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

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

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Human Evolution -- 10 things we learned about Neanderthals 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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Health -- From gene therapy breakthroughs to preventable disease outbreaks: The health trends that will shape 2026

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

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Microbiology -- 'Stop and re-check everything': Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA's cleanrooms

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Arts & Entertainment -- Live Science crossword puzzle #25: Ancient hominin species famous for their 'upright' posture - 11 across

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Space Exploration -- Should humans colonize other planets?

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Human Behavior -- About Live Science

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

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

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Hubble telescope discovers 'Cloud-9,' a dark and rare 'failed galaxy' that's unlike anything seen before - By - Ivan Farkas - published - 8 January 26 - Astronomers have revealed a new type of cosmic object called Cloud-9 - a dim, starless gas cloud anchored by a massive dark matter halo that may be the first-confirmed failed galaxy.

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NASA cancels spacewalk and considers early crew return from ISS due to medical issues - By - Sascha Pare - published - 8 January 26 - NASA is considering the early return of Crew-11 from the International Space Station after an unidentified astronaut experienced a medical problem.

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James Webb telescope confirms a supermassive black hole running away from its host galaxy at 2 million mph, researchers say - By - Elizabeth Howell - published - 8 January 26 - JWST peered at the glowing trail of stars left behind by a candidate runaway supermassive black hole deep in space, revealing new insights after other telescopes looked at the event.

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Orbiting satellites could start crashing into one another in less than 3 days, theoretical new 'CRASH Clock' reveals - By - Harry Baker - published - 8 January 26 - Researchers have proposed a theoretical timepiece, dubbed the "CRASH Clock," which tells us how quickly satellites would start colliding if they lost the ability to avoid each other, such as during a powerful solar storm. And its value is rapidly decreasing.

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Vera C. Rubin Observatory discovers enormous, record-breaking asteroid in first 7 nights of observations - By - Elizabeth Howell - published - 8 January 26 - In its preliminary data release, taken from just seven nights of observations, the powerful Vera C. Rubin Observatory has discovered an enormous, fast-spinning asteroid that sets a new record.

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Rare 2,000-year-old war trumpet, possibly linked to Celtic queen Boudica, discovered in England - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 7 January 26 - Archaeologists have announced their discovery of a metal hoard that contained an extremely rare example of a Celtic battle trumpet.

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60,000-year-old poison arrows from South Africa are the oldest poison weapons ever discovered - By - Sophie Berdugo - published - 7 January 26 - Five quartz arrowheads found in a South African cave were laced with a slow-acting tumbleweed poison that would have tired prey during long hunts.

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Leonardo da Vinci's DNA may be embedded in his art - and scientists think they've managed to extract some - By - Sascha Pare - published - 7 January 26 - In a first, scientists have extracted DNA from a Renaissance-era drawing attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, but they can't be sure that the genetic material belongs to the Italian polymath.

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NASA telescope combines 100 maps of the universe into one, promising huge discoveries - By - Sharmila Kuthunur - published - 7 January 26 - NASA's SPHEREx telescope unveiled its first full-sky map of the universe, combining more than 100 infrared observations into one dazzling mosaic.

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One of the last Siberian shamans was an 18th-century woman whose parents were related, DNA study reveals - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 7 January 26 - A new DNA analysis of the mummies of historical Indigenous Yakuts reveals resistance to 17th-century Russian conquest.

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Last common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthals possibly found in Casablanca, Morocco - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 7 January 26 - A collection of bones from Casablanca holds important new clues to the origins of modern humans and Neanderthals.

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