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The moon is green and brown? Why scientists are already excited about Artemis II's historic lunar photos

As Earth reels at the beauty of Artemis II's historic lunar flyby photos, geologists working on the mission are excited for big insights about the moon.

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'More questions than answers': Experts baffled by Alaskan mammal-eating orcas spotted near Seattle

Three orcas from Alaska surfaced in the waters between Washington state and Canada in March, an area where they've never been documented.

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Changing 'just one DNA letter' in female mice triggers growth of male genitalia

Scientists discovered that making a very small change to female mice's DNA caused them to develop male reproductive organs.

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Aoshima: Japan's tiny 'Cat Island' where felines hugely outnumber humans

Once a thriving sardine fishing island, today Aoshima is home to roughly 80 cats and just a handful of people who look after the felines with the help of food donations from around Japan.

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AI war games almost always escalate to nuclear strikes, simulation shows

A new study reveals that AI decision-making during conflicts is naturally prone to escalation.

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Ancient Korean society practiced human sacrifice and high inbreeding, researchers find

A genomic analysis of dozens of ancient Korean skeletons revealed a special "sacrificial caste" of people.

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Chimpanzees in Uganda are locked in a deadly 'civil war' after their group split apart — and scientists don't know why

The first well-observed "civil war" in wild chimpanzees reveals that shifting social ties alone can fracture a group, igniting deadly conflict between former friends.

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James Webb telescope spots 'stingray' galaxy system that could solve the mystery of 'little red dots'

A study of the fascinating galaxy system nicknamed "The Stingray" suggests that mysterious little red dots could be a phase in the evolution of galaxies powered by actively feeding black holes, rather than a distinct class of objects.

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'RIP, Comet MAPS': Watch the superbright sungrazer become a 'headless wonder' after being ripped apart by the sun

New images show the sungrazer comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) did not survive its close approach to our home star. Instead, the celestial object briefly turned into a "headless wonder" before fully disintegrating.

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Scientists create new type of encryption that protects video files against quantum computing attacks

A newly developed encryption framework aims to protect video data from future quantum attacks, all while running on today's conventional hardware.

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There's an issue with the Artemis II heat shield, but NASA isn't worried. Here's why.

The Artemis II astronauts are about to fall to Earth at the fastest speed humans have ever travelled inside a spacecraft with a compromised heat shield. But NASA remains confident they will be safe.

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Science history: Doctor hypothesizes that 'transmissible proteins' can cause disease, contradicting a 'central dogma' of molecular biology — April 9, 1982

Prion diseases, such as "mad cow," are caused by transmissible proteins that were identified in the 1980s.

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'No one knows what they are': Researchers discover new type of cell that's seen only during pregnancy

A new map of the "maternal-fetal interface" reveals a new type of cell, as well as the types of cells most likely to be affected in conditions like preeclampsia.

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16th-century silver coin discovered near Strait of Magellan marks the spot of a doomed Spanish colony

The newfound coin dates to the 1584 founding of a doomed Spanish settlement in southern Chile.

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Keratin may act as a 'brake' for skin inflammation, pointing to potential treatments

Keratin has been linked to skin diseases and inflammation in the past, but now, a new study may have uncovered one reason why.

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How to see Comet PanSTARRS as it brightens in the night sky this week

Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) could be visible to the naked eye in the predawn sky after April 13 as it makes a close approach to the sun.

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Diagnostic dilemma: Woman's 'biologically implausible' infection led her to sneeze 'worms' out of her nose

Doctors reported a highly unusual case of parasitic fly infection in a woman in Greece.

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'In every continent where humans are present, water bankruptcy is manifesting itself': Exiled Iranian scientist Kaveh Madani on our desperate need to preserve our most precious resource

Live Science spoke with Kaveh Madani, director of the UN University Institute for Water, Environment and Health and recipient of the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize, about "water bankruptcy" and what countries should do to avoid catastrophe.

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DNA reveals ancestry of man buried in Stone Age monument in Spain, but his religion remains a mystery

In the Middle Ages, a man was buried in a Stone Age monument in what is now Spain. Now, we finally know his genetic roots, but his religious beliefs are still a mystery.

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'So much magic': Artemis II shares first images from the far side of the moon, including new 'Earthset' and total eclipse in space

NASA's first set of images captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby are here, and they're stunning.

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AI 'mirages' mean tools used to analyze medical scans could fabricate their findings

Modern AI models can create convincing descriptions of images that were never given to them — a phenomenon researchers call a "mirage."

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World's fattest parrot — on the verge of extinction 30 years ago — has record-breaking breeding season

Conservationists are celebrating the 105th kākāpō chick to hatch during the 2026 breeding season — the highest number reported since such records began 30 years ago.

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Physicists moved volatile antimatter by truck for the first time ever — paving the way for groundbreaking new research

CERN scientists transported antimatter by truck for the first time, enabling ultraprecise studies that could reveal why matter dominates the universe.

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Deadly, vivid-green mass sprawls across South African reservoir — Earth from space

A 2022 satellite photo shows a thick mat of blooming algae and invasive aquatic plants spreading across the surface of the reservoir at South Africa's Hartebeespoort Dam. The verdant mass is both toxic and capable of depleting the water's oxygen levels.

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The Artemis II astronauts have just flown farther from Earth than any humans in history

Artemis II is now the farthest crewed mission from Earth in history. The occasion was marked by a number of poignant moments.

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