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Exceptionally rare sighting of planets colliding may shed light on the crash that formed the moon - By - Kenna Hughes-Castleberry - published - 12 March 26 - Astronomers say a distant, sunlike star shows signs of a catastrophic planet-on-planet crash that may mirror the ancient impact that formed Earth's moon.

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Children wearing bronze 'warrior' belts discovered in 2,500-year-old cemetery in Italy - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 12 March 26 - Archaeologists have uncovered the graves of two pre-Roman children who were buried like male warriors.

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'Blackwater' lakes and rivers in the Congo Basin are now emitting ancient carbon into the atmosphere - By - Sascha Pare - published - 12 March 26 - Carbon that has been buried in the Congo Basin's peatlands for millennia is seeping into lakes and rivers. Why this is happening remains unclear, but researchers warn that tropical peatlands could be nearing a tipping point.

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Rivers & Oceans

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Scientists use 'negative light' to send secret messages hidden inside heat - By - Alan Bradley - published - 12 March 26 - Using a phenomenon called "negative light," scientists invisibly transferred data disguised as background thermal radiation.

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Physics & Mathematics

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'Interstellar messenger' 3I/ATLAS could be nearly as old as the universe itself, James Webb telescope observations reveal - By - Patrick Pester - published - 12 March 26 - The comet formed in a cold and distant part of the early Milky Way up to 12 billion years ago, potentially putting it just under 2 billion years the age of the universe.

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Bonobos are just as aggressive as chimps, but there's a key difference - the female bonobos - By - Sarah Wild - published - 12 March 26 - A new study of chimpanzee and bonobo groups at zoos reveals similar levels of aggression. However, scientists found stark sex-based differences between the species.

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Early warning indicator hidden within the Gulf Stream could signal the collapse of key Atlantic currents, study finds - By - Sascha Pare - published - 12 March 26 - Shifts in the Gulf Stream could help researchers predict the human-driven failure of a huge system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation.

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Giant 10-person 'flying taxi' passes first flight test in China - By - Alan Bradley - published - 12 March 26 - China's massive Sky Dragon and Matrix aircraft are suitable for up to 10 passengers, or more than one ton of cargo.

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A 'mass migration' of stars from the Milky Way's center could explain why there's life in our solar system - By - Elizabeth Howell - published - 12 March 26 - The Gaia telescope spotted more than 6,000 sunlike stars, all of which appear to have migrated from the galaxy's center more than 4 billion years ago.

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'Rectal garlic insertion for immune support': Medical chatbots confidently give disastrously misguided advice, experts say - By - Kerry Taylor-Smith - published - 11 March 26 - AI chatbots are seduced by misinformation that is delivered in medical jargon, leading them to give potentially dangerous advice.

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Russian Revolution gold coin hoard worth over $500,000 discovered during house construction - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 11 March 26 - Archaeologists excavating the foundation of a historic house in Russia discovered 409 coins buried before the revolution in 1917.

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