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Space -- Astronomers close in on comet 3I/ATLAS's origins, a strange gravity anomaly discovered off Africa and AI designs brand-new viruses

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Surgery -- Science news this week: NASA finds best evidence of life on Mars and scientists invent visible time crystals

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Surgery -- Science news this week: A key Atlantic current nears collapse, the world's biggest iceberg shatters, and mouse brains rewrite neuroscience

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Archaeology -- Science news this week: The world's oldest mummy, and an ant that mates with clones of a distant species

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Space -- Solar revelations as Comet 3I/ATLAS rapidly brightens, a tiny tyrannosaur prompts T. rex rethink, and the unexpected perks of cussing out your chatbot

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Health -- Turmoil at the CDC, NASA's comet 3I/ATLAS image release, and the insect apocalypse.

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Planet Earth -- Revived permafrost microbes spew CO2, scientists image 'relativity-breaking' illusion, and James Webb telescope spots something 'exciting' blasting from black hole M87*

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Health -- A breakthrough cure for Huntington's disease and a fast-growing black hole that breaks physics

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Space -- Powerful solar storms, exploding comets and pigs from hell

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Animals -- Famed primatologist Jane Goodall dies, Iran sinks at an alarming rate, and scientists create human egg cells from skin

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Space -- Thinking chimps and color-changing comets

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Space -- A trio of comets, a mysterious glow at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, why time moves faster as we age, and whether we should bring back Neanderthals.

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Arts & Entertainment -- Live Science crossword puzzle #18: First human-made satellite in space - 11 across

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Antarctica's Southern Ocean might be gearing up for a thermal 'burp' that could last a century - By - Matt Simon, Grist - published - 30 November 25 - When humans manage to cut enough emissions and eventually reduce global temperatures, new research shows the Southern Ocean could kick warming back into gear.

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Rivers & Oceans

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Are biodegradable plastics really worth the hype? By - Melissa Gaskill - published - 29 November 25 - Plastic pollution is poisoning the planet. Some experts suggest making plastics from more "natural" materials, but research shows those still have risks.

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An enigmatic human relative, dark matter discovery and mysterious lights in the sky during nuclear weapons tests - By - Ben Turner - published - 29 November 25 - Science news this week - Nov. 29, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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Today's biggest science news: Soyuz launch pad seriously damaged | 'Holy Grail' of shipwrecks | Interstellar object dangers - By - Ben Turner, Alexander McNamara, Patrick Pester, Brandon Specktor - last updated - 28 November 25 - Live blog - Friday, Nov. 28, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.

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Modern humans arrived in Australia 60,000 years ago and may have interbred with archaic humans such as 'hobbits' By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 28 November 25 - New genetic research shows that DNA and archaeological evidence align with the "long chronology" of the peopling of Australia.

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How dangerous are interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS? By - Evan Gough - published - 27 November 25 - Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS are most likely to enter our solar system from two specific directions, a new study suggests. What does it mean for Earth?

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100,000 mph 'comet fragment' explodes in green fireball over Great Lakes, eerie videos show - By - James Price - published - 27 November 25 - A fireball lit up the skies over the Great Lakes in the early hours of Sunday and was visible for hundreds of miles.

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Decades-long droughts doomed one of the world's oldest civilizations - By - Owen Jarus - published - 27 November 25 - A series of lengthy droughts brought about the fall of the Indus Valley Civilization, a new study finds.

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Shrinking tree canopy at California schools could put kids at risk of extreme heat - By - Nicoletta Lanese - published - 27 November 25 - A recent study examined changes in tree canopy cover around California schools. The observed declines could put kids at higher risk of heat stress.

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Experts divided over claim that Chinese hackers launched world-first AI-powered cyber attack - but that's not what they're really worried about - By - Carly Page - published - 27 November 25 - Anthropic said a Chinese espionage group used its Claude AI to automate most of a cyberattack campaign, but experts question how autonomous the operation really was, and what it means for the future of AI-powered hacking.

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New semiconductor could allow classical and quantum computing on the same chip, thanks to superconductivity breakthrough - By - Anna Demming - published - 27 November 25 - Researchers believe they can fit 25 million Josephson junctions - a useful component for quantum computing - on one two-inch wafer with this approach.

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Ancient rock art along US-Mexico border persisted for more than 4,000 years - and it depicts Indigenous views of the universe - By - Aristos Georgiou - published - 26 November 25 - Researchers have uncovered evidence of an Indigenous artistic tradition that was painted along the U.S.-Mexico border for roughly 175 generations.

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Scientists map the shape of a supernova for the first time ever: Space photo of the week

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