Scientists just created the most lifelike cell ever made in a lab - here's what it could accomplish - SpudCell is a new cell-like platform that can feed, grow and divide like a normal cell - but it's not yet a perfect re-creation of the real thing.

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Neanderthals and modern humans may have shared culture 59,000 years ago in Turkey, study finds -- Fossils, stone tools and seashells in Turkey show that Neanderthals and the Homo sapiens who moved in later had the same hunting strategies and symbolic traditions even without overlapping at the site, suggesting they may have shared information. -- Olivia Maule -- Published

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Heart issues tied to 'microdamage' in the brain might raise risk of memory loss, study hints -- When the heart's pumping function gets weaker, areas of the brain linked to memory show early signs of damage, a study finds. -- Clarissa Brincat -- Published

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'What we found was striking': Physicists take the closest-ever look at a black hole's event horizon -- Physicists isolated the 'last sound' of an enormous black hole collision, providing an unprecedented glimpse of the region next to the event horizon. -- Andrey Feldman -- Published

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James Webb telescope reveals largest-ever map of the universe's megastructures -- Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have created the most detailed map of the cosmic web ever. -- Ivan Farkas -- Published

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First experiment to thicken Arctic ice with seawater shows promise - but there's a big catch -- Researchers recently performed the first scientific test of sea ice thickening in the field, but there remains a big question mark over how scalable this method is. -- Sascha Pare -- Published

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The US is hooked on unregulated peptides. But are they effective, or even safe? -- The world of peptides has exploded in wellness circles, but the benefits of injecting these gray-market molecules rest on little clinical evidence. -- Bethany Brookshire -- Published

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JWST finds unknown substance, China's 'Great Green Wall' grows faster than normal trees, a Medici murder mystery solved, and what the US can learn from Japan's 'silent pandemic' Science news this week - July 4, 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. By - Ben Turner - Published - 4 July 26

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Alien life on nearby 'super Earth' much likelier than we thought, study claims -- A recently discovered "super Earth" located around 25 light-years from our planet is not as massive as previously thought, raising the chances that it has the conditions to support life. -- Harry Baker -- Published

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Diminutive species 'the Hobbit' did not hunt or control fire, deepening the mystery of its ancestry, dwarf elephant bones reveal -- The extinct human species Homo floresiensis was a scavenger, not a hunter, an analysis of fossil animal bones reveals. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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Elite families ruled nomadic Scythian society 2,500 years ago, DNA analysis reveals -- Nomads of the Eurasian steppe were ruled by elite dynastic families, including women, a large-scale genetic analysis reveals. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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'Machine-gun sun' could bring auroras to more than a dozen states this Independence Day weekend -- The sun launched 10 M-class solar flares over 24 hours, and more could be on the way. Auroras are likely in some US states as a result. -- Ben Turner -- Published

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NASA mission to rescue a space telescope plummeting to Earth launches into orbit -- NASA's Swift Observatory is slated to enter Earth's atmosphere later this year, but the Katalyst Space spacecraft is finally on its way to boost it higher this summer -- Elizabeth Howell -- Last updated

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Hubble telescope spots 'impossible' light from a galaxy that shouldn't have been visible -- Researchers say the surprising discovery of the faraway galaxy MXDFz4.4 could help explain how the cosmos went from opaque to transparent billions of years ago. -- Olivia Maule -- Published

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The hantavirus outbreak is over, WHO declares -- A hantavirus outbreak that began on a cruise ship and prompted an international public health response has now ended. It sickened 13 people and caused three deaths. -- Ben Turner -- Published

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'Uncharted territory': Record high ocean temperatures confirmed for June as El Ni o strengthens its grip -- Global sea surface temperatures reached record highs for June as a newly declared El Ni o hits the Pacific Ocean, prompting concerns over extreme weather, flooding, sea level rise and stress to global ocean ecosystems. -- Pandora Dewan -- Published

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James Webb telescope may have discovered a never-before-seen substance on Pluto and Titan -- A new study has identified a very specific wavelength of light missing from both Pluto and Saturn's largest moon, Titan. The surprising signal suggests that these worlds harbor an unknown molecule that has not yet been seen anywhere in the solar system or beyond. -- Harry Baker -- Published

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Ancient ring discovered underground in Scotland could be a Stonehenge-like monument -- A hidden ring of stones or timbers detected beneath peat at Machrie Moor could represent a previously unknown Neolithic or Bronze Age monument. -- Kenna Hughes-Castleberry -- Published

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11-year-old boy in Canada dies from rabies after waking up with a bat on his face -- After an 11-year-old boy died of rabies, doctors are urging the public to seek medical attention following exposure to bats, even when no obvious scratches or bite marks are visible. -- Pandora Dewan -- Published

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Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of what killed 2 Medici brothers -- An ancient-DNA analysis of the bones of two members of the Renaissance Medici family has confirmed they had malaria when they died. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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