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Antarctica hides huge caches of gold, silver, copper and iron. As the ice melts, countries may race to harvest them. By - Grace van Deelen, Eos.org - published - 5 April 26 - Melting ice, rebounding land, and rising seas will change what resources are available in Antarctica, a new analysis finds.

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Fossil site in China reveals bevy of complex creatures lived prior to the Cambrian explosion, including a 'Dune'-like sandworm - By - Skyler Ware - published - 4 April 26 - A site in southwestern China holds a wide array of strange life-forms that emerged prior to the Cambrian explosion, and it pushes back the origin of complex life by millions of years.

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Cheap, decades-old transplant drug delays full onset of type 1 diabetes - By - Theresa Sullivan Barger - published - 4 April 26 - A transplant drug that has been used for decades can preserve the function of insulin-producing cells in young children who are newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.

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Shroud of Turin, claimed to be Jesus' burial cloth, contaminated with carrot and red coral DNA - By - Chris Simms - published - 5 April 26 - An analysis of samples taken from the Shroud of Turin, the cloth thought by some to have been wrapped around Jesus, reveals a rich tapestry of animal and plant DNA. But what does it mean?

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Science news this week: Artemis II lifts off, diabetes cured in mice, and smog in China shapes Arctic storms - By - Nicoletta Lanese - published - 4 April 26 - April 4, 2026: 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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Scientists mapped all the nerves of the clitoris for the first time - By - Lauren Schneider - published - 3 April 26 - High-resolution X-ray offers a new look at an understudied organ: the clitoris.

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IBM quantum processor achieves highest fidelity calculations for the longest period of time on record - By - Tristan Greene - published - 3 April 26 - Scientists have developed a novel approach to error correction that resulted in the highest-ever fidelity of entangled, logical qubits on a superconducting quantum processor.

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Rare 'sungrazer' comet MAPS could appear brighter than ever on Saturday: What to know - By - Jamie Carter - published - 3 April 26 - Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) could shine brightly in the evenings after April 4, but only if it survives a very close encounter with the sun.

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New tweak to Einstein's relativity could transform our understanding of the Big Bang - By - Andrey Feldman - published - 3 April 26 - A new physics paper proposes modifications to Einstein's theory of relativity that could solve one of the biggest issues about our understanding of the Big Bang.

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Chemists discover groundbreaking reaction that turns breadcrumbs into hydrogen - By - Victoria Atkinson - published - 2 April 26 - Chemists say they've found a way to turn breadcrumbs into hydrogen, potentially offering a sustainable alternative to one of the most common chemical manufacturing processes.

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'Not how you build a digital mind': How reasoning failures are preventing AI models from achieving human-level intelligence - By - Owen Hughes - published - 2 April 26 - Existing LLM architecture may not support the problem-solving capabilities needed to underpin human-level AI, the authors of a new study argue.

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