Scientists discover 5 million-year-old whale graveyard stretching for hundreds of miles in the Indian Ocean - Researchers have discovered a "megasite" of dead whales along with new species of marine life feasting on the corpses.

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Artificial turf contains 400 chemicals tied to cancer and hormone disruption. But is it unsafe? -- Analysis -- A recent, 10-year study from California identified many known or suspected carcinogens in artificial turf. Does it pose a danger? -- Y. Anny Huang -- Published

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Scientists were excited about a blood test for many cancers - but it failed a big trial. Here's what to know. -- ANALYSIS -- Emerging tests promise to screen for many cancers at once, but one just failed in a big trial. Will these diagnostics deliver on their promise someday? -- RJ Mackenzie -- Published

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This 'crawling' robot rolled around the moon and took a historic photo -- A morphable moon robot operated for 100 minutes in 2024, allowing investigators to get images of an upside-down spacecraft on the lunar surface. -- Elizabeth Howell -- Published

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In a first, scientists translated an entire viral genome so a quantum computer could read and analyze it -- Scientists have uploaded a viral genome to a quantum computer, marking an important step for the future of quantum-enabled advancements in biology. -- Alan Bradley -- Published

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Genetically modified worms can now produce and deliver drugs inside a living body, scientists say -- In a proof-of-concept lab experiment, scientists demonstrated that intestinal parasites could make and release therapeutic agents inside a living host. -- Victoria Atkinson -- Published

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Mysterious 'cold blob' in the Atlantic is a sign of the Gulf Stream weakening - and that's bad news for the US East Coast -- The Atlantic's enigmatic "cold blob" has once again been linked to a weakening of key ocean currents and a devastating climate tipping point. -- Patrick Pester -- Published

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Scientists discover giant, fan-shaped structure deep beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet -- A mysterious geological structure that resembles a human hand with outstretched fingers has been revealed beneath East Antarctica. The discovery shows the frozen continent still hides many geological secrets. -- Sascha Pare -- Published

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2,000 years ago in Scotland, people removed a corpse's brain and fashioned the arm bones into tools -- A new analysis of 2,000-year-old skeletons found in northern Scotland has revealed an unusual funeral ritual involving the manipulation of dead bodies. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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Flesh-eating screwworm found in Texas cows and dog. Are humans at risk? -- Explainer -- USDA has detected New World screwworm infections in Texas animals, marking the state's first confirmed cases in decades. -- Nicoletta Lanese -- Last updated

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3 new Ebola vaccines are being fast-tracked amid the current outbreak - when could they be ready? -- The Bundibugyo virus driving the current Ebola outbreak has no approved vaccine, but researchers are leveraging decades of vaccine innovation in an effort to change that. -- Jennifer Zieba -- Published

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2 vanished 'super Earths' once orbited near Uranus and Neptune, new study hints -- Our solar system may have hosted up to six giant planets in its first hundred million years, a new study suggests. The findings paint a more crowded picture of the early outer solar system than previously thought. -- Deepa Jain -- Published

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Artemis III crew revealed: NASA announces astronauts for 'one of history's most complex missions' -- NASA's Artemis III crew has been revealed. The astronauts will launch into low Earth orbit next year to test docking with commercial lunar landers being developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin. -- Patrick Pester -- Last updated

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China unveils first-of-its-kind 'dual-core' quantum computer - its makers say it improves stability and efficiency -- A new Chinese quantum computing system pairs two independent neutral-atom arrays in one processor, aiming to boost stability, efficiency and scalability. -- Alan Bradley -- Published

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Ditch full of 7,000-year-old headless human skeletons discovered in Slovakia, baffling archaeologists -- Archaeologists are unsure why people in Stone Age Slovakia removed corpses' heads before burying them in a neighborhood ditch. -- Kristina Killgrove -- Published

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Richard Feynman's forgotten notes on 'the restaurant problem' finally deciphered -- Researchers cracked a 50-year-old math problem scribbled by Richard Feynman over lunch. The equations show that humans are better decision-makers than scientists once thought. -- Larissa G. Capella -- Published

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Thanks to natural selection, Indigenous Andeans may digest potatoes better than anyone else in the world, study finds -- After domesticating potatoes 10,000 years ago, the ancient people of the Andes evolved to have more copies of a key gene involved in digesting starch. -- Sophie Berdugo -- Published

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'A disease anywhere can be a disease everywhere tomorrow morning': Public health expert on Ebola and the threat of future outbreaks -- INTERVIEW -- Live Science spoke with Dr. Ali S. Khan, an epidemiologist and former assistant surgeon general of the U.S. Public Health Service, about the ongoing Ebola epidemic and the U.S.'s preparedness for future outbreaks. -- Sophie Berdugo -- Published

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Sea ice loss in the Arctic has triggered a critical tipping point that's destroying the food chain -- Researchers say the Arctic Ocean crossed a biological tipping point in 2009, when nitrate levels in the water suddenly started dropping due to a drastic reduction in sea ice extent. -- Sascha Pare -- Published

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Jupiter and Venus conjunction: See two bright planets at the same time this weekend -- A close conjunction of the two brightest planets in the night sky will take place over several evenings, with the best time to look being June 8-11. -- Jamie Carter -- Last updated

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