Scientists show that DNA can last for up to 50,000 years in Africa ‪-‬ much longer than previously thought - Researchers extracted DNA from long-dead animals that lived in South Africa during the last ice age, revealing that genetic material lasts longer in hot climates than was previously thought.

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Scientists are deep-freezing koala eggs and sperm to protect the species from extinction -- Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia want to freeze koala sex cells in liquid nitrogen, which could preserve the DNA for decades until we need it, an expert said. -- Sascha Pare

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5 'extremely rare' iron shackles discovered in France highlight Celtic slave trade 2,300 years ago -- Archaeologists were surprised to find evidence of shackles in a pre-Roman settlement in France. -- Kristina Killgrove

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Sugar found in raspberries discovered near the center of the Milky Way -- Erythrulose, a sugar found in raspberries, was spotted in a gas and dust cloud near the center of the Milky Way. -- Elizabeth Howell

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18 ancient Egyptian tombs with dozens of gold 'tongues' discovered along the Mediterranean coast -- Archaeologists have found 18 tombs at an ancient Egyptian site by the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. -- Owen Jarus

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Venezuela's devastating 'earthquake doublet' holds a warning for California's San Andreas Fault -- Analysis -- The Venezuelan earthquake doublet is a stark reminder that multi-fault systems may pose greater destructive power than some seismic models predict. -- Maria de los Angeles Orfila

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Songbirds are in crisis as trappers and smugglers force them into lucrative bird-singing competitions -- Millions of songbirds in Southeast Asia are trapped and smuggled each year for keeping as pets or entering in competitions. Scientists warn that it's fueling a crisis. -- Sandy Ong

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A mini-universe recreates time, arctic ice gets thickened, one of the oldest graves of a free Black person in the US found, and the first photo from a secretive Chinese mission to a quasi moon. -- Science news this week -- July 11, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend -- Ben Turner

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Medieval babies and adults buried together in Sweden were not related, archaeologists discover - raising big questions about early Christian burial practices -- In an unexpected discovery, researchers found that three medieval Swedish cemeteries held children buried with unrelated adults. -- Kristina Killgrove

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NASA is creating a fifth state of matter on the ISS following upgrades to mini-fridge-sized quantum lab -- A new set of upgrades to the International Space Station's Cold Atom Laboratory is allowing NASA to probe quantum mechanics at the coldest possible temperatures while in zero gravity. -- Alex Keshavarzi

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New sodium metal battery design charges in just 4 minutes and retains its capacity for years -- Chinese researchers say they have overcome one of the trickiest problems of battery chemistry by developing a special gel. -- Rory Bathgate

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Malaria had nearly been eliminated around a giant dam in the Amazon - but then it came roaring back. Experts just discovered why. -- A 15-year study suggests that long-term malaria control may depend as much on protecting environments as it does on sustaining public health programs. -- Olivia Maule

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Dirty 'button' unearthed by metal detectorist turns out to be a rare 900-year-old coin from Norway's last Viking king, Magnus Barefoot -- A rare coin from the reign of Magnus Barefoot - sometimes called Norway's last Viking king, was mistaken for a button before researchers realized it was the first of its kind found on Norwegian soil. -- Kenna Hughes-Castleberry

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Physicists develop the first working model of quantum mechanics using only 'real' numbers -- Physicists have built a real-number version of quantum mechanics that makes all the same predictions as the standard theory, resolving a question that's simmered since the field began. -- Larissa G. Capella

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The Milky Way may be wider, heavier, and more lopsided than we realized -- New measurements suggest that two of the Milky Way's spiral arms are around 10% farther away from Earth than we thought. The findings may require experts to revise estimates of the total size of our home galaxy. -- Harry Baker

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Scientists build tiny 'diving suit' for cockroaches, turning them into search-and-rescue cyborgs -- Researchers in Singapore and Japan have built a waterproof shell for cyborg cockroaches that could be deployed in disaster zones to investigate flooded areas. -- Sascha Pare

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Quantum computing wielded to create extremely rare material critical to nuclear fusion -- Nuclear fusion inches closer after scientists combine supercomputing, AI and quantum computing to blueprint a way to create more tritium. -- Tristan Greene

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New robotic heart mimics common, mysterious condition to help researchers study it -- A new robotic heart can recreate different stages of heart failure, potentially giving researchers a new way to test treatments before they reach patients. -- Olivia Maule

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'Explosive diarrhea' parasite infections confirmed in hundreds of people across US, with 1,251 in Michigan alone -- Michigan has been particularly hard hit by the cyclosporiasis outbreak, with 1,251 cases reported - the highest in the state's history. -- Pandora Dewan

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100,000 years ago, one of the earliest Homo sapiens outside Africa was stabbed in the face, analysis finds -- A microscopic analysis of the skull of Qafzeh 25 revealed a cut mark likely made by a stone tool 100,000 years ago. -- Kristina Killgrove

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