'It was very very good': tzi the Iceman's body is covered in ancient yeast - and scientists just used it to make a sourdough - A new study cultivated four strains of cold-adapted yeasts that had colonized tzi's body shortly after his death 5,300 years ago in the Alps.

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Physicists achieve 'perfect randomness' for the first time ever -- Physicists used quantum bits to achieve 'perfect randomness' in a world-first experiment. The results of their research could strengthen cryptography and other security systems. -- Alan Bradley

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China launches new Long March 12B rocket, reportedly without any safety warning -- China's Long March 12B rocket has blasted off on its maiden voyage carrying more Qianfan "Thousand Sails" satellites, during a surprise launch for which there were reportedly no airspace notices. -- Patrick Pester

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17,000-year-old stripes of red in a Welsh cave are the oldest rock art in the UK, study finds -- Over a century after a red-lined cave wall was discovered, scientists have determined that it represents the U.K.'s oldest rock art. -- Kristina Killgrove

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NASA confirms meteor exploded over northeastern US with force of 230 tons of TNT -- NASA shared an initial analysis of a 5-foot-wide fireball meteor that exploded in the sky over the northeastern U.S. on Saturday, May 30. -- Brandon Specktor

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Astronauts could use lightning-like plasma jets to kill germs on the moon and Mars, demo hints -- A new lab experiment is testing plasma jets as a water-free solution for "space laundry" on future missions to the moon and Mars. -- Sharmila Kuthunur

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First whole-genome sequence of a Greenland shark holds clues to their extreme longevity -- A genomic study of Greenland sharks, thought to be the longest-lived vertebrates on the planet, is hinting at the secrets to their epic lifespan and cancer resistance. -- Chris Simms

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Heading a soccer ball just once is enough to raise levels of proteins associated with brain damage -- Amateur male soccer players had greater changes in certain blood markers associated with neural damage the harder and more frequently they headed balls. -- Christoph Schwaiger

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Scientists reveal the origin of the Euphrates - a river that fed the 'cradle of civilization' -- The Euphrates River fueled the "cradle of civilization," and a new study reveals the waterway was born of two other ancient rivers around 3.6 million years ago. -- Sascha Pare

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Bronze Age 5-year-old's skull found in Uzbekistan is the oldest known evidence of surgery in Central Asia -- A child's 4,000-year-old skull found in Uzbekistan has signs of trepanation, making it the oldest evidence of surgery in Central Asia on record. -- Tom Metcalfe

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'Astonishing': James Webb telescope spots the most chemically primitive galaxy in the ancient universe -- The James Webb telescope peered into an ancient spot of light, and found it to be the most metal-poor galaxy in the early universe. -- Matthew Williams

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Scientists got mouse eyes to perform photosynthesis ‪-‬ and no, they didn't turn green -- Special eye drops containing photosynthetic machinery from spinach leaves have helped combat dry eye, a new mouse experiment reveals. -- Skyler Ware

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New device could make processors run 1,000 times faster without additional waste heat - scientists say it could reduce data center energy demands -- A new device could allow computer processors to operate significantly faster, without generating waste heat. -- Peter Ray Allison

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NASA's moon plans overshadowed by gigantic rocket explosion, the Doomsday Glacier's ice shelf near collapse, a quantum computer AI hybrid, and Iran's water crisis. Science news this week - May 30, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend - By - Ben Turner - Published - 30 May 26

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Blue Moon 2026: An extremely rare micromoon rises tonight -- A rare Blue Moon, the second full moon in May, will also be a "micromoon" near its farthest point from Earth. -- Jamie Carter

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Skeletal remains of Queen Elisenda, one of the most powerful rulers in medieval Europe, unearthed in Barcelona - along with several others who bore unexplained stab wounds -- In honor of the 700th-anniversary founding of the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria Pedralbes in Barcelona, scientists opened eight 14th-century graves and studied the 25 people found inside, including a queen. -- Kristina Killgrove

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Japan hits 6G key milestone with high-frequency speeds topping 100 Gbps -- Researchers have built a miniaturized microcomb-driven terahertz wireless communication system that's 90 times smaller than conventional chips to deliver record-breaking data-transfer speeds at ultrahigh frequencies. -- Roland Moore-Colyer

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OpenAI's internal AI model just solved an 80-year-old math problem ‪-‬ and mathematicians verified it -- The closest the field has come to solving the planar unit distance problem, first proposed in the 1940s, was in 1984. Now, OpenAI claims an internal model has cracked the puzzle. -- Drew Turney

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'I would never have guessed it': Unexpected effect is squeezing Mars' atmosphere like toothpaste, experts say -- Researchers have uncovered an unexpected phenomenon, dubbed the Zwan-Wolf effect, squeezing plasma "like toothpaste" in Mars' upper atmosphere. This effect, which also happens on Earth, was thought to be impossible on the Red Planet. -- Harry Baker

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'Very rough day': Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes in gigantic fireball, days after being selected for NASA moon missions -- The rocket explosion, a contender for the largest in American history, is a significant setback for Jeff Bezos and NASA. -- Ben Turner

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