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Scientists probe consciousness in bees and AI.

Astronomers witness a magnetar ignite, solving the mystery of the universe's brightest explosions.

Deep-earth conditions unlocked: 1% of Earth's geothermal reserves could power eight times global demand

Scientists map 800 ant species in one week.

Hedgehogs hear ultrasound—a simple shield against traffic deaths emerges.

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Watch how a tiny plant's trick could feed more people with the same sunlight.

Stellar rotation finally reveals how red giants shuffle their chemistry.

What if your brain is doing more work than your muscles during exercise?

Beneath Antarctic ice, a lake holds secrets of Earth's earliest life.

Psilocybe's family tree just rewrote itself—1.5 million years of evolution tells a different story.

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The tiny trick that turns 222 laser beams into one

Indian travelers left their mark in Egypt 2,000 years ago—and archaeologists just found the proof.

Lake St Clair's hidden depths finally mapped: Tasmania's deepest lake reveals its secrets.

While oncologists debate treatment strategies, AI quietly maps how tumors think and adapt.

While cemetery workers claimed innocence, moss revealed what they couldn't hide.

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Mars reveals a mineral no one has seen before

A 2D crystal just unlocked control over ultraviolet light—and it could reshape chip design.

Watch how the Maya thrived when their world fell apart.

Could this magnetic discovery finally unlock graphene's hidden twin?

What did our ancestor actually look like 3.67 million years ago?

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Scientists finally pinned down when Dordogne's ancient painters picked up their brushes.

A compound now shields livers after intestinal surgery

While cardiologists focused on hearts, olive oil was quietly reshaping the brain.

What made a 100-ton dinosaur walk in circles 150 million years ago?

From landfills to dust: Plastics that know when to let go.

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Humans left Africa 1.9 million years earlier.

What a mouse sees: Scientists decode animal vision from brain waves alone.

Scientists finally understand how the tiniest dinosaurs conquered the ancient world.

Watch what sharp minds do differently in their 80s.

Can we finally steer heat wherever we need it?

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10,000 tons of fish still flow through Cambodia's Mekong markets each year.

Light now guides proteins to think and respond.

While everyone debated CO2, one scientist quietly proved it was rising.

While cancer researchers chased expensive therapies, your immune cells held the answer.

What if private contractors just reset the path to the moon?

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Geometric patterns on 60,000-year-old eggshells reveal our ancestors mastered spatial thinking.

Ancient Egyptians perfected the art of the do-over, using correction fluid to reshape papyri 3,300 years ago

Can a daily multivitamin actually slow how fast your body ages?

Physicists coax light to mimic the quantum Hall effect, revealing photons follow rules once thought impossible

Electrons race through solar materials at nature's speed.