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

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

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Archaeology -- We now know much more about how our ancestor 'Lucy' lived - and died

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Neuroscience -- Neuroscience word search - Find all the parts of the brain

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Archaeology -- 'Biological time capsules': How DNA from cave dirt is revealing clues about early humans and Neanderthals

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Arts & Entertainment -- Live Science Christmas crossword puzzle: The average U.S. citizen consumes over 3,500 of these on Christmas Day - 7 across

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Space -- That was the week in science: Farewell comet 3I/ATLAS | Starlink tumbles from orbit | AI's giant carbon footprint

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Human Behavior -- About Live Science

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Human Evolution -- 'An extreme end of human genetic variation': Ancient humans were isolated in southern Africa for nearly 100,000 years, and their genetics are stunningly different

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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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Neuroscience -- 'Intelligence comes at a price, and for many species, the benefits just aren't worth it': A neuroscientist's take on how human intellect evolved

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Neuroscience -- Brain scans reveal 'dial' that helps keep us from getting lost

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Archaeology -- Neanderthals made fire, orcas and dolphins team up, and the 'Star of Bethlehem' explored

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Particle Physics -- Historic search for 'huge missing piece' of the universe reveals new secrets of particle physics

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AI is getting better and better at generating faces - but you can train to spot the fakes - By - Sophie Berdugo - published - 27 December 25 - Even the most skilled face recognizers are duped by AI-generated faces, a new study finds. But they can improve with training.

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Flat-headed cat not seen in Thailand for almost 30 years is rediscovered - By - Patrick Pester - published - 26 December 25 - Conservationists are celebrating the rediscovery of flat-headed cats in Thailand after camera traps recorded the endangered feline for the first time in almost 30 years.

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18,000 years ago, ice age humans built dwellings out of mammoth bones in Ukraine - By - Owen Jarus - published - 23 December 25 - Some people in Ukraine weathered the harshest moments of the last ice age by creating shelters made partly of mammoth bones and tusks.

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NASA spacecraft takes milestone 100,000th image of Mars (photo) By - Brandon Specktor - published - 23 December 25 - NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft has just taken its milestone 100,000th photo of the Red Planet using its high-definition camera. It reveals a dark region of moving sand dunes.

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'A huge surprise': 1,500-year-old church found next to Zoroastrianism place of worship in Iraq - By - Tom Metcalfe - published - 23 December 25 - A 2,000-year-old palace in the Republic of Georgia and a 1,500-year-old church in Iraq suggest Zoroastrians coexisted with people of other religions.

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2,300-year-old Celtic gold coins found in Swiss bog - By - Marjanko Pilekić published - 22 December 25 - Two rare Celtic gold coins were discovered in a Swiss bog, and they may have been left there as an offering to the gods.

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3,300-year-old cremations found in Scotland suggest the people died in a mysterious catastrophic event - By - Owen Jarus - published - 22 December 25 - Five urns holding cremated human remains from 3,300 years ago have been discovered in Scotland.

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