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Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface -- Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has snapped a striking shot of a skydiving YouTuber perfectly aligned with the fiery surface of the sun. The unlikely image, dubbed "The Fall of Icarus," required meticulous planning to pull off.

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Scientists invent way to use E. coli to create and dye rainbow-colored fabric in the lab -- Scientists have used a novel method to create sustainable, rainbow-colored fibers using bacteria in the lab.

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Giant North American 'hell pigs' could crunch bones like lions 30 million years ago, tooth analysis reveals -- Archaeotherium, or North American "hell pigs," had different feeding strategies depending on their size, according to preliminary research presented at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology 2025 annual meeting.

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Chinese astronauts are back on Earth after suspected 'space junk' strike left them stranded in space -- The Shenzhou-20 crew of Chen Dong, Wang Jie and Chen Zhongrui have landed back on Earth after a suspected piece of space junk left them stranded on China's Tiangong space station.

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What's the darkest place in the solar system? What about the universe? -- Space looks very dark from Earth. But does the solar system, and the universe for that matter, have an area that's the darkest of all?

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Eruptions of ocean volcanoes may be the echoes of ancient continental breakups -- Waves in Earth's mantle created by the rifting of continents may peel the planet's crust from below, feeding volcanoes in the middle of the ocean.

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Powerful solar storms, exploding comets and pigs from hell -- Nov. 15, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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First Vera Rubin Observatory image reveals hidden structure as long as the Milky Way trailing behind a nearby galaxy - Space photo of the week

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Were there female gladiators in ancient Rome?

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Science history: 'Patient zero' catches SARS, the older cousin of COVID - Nov. 16, 2002

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New drug could prevent diabetes complications not fixed with blood sugar control, study hints

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Medieval Hungarian duke was murdered in a brutal and coordinated attack, forensic analysis reveals

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New Glenn launch | China's astronauts return | 'Other' ATLAS explodes - By - Ben Turner, Patrick Pester, Tia Ghose, Alexander McNamara - last updated - 14 November 25 - Latest science news - Friday, Nov. 14, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.

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Ancient DNA reveals mysterious Indigenous lineage that lived in Argentina for nearly 8,500 years - but rarely interacted with others - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 12 November 25 - A previously unknown Indigenous population lived in central Argentina for nearly 8,500 years, a new genetic study finds.

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Science Spotlight -- Discover the research changing our understanding of the world

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Space photo of the week -- Extraordinary images of our sublime universe

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Life's Little Mysteries -- Science questions, answered

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Live Science crossword puzzle -- Test your knowledge on all things science with our weekly, free crossword puzzle!

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Science quizzes -- Test your knowledge of everything from space to nature

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Amazing animals -- A look at the weird and wonderful species that live on our planet

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Diagnostic dilemma -- Unusual case reports from the medical literature

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Incredible places -- A window onto extraordinary landscapes on Earth

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Rare diseases -- Medical conditions you may never have heard of before

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Astonishing artifacts -- A glimpse into how people lived in the past

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Earth from space -- Incredible images of our planet from above

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Science news this week -- Our roundup the biggest discoveries and top science in the news each week

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This budget-friendly Fenix 8 alternative hits the lowest-ever price ahead of Black Friday - By - Anna Gora - published - 13 November 25 - Deals - Save 22% on the Garmin Instinct 3 Solar at Amazon.

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Best binoculars for bird-watching 2025: Eyes on the skies - By - Jacob Little - last updated - 14 November 25 - A great pair of binoculars is a must for any serious birder, from compact binos for popping in your bag to image-stabilized models - find your next pair ready for Black Friday.

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240 million-year-old 'warrior' crocodile ancestor from Pangaea had plated armor - and it looked just like a dinosaur - By - Sarah Wild - published - 13 November 25 - The armor-plated lizard is an ancestor of modern crocodiles and lived just before dinosaurs took over Earth.

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There is such a thing as 'settled science' - anyone who says otherwise is trying to manipulate you -- Kit Yates -- published -- 27 October 25 -- Opinion -- How bad-faith arguments sow doubt by weaponizing scientific humility.

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Citation cartels, ghost writing and fake peer-review: Fraud is causing a crisis in science - here's what we need to do to stop it -- Kit Yates -- published -- 30 September 25 -- Opinion -- Thousands of scientific papers are retracted every year because of fraudulent activity, with both authors and journals gaming a system to gain academic acclaim through deceit, dishonesty and false representation.

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For the first time, physicists peer inside the nucleus of a molecule using electrons as a probe - By - Larissa G. Capella - published - 11 November 25 - A novel experiment has revealed a phenomenon called the Bohr-Weisskopf effect in a pear-shaped nucleus in a molecule for the first time.

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Science history: Russian mathematician quietly publishes paper - and solves one of the most famous unsolved conjectures in mathematics - Nov. 11, 2002 - By - Tia Ghose - published - 11 November 25 - Mathematician Grigori Perelman solved the Poincare conjecture, and then rejected the $1 million prize that came with it.

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Daylight saving time 2025: When does the time change, and why? By - Jeanna Bryner - last updated - 24 October 25 - When does daylight saving time end in 2025? Here's a look at when the time changes this year, and why we change our clocks in the first place.

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Science history: Chemists discover buckyballs - the most perfect molecules in existence - Nov. 14, 1985 - By - Tia Ghose - published - 14 November 25 - Over a feverish 10-day period, scientists synthesized and described a new class of carbon molecules, called buckminster fullerenes, after the iconic 20th-century inventor.

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Why does boiling water have bubbles, except in a microwave? By - Victoria Atkinson - published - 8 November 25 - Bubbles are usually the first sign that water's coming to the boil, but heating it in a microwave seems to skip this important step. Here's what's going on.

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Science history: Scientists use 'click chemistry' to watch molecules in living organisms - Oct. 23, 2007 - By - Tia Ghose - published - 23 October 25 - Carolyn Bertozzi and colleagues laid out a way to make paradigm-shifting "click-chemistry" compatible with living cells, opening up a window into living organisms.

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Quantum computing will make cryptography obsolete. But computer scientists are working to make them unhackable. By - Joanna Thompson - published - 14 November 25 - When quantum computers become commonplace, current cryptographic systems will become obsolete. Scientists are racing to get ahead of the problem and keep our data secure.

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