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- April 13
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- Stone Age tombs in Scotland reveal 'webs of descent' among male relatives
- 'Oslo patient' likely cured of HIV after getting stem cell transplant from his brother, who is genetically resistant to the virus
- Antiseptic-tolerant germs spread through the air in hospitals, early study hints
- Homo erectus' tools include stunning geodes and fossils, possibly as a way to connect with the cosmos, study finds
- 'Really, really weird': Physicists entangle two moving atoms for the first time, validating 'spooky' quantum theory
- 'I have not processed what we just did': Artemis II astronauts share all in first news conference since splashdown
- Sperm quality is at its peak in the summer, study finds
- Scientists are trying to build a vaccine that works against almost any respiratory pathogen — here's how close they are.
- Idol of Pomos: A 5,000-year-old fertility figurine from Cyprus that wears a miniature version of herself on a necklace
- April 12
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- Human ancestors butchered and ate elephants 1.8 million years ago, helping to fuel their large brains
- Ancient Egyptian stone monument depicting a Roman emperor as a pharaoh discovered in Luxor
- 'Human minds shouldn't have to go through' this: Artemis II crew recalls unreal moment when Earth disappeared — Space photo of the week
- Does the moon look the same from everywhere on Earth?
- April 11
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- I found a new meteor shower — and it comes from an asteroid getting baked to bits by the sun
- AI for breakup texts? How 'sycophantic' chatbots are messing with our ability to handle difficult social situations.
- Science news this week: Artemis II splashes down, the world's fattest parrot bounces back, and the Shroud of Turin is contaminated
- 10 Artemis II photos that define humanity's return to the moon
- Do the microbes in your gut influence what foods you like?
- 'I'm at a loss for words': Artemis II mission comes home to joy and cheers after historic 10-day mission
- April 10
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- There are 'reasons to be confident' about faulty Artemis II heat shield ahead of 25,000 mph reentry, space expert Ed Macaulay says
- The moon is green and brown? Why scientists are already excited about Artemis II's historic lunar photos
- 'I've seen the movies. What a horrible way to die': What it's like to be sucked into a tornado and survive
- 'More questions than answers': Experts baffled by Alaskan mammal-eating orcas spotted near Seattle
- Changing 'just one DNA letter' in female mice triggers growth of male genitalia
- Aoshima: Japan's tiny 'Cat Island' where felines hugely outnumber humans
- 'Welcome home, Integrity': Artemis II crew return to Earth after 'bullseye landing' caps historic moon mission
- AI war games almost always escalate to nuclear strikes, simulation shows
- April 9
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- Ancient Korean society practiced human sacrifice and high inbreeding, researchers find
- Chimpanzees in Uganda are locked in a deadly 'civil war' after their group split apart — and scientists don't know why
- James Webb telescope spots 'stingray' galaxy system that could solve the mystery of 'little red dots'
- 'RIP, Comet MAPS': Watch the superbright sungrazer become a 'headless wonder' after being ripped apart by the sun
- Scientists create new type of encryption that protects video files against quantum computing attacks
- There's an issue with the Artemis II heat shield, but NASA isn't worried. Here's why.
- Western states face above-normal wildfire threats this summer. New maps reveal which areas are most at risk.
- Science history: Doctor hypothesizes that 'transmissible proteins' can cause disease, contradicting a 'central dogma' of molecular biology — April 9, 1982
- April 8
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- 'No one knows what they are': Researchers discover new type of cell that's seen only during pregnancy
- 16th-century silver coin discovered near Strait of Magellan marks the spot of a doomed Spanish colony
- Keratin may act as a 'brake' for skin inflammation, pointing to potential treatments
- How to see Comet PanSTARRS as it brightens in the night sky this week
- Diagnostic dilemma: Woman's 'biologically implausible' infection led her to sneeze 'worms' out of her nose
- '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
- April 7
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- 'They are literally everywhere': The shocking story of how forever chemicals polluted the world
- DNA reveals ancestry of man buried in Stone Age monument in Spain, but his religion remains a mystery
- 'So much magic': Artemis II shares first images from the far side of the moon, including new 'Earthset' and total eclipse in space
- AI 'mirages' mean tools used to analyze medical scans could fabricate their findings
- World's fattest parrot — on the verge of extinction 30 years ago — has record-breaking breeding season
- Live Science crossword puzzle #37: The seventh planet from the sun — 2 down
- California declared war on smog in the 1970s. The knock-on effects were huge.
