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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is rapidly moving away from us. Can we 'intercept' it before it leaves us forever?

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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes closest pass of Earth. Where's it heading next?

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AI is solving 'impossible' math problems. Can it best the world's top mathematicians?

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1,400 years ago, Nubians tattooed their toddlers. Archaeologists are trying to figure out why.

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

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

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Space -- That was the week in science: Second earthquake hits Japan | Geminids to peak | NASA loses contact with Mars probe

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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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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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Space Exploration -- 'Necessary for the future of humankind': Who was honored at the first-ever Global Space Awards?

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

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Space -- That was the week in science: Vaccine skeptics get hep B win | Comet 3I/ATLAS surprises | 'Cold Supermoon' pictures

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Archaeology -- Science news this week: A human population isolated for 100,000 years, the biggest spinning structure in the universe, and a pit full of skulls

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Politics -- There is such a thing as 'settled science' - anyone who says otherwise is trying to manipulate you

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Neuroscience -- The evolution of life on Earth 'almost predictably' led to human intelligence, neuroscientist says

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'Unprecedented' protoplanet collision spotted in 'Eye of Sauron' star system just 25 light-years from Earth - By - Ivan Farkas - published - 20 December 25 - Scientists watching the nearby Fomalhaut star system have directly seen two protoplanets smash together for the first time. Then, they saw it happen again.

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Today's biggest science news: Farewell comet 3I/ATLAS | Starlink tumbles from orbit | AI's giant carbon footprint - By - Patrick Pester, Ben Turner - last updated - 19 December 25 - LIVE - Friday, Dec. 19, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.

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Comet 3I/ATLAS reaches its closest point to Earth tonight: How to see it - By - Jamie Carter - last updated - 19 December 25 - Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, reached its closest point to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday (Dec. 18 to 19), and it remains in a good viewing position tonight. Here's how to see it.

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Ursid meteor shower 2025: When and where to see 'shooting stars' on the longest night of the year - By - Jamie Carter - published - 19 December 25 - Here's how to see the Ursid meteor shower, which peaks in dark skies close to a new moon this year.

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Diarrhea and stomachaches plagued Roman soldiers stationed at Hadrian's Wall, discovery of microscopic parasites finds - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 19 December 25 - Analysis of latrine sediments at the Roman fort of Vindolanda has revealed that at least three parasites were widespread among Roman soldiers.

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It matters what time of day you get cancer treatment, study suggests - By - Clarissa Brincat - published - 18 December 25 - Giving immunotherapy earlier in the day can significantly extend patients' survival, compared to giving treatment later in the day, a new study of lung cancer shows.

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Oldest known evidence of father-daughter incest found in 3,700-year-old bones in Italy - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 18 December 25 - Archaeologists have found the earliest DNA evidence to date of a father-daughter pairing.

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Pumas in Patagonia started feasting on penguins - but now they're behaving strangely, a new study finds - By - Skyler Ware - published - 17 December 25 - Pumas in Patagonia, Argentina are eating penguins in a national park - and it's changing how the big cats are interacting with each other.

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Saturn's largest moon may be riddled with 'slushy tunnels' that contain alien life, new study hints - By - Elizabeth Howell - published - 17 December 25 - Decades ago, a spacecraft suggested Saturn's largest moon, Titan, had an ocean. New observations suggest that the liquid may look more like slush.

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James Webb telescope finds supermassive black hole hidden inside 'Jekyll and Hyde' galaxy - By - Patrick Pester - published - 17 December 25 - The discovery of a hidden supermassive black hole inside an ancient galaxy suggests that some of our universe's most extreme objects could be invisible unless observed in infrared wavelengths, James Webb telescope observations reveal.

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