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Rare wampum beads discovered at 17th-century colony in Newfoundland

Archaeologists in Newfoundland have discovered seven tiny beads known as wampum that are made from seashells. They may be the first ever found in the province.

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1 million-year-old skull from China holds clues to the origins of Neanderthals, Denisovans and humans

Reconstruction of a 1 million-year-old skull shows that early human groups split and diversified quickly.

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Mystery creature found in 'forbidden cloud forest' of Peru is new species of marsupial

The newly described mouse opossum was discovered at a surprisingly high altitude in the Andes.

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95 million-year-old 'tiny, tiny skull' from never-before-seen crocodile-like creature discovered in Montana

Researchers have described a whole new family of extinct crocodyliforms based on the fossilized remains of a single teenage croc named Elton discovered in the Blackleaf Formation.

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Scientific breakthrough leads to 'fluorescent biological qubit' — it could mean turning your cells into quantum sensors

Fluorescent proteins can be turned into qubits within cells and could give us a deeper understanding of biology at the nanoscale level.

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Weird glass in Australia appears to be from giant asteroid impact — but scientists 'yet to locate the crater'

Strange glass strewn across southern Australia appears to be from a mystery asteroid impact 11 million years ago.

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'We thought it was a problem with the instrument': Scientists shocked by rare 'Einstein cross' with a surprise in the center

An image of a distant galaxy warped by a cosmic magnifying glass reveals a massive blob of dark matter hiding in plain sight.

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5,000-year-old stone tomb discovered in Spain is 43 feet long — and it holds many prehistoric burials

A large, 5,000-year-old dolmen has been discovered by archaeologists in southern Spain.

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'Groundbreaking' gene therapy is first treatment for Huntington's disease to slow the condition

Results from a three-year trial suggest an experimental gene therapy for Huntington's disease can slow the progression of the deadly condition by 75%.

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The James Webb telescope may have discovered a brand new class of cosmic object: the black hole star

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers discovered an extreme version of "little red dots" dubbed "The Cliff." Its light suggests that it could be a never-before-seen class of objects called a "black hole star."

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Microscopic baby sea urchin crawling with tubed feet is among video winners of Nikon Small World in Motion competition

Stunning footage of a baby sea urchin has been awarded fifth place in the annual Nikon Small World in Motion video competition.

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In 'Secrets of the Brain,' Jim Al-Khalili explores 600 million years of brain evolution to understand what makes us human

In his new BBC show, Jim Al-Khalili journeys through hundreds of millions of years of brain evolution. Live Science spoke to him about what he learned along the way and how this knowledge sheds new light on human cognition.

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Scientists discover 85 'active' lakes buried beneath Antarctica's ice

Data from ESA's Cryosat-2 satellite has revealed 85 never-before-seen, active subglacial lakes buried beneath Antarctica's ice — 58% more than were previously known.

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Abandoning daylight saving time could prevent over 300,000 stroke cases a year in the US, study claims

Springing forward by an hour each March knocks the circadian rhythm out of alignment. A new model of the chronic health impacts argues for scrapping it entirely.

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Diagnostic dilemma: Doctors restore a man's vision by removing his tooth and implanting it in his eye

A man underwent one of the first "tooth-in-eye" surgeries ever conducted in Canada. Only a few hundred people have had the surgery, worldwide.

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We could nuke 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 before it hits the moon — if we act fast, new study warns

The potential 'city killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 has a small chance of hitting the moon in 2032. In a new paper, scientists probe the logistics of destroying it — possibly with nuclear weapons — before it comes too close.

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7-year-old Maya child had green jade 'tooth gem,' new study finds

Archaeologists already knew that adult Maya had tooth inlays, but this is some of the first evidence that children also had tooth bling.

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'A serious threat': China braces as Super Typhoon Ragasa, this year's strongest storm, nears with winds of up to 177 mph

Millions across China are under evacuation or stay-at-home orders as the storm closes in on the country's southern coast.

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Rare blue-and-green hybrid jay spotted in Texas is offspring of birds whose lineages split 7 million years ago

The hybrid bird is the product of two species whose habitat ranges began to overlap a few decades ago, potentially due to climate change, researchers said.

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Gigantic dinosaur with 'claws like hedge trimmers' found with croc leg still in its jaws in Argentina

Speedy megaraptor Joaquinraptor casali had big arms and claws like hedge trimmers that would have made T. rex's forelimbs look puny.

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Extreme 'golf ball-size' hailstones carve 125-mile 'scar' in Canadian landscape — Earth from space

This 2025 satellite photo shows the aftermath of a devastating hailstorm in Alberta, Canada, which destroyed property, collapsed pylons and killed at least two animals.

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Quantum internet inches closer thanks to new chip — it helps beam quantum signals over real-world fiber optic cables

Researchers used the Q‑Chip to send quantum data over standard fiber using Internet Protocol (IP), showing that future quantum networks could run on today’s internet infrastructure.

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'Completely unexplained': James Webb telescope finds strange 'dark beads' in Saturn's atmosphere

The beads appear above a swirling hexagonal jet stream at the gas giant's north pole, and could emerge from interactions between its magnetosphere and atmosphere.

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Statuette of a Comic Actor: A 2,000-year-old depiction of a Roman actor letting one rip

The ancient Romans had a soft spot for physical comedy (aka fart jokes), as exemplified by a bronze figurine of a comic actor.

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'Cleopatra's Final Secret' documentary reveals hundreds of coins and port found in Egypt. But does that mean Cleopatra was buried there?

Hundreds of coins that depict Cleopatra VII have been discovered in an Egyptian temple. The archaeologist who led the team believes the female pharaoh's tomb is nearby.

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