'Listen, father!': 1,700-year-old tomb discovered in Egypt contains a poem in ancient Greek and spells to protect the dead - A tomb dating back to the time the Romans controlled Egypt contains a funerary poem in ancient Greek. ancient-egyptians

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SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit for the first time, then returns early and explodes -- SpaceX got its Starship rocket into orbit, but after a tense few minutes of comms and the loss of an engine, the call was made to end the mission early. -- Patrick Pester -- Published

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US Cold War-era spy satellite explodes above Earth - and nobody knows why -- The defunct USA 32 (or Farrah III) satellite, which launched in 1988, broke apart without warning on Sept. 13, around 480 miles above Earth's surface. Experts are still unsure what caused this sudden fragmentation, how many pieces it created, or how the debris might impact other nearby spacecraft. -- Harry Baker -- Published

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A 72-year-old photo is revealing new clues about 'Meretneith,' a powerful woman who may have ruled Egypt 5,000 years ago -- An ancient Egyptian woman named Meretneith had a lavish tomb, and on it her name was written the same way as a pharaoh. -- Owen Jarus -- Published

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'The right diagnosis is unbelievably powerful': It can take years to diagnose rare diseases, and scientists are trying to fix that -- Analysis -- Tens of millions of Americans live with rare or undiagnosed diseases. These scientists are working to deliver them better diagnostics and treatments. -- Hanan Hammad

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13,000-year-old butchered bones of long-tusked beast found in Chile give more evidence of early first Americans -- Archaeological excavations in the Lake Tagua Tagua basin in central Chile have revealed stone tools and animal bones with cut marks dated to 13,000 years ago. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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A giant cosmic 'fart' is making a wobbling zombie star repeatedly flash us, 'groundbreaking' observations reveal -- A very strange binary star system keeps flashing Earth with X-ray flares. Scientists now understand why. -- Harry Baker -- Published

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Harvest Moon 2026: See the first full moon of autumn rise alongside Saturn tonight -- The famous Harvest Moon will be the first full moon of autumn when it rises on Saturday, Sept. 26. Here's how to get the best view of it, and where to look for bright Saturn nearby. -- Jamie Carter -- Published

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NASA teases new PRIMA telescope that could see what even the James Webb telescope can't -- NASA has announced that a new telescope concept called PRIMA is moving forward in consideration for a 2033 launch to look at the origins of planets and galaxies. -- Elizabeth Howell -- Published

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New kind of AI audio chip transforms earbuds into always-on 'intelligent' devices that run without a smartphone. How does it work? -- Explainer -- A new AI audio chip will give future headphones on-device apps and sensors that gather data about your daily movements to feed AI "agents" that will speak directly into your ear. -- Keumars Afifi-Sabet

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Archaeologists discover 'tomb of the very highest rank' in 2,700-year-old Etruscan cemetery -- Archaeologists have discovered a massive Etruscan burial mound with a vast assortment of grave goods north of Rome. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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Rare armored dinosaur found in Japan may have ancestors that migrated across a land bridge 100 million years ago -- The newly described dinosaur is only the third nodosaurid fossil found in Asia. Researchers say its ancestors may have migrated from North America. -- Skyler Ware -- Published

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Hurricane Polo exploded in intensity in just 24 hours. Is the 'super' El Ni o to blame? -- Hurricane Polo exploded from a tropical storm into a powerful Category 5 hurricane in less than 24 hours and is one of the strongest Pacific hurricanes on record. -- Lydia Smith -- Last updated

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Could Comet 3I/ATLAS teach us about life beyond Earth? Scientists say the story's not over yet. -- Analysis -- No evidence has been found linking 3I/ATLAS to aliens. But the interstellar object, just the third of its kind to be found, shows that life's molecular precursors are abundant in the Milky Way. -- Deepa Jain

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Japan switches on its first full-stack room-temperature quantum computer - and scientists plan to scale it up to 10,000 qubits -- Japan's new quantum system, Shunkai, uses "optical tweezers" to trap and rearrange atoms, and will be available to researchers working on quantum error correction. -- Owen Hughes -- Published

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Earth's first bats didn't come from where we thought, landmark genetic study reveals -- In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers compiled data from 103 bat genomes and 44 fossils to rewrite the bat family tree and determine where these animals first evolved. -- Sascha Pare -- Published

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Missing Celtic fort annihilated by Julius Caesar finally found under Paris hospital -- Archaeologists in Paris have discovered the remains of a missing Celtic fort sacked by Julius Caesar in 52 B.C. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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Astronomers detected radio signals coming from an exoplanet for the first time. Spoiler alert: It's not aliens. -- Scientists have found the first convincing direct evidence of radio signals coming out of the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b. Even if it's not aliens, it could still teach us something big about life in space. -- Pandora Dewan -- Published

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'It has become very dire in a lot of places': New map reveals exactly where humans are adding and removing precious fresh water on Earth -- A new high-resolution map of global freshwater trends between 2002 and 2025 has sharpened scientists' understanding of how humans are using and displacing our most precious resource. -- Sascha Pare -- Published

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Google DeepMind's latest AI tool promises a new era for genetics research, but experts warn to take its predictions with caution -- AlphaGenome Atlas could make it easier for geneticists to access powerful AI, but its predictions aren't always accurate. -- RJ Mackenzie -- Published

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