Space -- That was the week in science: Second earthquake hits Japan | Geminids to peak | NASA loses contact with Mars probe

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Neuroscience -- 'Intelligence comes at a price, and for many species, the benefits just aren't worth it': A neuroscientist's take on how human intellect evolved

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Particle Physics -- Historic search for 'huge missing piece' of the universe reveals new secrets of particle physics

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Human Evolution -- 'An extreme end of human genetic variation': Ancient humans were isolated in southern Africa for nearly 100,000 years, and their genetics are stunningly different

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Archaeology -- Science news this week: A human population isolated for 100,000 years, the biggest spinning structure in the universe, and a pit full of skulls

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Arts & Entertainment -- Live Science crossword puzzle #24: Elemental particle associated with light - 11 down

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Extraterrestrial Life -- Scientists are debating a 70-year-old UFO mystery as new images come to light

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Space -- That was the week in science: Vaccine skeptics get hep B win | Comet 3I/ATLAS surprises | 'Cold Supermoon' pictures

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Politics -- There is such a thing as 'settled science' - anyone who says otherwise is trying to manipulate you

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Artificial Intelligence -- Your AI-generated image of a cat riding a banana exists because of children clawing through the dirt for toxic elements. Is it really worth it?

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Geology -- Plate tectonics may be why Earth has life - and the key to finding life elsewhere in the universe

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Latest science news: 'Little Foot' | Geminids peak | Comet 3I/ATLAS - By - Patrick Pester - last updated - 15 December 25 - LIVE - Monday, Dec. 15, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.

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30 models of the universe proved wrong by final data from groundbreaking telescope - By - Paul Sutter - published - 15 December 25 - The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) in Chile has released its final batch of data after 15 years - and it proves that the Hubble tension, a rift in our understanding of the universe, is very real.

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5,000-year-old dog skeleton and dagger buried together in Swedish bog hint at mysterious Stone Age ritual - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 15 December 25 - Five millennia ago, ancient fishers buried a dog alongside a dagger in a lake bed. Archaeologists are trying to figure out why.

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2,400-year-old fingerprint from mysterious sea raider found preserved on Scandinavia's oldest plank boat - By - Dani Leviss - published - 15 December 25 - An ancient fingerprint and several chemical clues from a 2,400-year-old sea raiders' boat are revealing secrets about where some mysterious attackers came from during the Iron Age.

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5 genetic 'signatures' underpin a range of psychiatric conditions - By - Clarissa Brincat - published - 15 December 25 - A study suggests psychiatric disorders can share the same genetic signatures and that they may stem from shared biological mechanisms.

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The UN's International Asteroid Warning Network is closely watching comet 3I/ATLAS. Here's why. By - Elizabeth Howell - published - 15 December 25 - Tracking comets accurately is hard. A new effort with the U.N. and NASA aims to better chart these visitors using 3I/ATLAS.

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Scientists finally sequence the vampire squid's huge genome, revealing secrets of the 'living fossil' By - Kenna Hughes-Castleberry - published - 14 December 25 - The genetic link between squids and octopuses may just be found in the vampire squid genome.

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Neanderthals made fire, orcas and dolphins team up, and the 'Star of Bethlehem' explored - By - Tia Ghose, Alexander McNamara - published - 13 December 25 - Science news this week - Dec. 13, 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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16th-century gallows and dozens of skeletons discovered in France - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 12 December 25 - Archaeologists have identified a 16th-century gallows structure and nearly a dozen mass burial pits in Grenoble, France.

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'Necessary for the future of humankind': Who was honored at the first-ever Global Space Awards? By - Harry Baker - published - 12 December 25 - The winners of the inaugural Global Space Awards were recently announced at a star-studded ceremony at London's Natural History Museum. The event championed innovation and sustainability, while also celebrating the life of a late NASA astronaut.

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See up to 150 'shooting stars' per hour this weekend as the Geminid meteor shower reaches its stunning peak - By - Jamie Carter - last updated - 12 December 25 - The Geminid meteor shower peaks this weekend! The Geminids peak overnight on Dec. 13 and 14, when up to 150 "shooting stars" per hour will rain down on Earth in a near-moonless night sky.

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New 'DNA cassette tape' can store up to 1.5 million times more data than a smartphone - and the data can last 20,000 years if frozen - By - Fiona Jackson - published - 12 December 25 - Scientists have discovered that over half a mile of DNA could hold over 360,000 terabytes of data.

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