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. astronomy

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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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Could AI ever build itself? Scientists map the road to the 'last AI built by humans.' Analysis - Researchers hope recursive self-improvement could tackle the skyrocketing costs of developing advanced AI models. But is it viable? By - Owen Hughes - Published - 30 October 26

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Bright object beyond Pluto may be the solar system's sixth dwarf planet -- The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has found what might be a new dwarf planet in our solar system, orbiting the sun on an inclined plane past Pluto. -- Damien Pine -- Published

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'This is so crazy!': Virginia college student looking for shark teeth finds rare Native American spearpoint -- A biology student found a Native American stone spearpoint when searching for shark teeth along the coast of Virginia. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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Decapitated man buried near fort in Roman-era Scotland gets a new virtual face -- See the new facial reconstruction of a man from Roman-era Scotland who was decapitated after his death and buried near a Roman fort. -- Tom Metcalfe -- Published

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First clear image of China's mysterious 'divine dragon' space plane revealed in US government report -- The Defense Intelligence Agency's latest "Challenges to Security in Space" report included a declassified satellite photo of China's Shenlong, or "divine dragon," space plane, which has released at least nine mysterious payloads into low Earth orbit since 2022. -- Harry Baker -- Last updated

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James Webb telescope discovers rare ring galaxy and 'intruder' 2 billion years after the Big Bang -- Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed a galaxy with a ring of newborn stars as it appeared 2.1 billion years after the Big Bang - hinting that the early universe may have been more chaotic than once thought. -- Shreejaya Karantha -- Last updated

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New simulation shows the first 2 billion years of the universe's history play out in stunning detail -- A new program aims to help scientists figure out how the ingredients of the universe formed early galaxies, which lit up the cosmos after a "dark age." -- Elizabeth Howell -- Published

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Study reveals new clues to why colorectal cancer in young people is so deadly -- Colorectal cancer in young people shows genetic and structural differences that may make it more aggressive and treatment-resistant than the cancer tends to be in older people. -- Stephanie Pappas -- Published

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Bronze Age sword discovered in an Italian lake is still sharp after 3,300 years -- Archaeologists found several ancient weapons, intact vases and a bronze razor in the volcanic crater lake. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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IBD may transform neurons in the gut, triggering pain even when inflammation is under control -- A new study with data from mice and human tissues suggests that, in ulcerative colitis, immune cells in the gut might make pain-sensing nerves hypersensitive. -- Theresa Sullivan Barger -- Published

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Our extinct cousins the Denisovans had a 'distinctive' appearance, new analysis reveals -- Paleoproteomic analysis of fossils from northern China reveals that Denisovans had a distinctive physical appearance. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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Rare tiger behaviors captured on camera show 'we really know nothing about them' -- The PBS Nature film "Tiger Island" captures rare glimpses of tiger behavior, including a mother, father and cubs spending time together ‪-‬ a first for these usually solitary cats. -- Kenna Hughes-Castleberry -- Published

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30,000-year-old bone found in French cave reveals vast genetic connections between people of Eastern and Western Europe during the Stone Age -- Scientists sequenced the genome of a woman who lived 30,000 years ago and discovered that she had mixed Eastern and Western European ancestry. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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Hepatitis B could surge, infecting millions more in childhood, under proposed CDC guidance -- A proposed shift in recommendations for hepatitis B vaccination in the U.S. could leave millions of young adults unprotected, a new modeling study suggests. -- Clarissa Brincat -- Published

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Native Hawaiians and Easter Islanders came from same 'ultravoyager' group -- Members of the same people who settled Easter Island also discovered Hawaii, a new study finds. -- Charles Q. Choi -- Published

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