Science
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Magnetic Fossils May Reveal Ancient Creature’s Internal ‘GPS System’
Microscopic magnetic fossils found in North Atlantic seafloor sediments may represent components ...
December 5, 2025
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Figurine of Woman, Goose Offers Peek at Prehistoric Beliefs
Aclay figurine about 12,000 years old that was unearthed at the site of a prehistoric village ove...
December 3, 2025
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Scientists Unveil 1st Draft of Developing Brain Atlases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Scientists have reached a milestone in an ambitious initiative to chart ho...
December 3, 2025
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Researchers Observe Very Early Stages of Supernova
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The explosive death of a star — a supernova — is among the most violent co...
December 3, 2025
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Doggie Diversity in Size, Shape Began at Least 11,000 Years Ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Dogs today come in a mind-blowing array of shapes and sizes, from the dimi...
December 3, 2025
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First Kiss Was 20 Million Years Ago by Early Primates
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) — Kissing did not begin with star-crossed human lovers but with the primate a...
November 29, 2025
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Star-eating Black Hole Unleashes Record-setting Energetic Flare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Scientists are observing the most energetic flare ever seen emanating from...
November 20, 2025
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New Mexico Fossils Show Dinosaurs Thriving Just before Annihilation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A fossil site in New Mexico with numerous dinosaurs, including the gargant...
November 20, 2025
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‘Factory’ in Cells Found to Prevent Insulin Abnormalities
SENDAI (Jiji Press) — An international research group including Japan has discovered a factory-li...
November 19, 2025
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Biovac Starts Trials on South African Cholera Vaccine
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Researchers and scientists in South Africa on Nov. 11 launched clinical trial...
November 19, 2025
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Aurora Glows Red in Hokkaido Sky
SAPPORO — A low-latitude aurora that turned the northern sky a reddish hue was observed in Hokkai...
November 13, 2025
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Astronomers Observe Rings Forming around Chiron
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The rings of Saturn are among the wonders of our solar system, with a diam...
November 12, 2025
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2 Nobel Prize Laureates Express Concern over Decline in Number of Science Papers by Japanese Researchers
KYOTO — Shimon Sakaguchi and Susumu Kitagawa, the two Japanese scientists awarded the Nobel Prize...
November 12, 2025
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Researchers in U.S., Japan Offer Insight into Ghostly Neutrinos
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Neutrinos are tiny particles that can pass through everything, rarely inte...
November 8, 2025
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Astronomers Observe Young, Voracious Rogue Planet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Just as Earth orbits the sun, most planets discovered beyond our solar sys...
November 8, 2025
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