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Bear hair and fish weirs: Meet the Indigenous people combining modern science with ancestral principles to protect the land

The Heiltsuk of British Columbia are using a mix of traditional principles and modern implementation to protect salmon and bears in their territory.

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How many times does a heart beat in a day? What about in a lifetime?

Celine Dion sings that "my heart will go on," but how many times does it actually beat in a day or even a lifetime?

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Why does meat have more protein than vegetables?

The biological needs of plants and animals affect their cells' protein content, but the story goes deeper than that.

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Parasitic worms cause terrible diseases — could the viruses they carry be to blame?

Roundworms harbor viruses, which could be responsible for these parasites' painful symptoms in humans, scientists theorize.

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Hurricane Milton is tied for the fastest-forming Category 5 hurricane on record. It could become the new normal.

Hurricane Milton captured by NASA's GOES-East satellite as it made landfall on Florida's west coast.

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Study reveals how the brain divides days into 'movie scenes'

A recent brain-scan study sheds light on how people's brains divide continuous experiences into meaningful segments, like scenes in a movie.

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'Every volcano has its own personality': Mystery Mount Adams earthquake surge under investigation

Scientists are installing multiple temporary seismic monitoring stations to get a better understanding of the sharp increase in earthquakes recorded at Mount Adams.

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Earth's crust may be building mountains by dripping into the mantle

An odd phenomenon called lithospheric dripping might occur wherever mountains form.

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How strong can hurricanes get?

There's a theoretical limit to the maximum sustained wind speeds of hurricanes, but climate change may increase that "speed limit."

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New 'biological aging' test predicts your odds of dying within the next 12 months

A new test uses a cheek swab to predict your risk of death within one year — how does it work?

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'Any protein you can imagine, it can deliver': AI will help discover the next breakthrough in RNA, says Nobel Prize winner Dr. Drew Weissman

Live Science spoke with Nobel laureate Dr. Drew Weissman and engineer Daeyeon Lee about a new RNA research center they're helping to launch.

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Why do cats 'chatter'?

Some cats chatter, oftentimes when they see prey. But why?

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Life expectancy is increasing at a slower rate this century — and it may be because we're reaching our human limit

Human life expectancy in high-income countries is no longer climbing at the rate it did in the 20th century, a new study suggests.

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