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Genetics -- 'More Neanderthal than human': How DNA from our long-lost ancestors affects our health today

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Human Evolution -- Tiny bump on 7 million-year-old fossil suggests ancient ape walked upright - and might even be a human ancestor

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Earthquakes -- Parkfield, San Andreas, and the quest for a 'crystal ball' for predicting earthquakes before they happen

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Animals -- 50 mind-blowing science facts about our incredible world

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Human Evolution -- Last common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthals possibly found in Casablanca, Morocco

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Human Behavior -- About Live Science

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Space -- A runaway black hole, a human ancestor discovered in Casablanca cave, and vaccine schedule slashed

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Arts & Entertainment -- Live Science crossword puzzle #26: Nothing can travel faster than this - 12 across

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Human Evolution -- 10 things we learned about Neanderthals in 2025

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Extraterrestrial Life -- Scientists are debating a 70-year-old UFO mystery as new images come to light

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Human Evolution -- Human origins quiz: How well do you know the story of humanity?

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Archaeology -- 10 things we learned about our human ancestors in 2025

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Artificial Intelligence -- Even AI has trouble figuring out if text was written by AI - here's why

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Human Evolution -- Scientists claim 'Lucy' may not be our direct ancestor after all, stoking fierce debate

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Health -- From gene therapy breakthroughs to preventable disease outbreaks: The health trends that will shape 2026

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Watch NASA roll its historic Artemis II moon rocket to the launch pad this weekend - By - Ben Turner - published - 16 January 26 - NASA's Artemis 2 rocket will roll out Saturday (Jan. 17) ahead of a possible Feb. 6 launch. Here's how to watch.

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Scars from ancient 'megaquakes' at Cascadia subduction zone discovered in deep-sea landslides - By - Stephanie Pappas - published - 16 January 26 - Large subduction-zone earthquakes leave scars on the continental slope in the deep sea.

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Tapping into new 'probabilistic computing' paradigm can make AI chips use much less power, scientists say - By - Fiona Jackson - published - 16 January 26 - A new digital system allows operations on a chip to run in parallel, so an AI program can arrive at the best possible answer more quickly.

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New map of Antarctica reveals hidden world of lakes, valleys and mountains buried beneath miles of ice - By - Olivia Ferrari - published - 15 January 26 - The map shows diverse geological features shaping Antarctic glaciers from below, which can improve climate models of ice melt.

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Fragment of lost tectonic plate discovered where San Andreas and Cascadia faults meet - By - Stephanie Pappas - published - 15 January 26 - A hidden chunk of an ancient tectonic plate is stuck to the Pacific Ocean floor and sliding under North America, complicating earthquake risk at the Cascadia subduction zone.

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Our model of the universe is deeply flawed - unless space is actually a 'sticky' fluid - By - Paul Sutter - published - 15 January 26 - Our best models of the cosmos don't add up - but that could change if the universe is actually made of a viscous 'fluid,' a new paper suggests.

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Rare nocturnal parrots in New Zealand are breeding for the first time in 4 years - here's why - By - Skyler Ware - published - 15 January 26 - The 2026 breeding season for endangered kākāpō could produce the most chicks in decades.

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NASA's powerful new Roman Space Telescope is complete - and will soon begin mission to find 100,000 alien worlds - By - Harry Baker - published - 15 January 26 - New photos show off NASA's newly constructed Roman Space Telescope, which will soon help researchers unravel the mysteries of the cosmos. Experts have also revealed when the next-gen spacecraft is set to launch and begin collecting data.

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Famed archaeologist Zahi Hawass says he's close to finding Nefertiti's tomb in new documentary

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NASA's Mars Sample Return is dead, leaving China to retrieve signs of life from the Red Planet

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'Zombie' cells may drive common form of epilepsy

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Forced closure of premier US weather-modeling institute could endanger millions of Americans

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