One-third of babies diagnosed with peanut allergy don't actually have one, study hints - New findings suggest that "food challenges" can help prevent children from being saddled with unnecessary allergy diagnoses. allergies

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Physicists sank a telescope 1.5 miles under the sea to put Einstein's relativity to the test -- A half-built neutrino telescope on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea searched for cracks in one of physics' most basic invariances. It came up empty, but its limits rival those of detectors many times its size. -- Larissa G. Capella -- Published

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A tiny chunk of Australia seeded Southeast Asia's tropical forests 50 million years ago, plant fossils preserved in amber reveal -- An analysis of plant fossils preserved in amber from Myanmar revealed that the West Burma Block, a chunk of crust that broke off of Australia, seeded Southeast Asia's lush tropical forests. -- Sascha Pare -- Published

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Swift has fallen: NASA's 22-year-old space telescope burns up over Sumatra -- The reentry of NASA's dead Swift space telescope is the end of an era for rapid-response space science. -- Kenna Hughes-Castleberry -- Published

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Colorful 1,800-year-old belt buckle discovered in a Ukrainian forest may have belonged to a nomadic equestrian warrior -- A Roman-era belt buckle discovered in a Ukrainian forest hints at the ancient conflict between the Romans and the Dacians. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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Scientists find the best evidence yet of potentially habitable volcanic vents on Mars -- Magma and a possible environment for ancient life might be present on Mars in the region of a large volcano on the Red Planet. -- Elizabeth Howell -- Published

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This self-powered toothbrush makes electricity to kill cavity-causing bacteria -- Researchers have created a self-charging toothbrush that helps fight the bacteria linked to cavities and gum disease while preventing plaque buildup. -- Isha Ishtiaq -- Published

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A 3,200-pound NASA spacecraft could fall to Earth any minute now -- NASA's Swift Observatory is about to make a fiery reentry through Earth's atmosphere after a private mission to save it failed. Most of the spacecraft will burn up in orbit. -- Brandon Specktor -- Last updated

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Southern Taurid meteor shower could bring fireballs ‪this week -‬ when and where to look -- The best time to see meteors during the Southern Taurid meteor shower is coming up soon. -- Jamie Carter -- Published

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Would you risk your health to visit Mars? -- Poll -- A recent rat study hinted that cosmic radiation could pose health risks for future Mars explorers. Live Science asks its readers whether they'd take the journey anyway. -- Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

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Mars-bound astronauts could face years of heart scarring, rat study hints -- Rats that were exposed to radiation similar to what Mars-bound astronauts might face showed higher levels of scar tissue in their hearts, indicating they were more vulnerable to heart failure. -- Helena Kudiabor -- Published

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5,300-year-old kidney stone the size of a grape found in Bronze Age man's burial near Black Sea -- Researchers identified a 5,300-year-old kidney stone in the burial of a Bronze Age cattle herder in Russia. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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Traces of ancient blood found in 115 million-year-old dinosaur fossil, new study claims -- Chemical signatures found in a Brazilian dinosaur bone may be preserved red blood cells, a new study suggests, but not all experts agree. -- Kenna Hughes-Castleberry -- Published

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Buried for 2,600 years beneath Nile mud, a massive ancient Egyptian complex was just found - from space -- Satellite radar and underground electrical scans have revealed a 2,600-year-old structure at Buto, one of ancient Egypt's most sacred cities. The real surprise wasn't the walls - but what was underneath them. -- Wafaa Tantawy -- Published

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Blue whales have gone missing off the Galapagos. Scientists think El Ni o could be why. -- Analysis -- Blue whale sightings have fallen off dramatically near the Galapagos. El Ni o may be to blame. -- Maria de los Angeles Orfila

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Astronomers may have been wrong about what ended the 'Cosmic Dark Age' -- How did the universe transition from an impenetrable fog of hydrogen into the bright and starlit cosmos we see today? Astronomers think they're onto the answer. -- Ivan Farkas -- Published

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Ghostly statue of 'shrine maiden' discovered at 1,500-year-old burial mound in Japan -- Archaeologists have unearthed a human-shaped funeral offering that may represent an ancient Japanese priestess. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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Neuroscientists reveal method to train people to have lucid dreams - and it involves virtual reality and meditation -- People who had no recollection of a lucid dream over the past three years developed the skill after one month of performing a novel training regimen twice a week, neuroscientists report. -- Kamal Nahas -- Published

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune could destroy each other sooner than we thought, simulations hint -- The outer solar system will descend into chaos just a few billion years after the sun exhausts its fuel ‪-‬ much sooner than scientists previously thought, a new study suggests. -- Abha Jain -- Published

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Nearly 30% of US adults admit to lying about or exaggerating their symptoms to get antibiotics from doctors, survey finds -- In two new surveys, U.S. adults report lying to their doctors and their children's doctors about symptoms in hopes of being prescribed antibiotics. -- Nicoletta Lanese -- Published

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