- Laifen Wave Pro electric toothbrush review: A perfect all-rounder
- Physicists moved volatile antimatter by truck for the first time ever — paving the way for groundbreaking new research
- Deadly, vivid-green mass sprawls across South African reservoir — Earth from space
- April 6
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- The Artemis II astronauts have just flown farther from Earth than any humans in history
- AI-written code can beat humans at biomedical analysis, some studies find. What does that mean for the field?
- Artemis II moon flyby begins: How to watch and what to know
- 'A cure on the horizon': Are we finally close to ending type 1 diabetes?
- 'They could spend 4 or 5 hours per day underwater': How humans adapted to the most challenging environments
- The hungriest black holes in the universe are running out of food, survey of 8,000 cosmic monsters reveals
- We went to Finland to hear about the new 'sand battery' that will turn stored renewable energy back into power for the electrical grid
- Beadnet dress: A 4,500-year-old ancient Egyptian funeral 'gown' that was in vogue during the Old Kingdom
- April 5
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- 'This generation's moment': How the Artemis missions will reframe humanity's relationship with the moon
- Diabetes rates are lower in high-altitude environments — and scientists may have discovered why
- Antarctica hides huge caches of gold, silver, copper and iron. As the ice melts, countries may race to harvest them.
- Shroud of Turin, claimed to be Jesus' burial cloth, contaminated with carrot and red coral DNA
- NASA telescope uncovers new mystery in supernova first spotted by Chinese astronomers 2,000 years ago — Space photo of the week
- What happened to the Minoan civilization?
- April 4
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- Fossil site in China reveals bevy of complex creatures lived prior to the Cambrian explosion, including a 'Dune'-like sandworm
- Cheap, decades-old transplant drug delays full onset of type 1 diabetes
- Octopus quiz: Are you a sucker for cephalopod science?
- I've witnessed nearly 100 rocket launches. Artemis II was like nothing I've ever experienced.
- Science news this week: Artemis II lifts off, diabetes cured in mice, and smog in China shapes Arctic storms
- Are allergies genetic?
- April 3
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- 'Trust us; you look amazing': Artemis II crewmembers share first message from space
- Homo habilis is the earliest named human. But is it even human?
- Scientists mapped all the nerves of the clitoris for the first time
- IBM quantum processor achieves highest fidelity calculations for the longest period of time on record
- The 10 best running shoe deals, as chosen by an experienced runner
- Rare 'sungrazer' comet MAPS will shine superbright on Saturday — if it survives a dangerous encounter with our star
- A new tweak to Einstein's relativity could transform our understanding of the Big Bang
- Artemis II officially leaves Earth's orbit on the way to the moon
- April 2
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- In photos: Artemis II's historic launch for the moon
- Ancient children's teeth reveal a syphilis-like disease was spreading in Vietnam 4,000 years ago
- Chemists make hydrogen from breadcrumbs in groundbreaking reaction that could replace some fossil fuels
- Earth's energy imbalance is much more extreme than climate models show — but scientists aren't sure why
- Chinese satellite with robotic 'octopus arm' passes key refueling test in orbit — making longer-lived space assets more likely
- 'Not how you build a digital mind': How reasoning failures are preventing AI models from achieving human-level intelligence
- Scientists cured type 1 diabetes in mice by creating a blended immune system
- Native Americans invented dice and games of chance more than 12,000 years ago, archaeological study reveals
- April 1
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- Artemis II blasts off: Humans are on their way back to the moon
- Astronauts can face 'nearly lethal doses' of solar radiation — so why launch Artemis II during the sun's peak of activity? Space scientist Patricia Reiff explains.
- Farting comet seen reversing its spin for the first time ever — and it may soon 'self-destruct'
- Extreme wildfires, droughts and storms could happen even under moderate global warming, study finds
- Diagnostic dilemma: Teenager's hives turned out to be caused by rare water allergy
- How to watch NASA's historic Artemis II launch for the moon
