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Microbiology -- 'Stop and re-check everything': Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA's cleanrooms

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Archaeology -- 10 things we learned about our human ancestors in 2025

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Human Evolution -- 10 things we learned about Neanderthals in 2025

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Neuroscience -- Neuroscience word search - Find all the parts of the brain

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Human Evolution -- Scientists claim 'Lucy' may not be our direct ancestor after all, stoking fierce debate

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Archaeology -- We now know much more about how our ancestor 'Lucy' lived - and died

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Space Exploration -- Should humans colonize other planets?

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Archaeology -- 'Biological time capsules': How DNA from cave dirt is revealing clues about early humans and Neanderthals

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Health -- Year in review: The standout health stories of 2025, from measles outbreaks to AI-made viruses

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Arts & Entertainment -- Live Science Christmas crossword puzzle: The average U.S. citizen consumes over 3,500 of these on Christmas Day - 7 across

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Human Behavior -- About Live Science

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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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Technology -- Japan laser weapon trial, comet 3I/ATLAS bids farewell, and AI solves 'impossible' math problems

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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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Trees in Panama's tropical forests are growing longer roots in the face of drought - By - Sarah Wild - published - 1 January 26 - A long-term experiment reveals tropical forests in Panama are able to adapt to droughts, but scientists warn this short-term "rescue strategy" is unlikely to save them from the impacts of climate change.

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From gene therapy breakthroughs to preventable disease outbreaks: The health trends that will shape 2026 - By - Nicoletta Lanese - published - 31 December 25 - Opinion - Live Science's health channel editor makes predictions about the medical breakthroughs and public health shifts to come in 2026.

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AI is getting better and better at generating faces - but you can train to spot the fakes - By - Sophie Berdugo - published - 27 December 25 - Even the most skilled face recognizers are duped by AI-generated faces, a new study finds. But they can improve with training.

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Uranus and Neptune may be 'rock giants,' not 'ice giants,' new model of their cores suggests - By - Mason Wakley - published - 26 December 25 - A new computational model suggests that Uranus' and Neptune's cores may be less icy than their "ice giant" nickname suggests.

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Sigma 14mm f/1.4 DG DN lens review - the ultimate lens for astrophotography

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January 'Wolf Supermoon': How to see the full moon rise with Jupiter this weekend

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'The ban assumed the danger was making pigs too human': Why human organs aren't grown in pigs in the US

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Full moons of 2026: When to see all 13 moons (including a Blue Moon and a Blood Moon) rise next year

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Melting of West Antarctic ice sheet could trigger catastrophic reshaping of the land beneath

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