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NASA telescope spots the building blocks for life spewing out of comet 3I/ATLAS - By - Patrick Pester - published - 12 February 26 - NASA's SPHEREx space telescope detected organic molecules coming off comet 3I/ATLAS as the interstellar visitor made its closest approach to Earth in December.

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Subterranean tunnel, possibly used for medieval cult rituals, discovered in Stone Age tomb in Germany - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 12 February 26 - A tunnel system discovered in a Stone Age tomb in Germany suggests medieval people created hiding places for their cultic rituals.

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China banned fishing in its biggest river, and species are starting to recover - By - Chris Simms - published - 12 February 26 - Decades of overfishing and habitat degradation led to huge declines in freshwater biodiversity in China's longest river, but there are signs of recovery after a fishing ban was implemented in 2021.

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The earliest black holes in the universe may still be with us, surprising study claims - By - Paul Sutter - published - 12 February 26 - The earliest black holes in the universe may not have disappeared from Hawking radiation after all, new research hints. Instead, they fed on the energy of the ancient cosmos to grow supermassive.

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Risk of death from pregnancy in the US is 44 times higher than that from abortion, new analysis reveals - By - Marianne Guenot - published - 12 February 26 - A figure commonly used to compare the risk of death from pregnancy compared with the risk of death from abortion might be based on outdated data, a new study suggests.

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China's carbon emissions may have reached a critical turning point sooner than expected - By - Ben Turner - published - 12 February 26 - The carbon emissions of the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter have plateaued for nearly two years.

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Medieval gold ring with dazzling blue gemstone discovered in Norway is a 'fantastically beautiful and rare specimen' By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 12 February 26 - The delicate gold ring was made sometime in the Middle Ages and may have belonged to a high-status woman.

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Radio signal discovered at the center of our galaxy could put Einstein's relativity to the test - By - Elizabeth Howell - published - 11 February 26 - Scientists hope to probe the nature of general relativity through a possible pulsar found in the center of the Milky Way, near a supermassive black hole.

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Our leading theory of dark matter may be wrong, huge new gravity study hints - By - Paul Sutter - published - 11 February 26 - New research using a space-time phenomenon predicted by Einstein presents evidence that the invisible backbone of the universe may be much "fuzzier" than we realized.

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World's oldest known sewn clothing may be stitched pieces of ice age hide unearthed in Oregon cave - By - Sophie Berdugo - published - 11 February 26 - The sewn hide, cordage and needles show how Indigenous Americans used complex technology to survive the freezing temperatures at the end of the last ice age and as a means of social expression.

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Needle-free insulin? Scientists invent gel that delivers insulin through the skin in animal studies - By - Sayan Tribedi - published - 11 February 26 - A new polymer gel can deliver insulin through intact skin in animal tests. It could someday offer a path toward needle-free diabetes treatment, some say.

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