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

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

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Arts & Entertainment -- Live Science crossword puzzle #23: Distance around the edge of a circle - 6 down

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Human Evolution -- 1 million-year-old skull from China holds clues to the origins of Neanderthals, Denisovans and humans

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Neuroscience -- The evolution of life on Earth 'almost predictably' led to human intelligence, neuroscientist says

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Space -- That was the week in science: Comet 3I/ATLAS glows green | Roman roads | Bear attacks

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Archaeology -- 'We certainly weren't exceptional, but now we're the only ones left': In new PBS series 'Human,' anthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi explores how humans came to dominate Earth

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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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Human Evolution -- A fossilized foot found 15 years ago belonged to enigmatic human relative that lived alongside Lucy, scientists say

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Today's biggest science news: James Webb sees earliest supernova | Monogamy 'league table' | Comet 3I/ATLAS X-ray - By - Patrick Pester, Tia Ghose - last updated - 11 December 25 - Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.

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'They had not been seen ever before': Romans made liquid gypsum paste and smeared it over the dead before burial, leaving fingerprints behind, new research finds - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 11 December 25 - Fingerprints on a Roman burial hold new clues to an unusual liquid gypsum funeral ritual.

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Killer whales are teaming up with dolphins on salmon hunts, study finds - but not everyone agrees - By - Chris Simms - published - 11 December 25 - There are eye-opening claims that orcas and dolphins are working together on salmon hunts and sharing food - but not everyone is convinced.

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Rarrr! James Webb telescope spots 'monster stars' leaking nitrogen in the early universe - By - Elizabeth Howell - published - 11 December 25 - Researchers using the James Webb Space Telescope spotted huge stars leaking nitrogen in an early galaxy, hinting that such 'monster stars' might have been the source of ancient supermassive black holes.

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Time moves faster on Mars, posing new challenges to crewed missions - By - Deepa Jain - published - 11 December 25 - Clocks on Mars tick faster by about 477 microseconds each Earth day, a new study suggests. This difference is significantly more than that for our moon, posing potential challenges for future crewed missions.

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Insomnia and anxiety come with a weaker immune system - a new study starts to unravel why - By - Kamal Nahas - published - 11 December 25 - People with anxiety or insomnia tend to have weaker immunity. The decline of a key immune cell may be a culprit.

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Breakthrough 3D wiring architecture enables 10,000-qubit quantum processors - By - Tristan Greene - published - 11 December 25 - The novel 3D wiring architecture and chip fabrication method enable quantum processing units containing 10,000 qubits to fit in a smaller space than today's 100-qubit chips.

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When does winter start? Your guide to the 2025 winter solstice. By - Jamie Carter - published - 11 December 25 - Astronomical winter begins Sunday, Dec. 21 in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's how the solstice works.

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Stunningly preserved Roman-era mosaic in UK depicts Trojan War stories - but not the ones told by Homer - By - Skyler Ware - published - 10 December 25 - A newfound mosaic draws inspiration from "Phrygians," a play by the Athenian playwright Aeschylus that survives only in bits and pieces.

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Scientists spot 2 black holes that took turns slaughtering 1 unlucky star - By - Paul Sutter - published - 10 December 25 - A strange X-ray signal spotted decades ago may be the result of a star that got attacked by two black holes, one after the other.

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'It is simply too hot to handle': 2024 was Arab region's hottest year on record, first-of-its-kind climate report reveals - By - Skyler Ware - published - 9 December 25 - The Arab region just had its hottest year on record, a new climate report reveals.

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Gray hair may have evolved as a protection against cancer, study hints - By - Victoria Atkinson - published - 9 December 25 - Aging comes with graying hair, which may be a sign of the body lowering its risk of cancer, a study suggests.

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