As cervical cancer rates fall, HPV is causing more throat and mouth cancers in men - why? Analysis - HPV vaccination is helping knock back cervical cancer rates, but meanwhile, mouth and throat cancers caused by the virus are up in men. Here's what to know. Analysis

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Ocean 'under unprecedented strain' as El Ni o helps supercharge warming to record levels -- The Copernicus Climate Change Service announced that the daily global sea surface temperature has reached its highest level since records began. -- Patrick Pester

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Severe COVID-19 may wake up dormant viruses and lead to lasting physical disability, study finds -- Nearly half of hospitalized COVID-19 patients had a dormant virus flare back to life, and one family of viruses found in the majority of people was tied to lasting symptoms from long COVID. -- Clarissa Brincat

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Cheap wall tiles 'inspired by flowing streams' could fix one of superfast 6G's biggest problems -- Superfast 6G has a major problem - signals struggle to pass through physical barriers. But scientists have invented a $2 wall tile that can fix that. -- Olivia Maule

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Why is AI going on a hacking spree? -- AI models are finding software flaws, carrying out cyberattacks during security tests and reaching systems they weren't supposed to access. But does that mean AI is "going rogue"? -- Carly Page

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Archaeologists unearth a medieval nobleman buried with his horse and dog in a rare wooden tomb in Russia -- A rare example of a wooden chamber tomb reveals connections between medieval Norse and Old Russian burial styles. -- Kristina Killgrove

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Scientists finally know why astronauts struggle to poop in space - and reveal a hidden risk of long-haul spaceflight -- A new NASA-backed study has pinpointed why astronauts often experience constipation in space and how that might affect their health on long-haul missions to Mars and beyond. -- Harry Baker

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'This is not the outcome we were working towards': $30 million mission to save NASA's Swift telescope fails -- NASA's Swift Observatory is set to come crashing down to Earth later this year after private rescue mission failure. -- Pandora Dewan

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Black hole star? Solar-system-size 'dot' from the early universe is our best evidence yet of a brand-new type of cosmic object -- The James Webb Space Telescope has identified the most promising candidate yet for a black hole star, lurking 660 million years after the Big Bang. The hypothetical entity, which shines 100 billion times brighter than a typical star, could shed light on the origins of the mysterious "little red dots." -- Harry Baker

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Cave sanctuary in Spain has highest number of Latin inscriptions anywhere in the Roman Empire - and many of them mention mysterious 'Lady' -- Researchers found 120 ancient inscriptions referring to a mysterious goddess known as "the Lady" in a cave in Valencia, Spain. -- Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

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Mini 'arteries-on-a-chip' could help predict a person's risk of stroke -- New models of the carotid artery can be personalized for different people, revealing subtle differences in stroke risk. -- Victoria Atkinson

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1,400-year-old skeleton found in underground channel in Peru may have belonged to human sacrifice victim -- A mysterious burial in an underground water channel may help archaeologists understand a pre-Inca ritual in Peru. -- Kristina Killgrove

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Secret 'messages' in cat pee let felines identify each other - and scientists just cracked the code -- Cats can identify each other by the scent of their pee. We now know why. -- Skyler Ware

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IBM's new 'quantum fridges' are nearly 200 times colder than deep space -- IBM's new modular cryogenic system links quantum chips to overcome major infrastructure hurdles and pave the way for a powerful system by 2029. -- Tristan Greene

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Scientists just discovered a big limitation in lab-grown minibrains - they have a skewed 'sense of time' -- Miniature models of the brain don't seem to follow the same developmental timetable as real brains, which matters for research. -- Zunnash Khan

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Astronomers spot the closest, fastest star ever seen orbiting our galaxy's monster black hole -- A star is whipping around the Milky Way's central black hole incredibly fast, setting a record for the tightest orbit ever observed -- Andrey Feldman

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Out-of-control SpaceX rocket carved a 60-foot crater into the moon, NASA images reveal -- NASA has finally revealed the enormous crater left on the moon after a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage smashed into its surface on Aug. 5. -- Pandora Dewan

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Body found at bottom of Scottish well may be from rare ritual burial performed centuries ago -- An Iron Age grave has been discovered in the Scottish Highlands. The person was buried within what may have been a ritual well. -- Owen Jarus

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Peptides are the latest wellness fad. What are they, and are they safe? -- An FDA advisory panel has recommended making six unapproved peptides more accessible through compounding pharmacies - but scientists warn that easier access does not mean these experimental products have been proven safe or effective. -- Jennifer Zieba

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Neanderthals may have trekked through the Saudi Arabian desert 55,000 years ago, farther south than experts thought possible -- Stone tools from a lakeside site in Saudi Arabia hint that Neanderthals were adapted to the arid Arabian interior, not just to cold places. -- Olivia Maule

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