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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 -- Last common ancestor of modern humans and Neanderthals possibly found in Casablanca, Morocco

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

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Human Behavior -- About Live Science

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

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Space Exploration -- Should humans colonize other planets?

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

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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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China's 'artificial sun' reactor shatters major fusion limit - a step closer to near-limitless clean energy - By - Patrick Pester - published - 9 January 26 - China's EAST nuclear fusion reactor has successfully kept plasma stable at extreme densities, passing a major fusion milestone and potentially bringing humanity closer to wielding near-limitless clean energy.

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Homo erectus wasn't the first human species to leave Africa 1.8 million years ago, fossils suggest - By - Charles Q. Choi - published - 9 January 26 - A new analysis of enigmatic skulls from the Republic of Georgia suggest that Homo erectus wasn't the only human species to leave Africa 1.8 million years ago.

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Giant sunspot that triggered recent solar 'superstorm' shot out nearly 1,000 flares and a secret X-rated explosion, record-breaking study reveals - By - Harry Baker - published - 9 January 26 - The massive sunspot that sparked an "extreme" geomagnetic storm in May 2024 unleashed hundreds of other dangerous solar flares, including a hidden X-class outburst, a new paper reveals. The study sets a record for the longest continuous observation of a single active region on our home star.

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The Waorani capture an Anaconda in Bameno, Ecuador. By - Sascha Pare - published - 9 January 26 - The Waorani capture an Anaconda in Bameno, Ecuador.

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Tiny bump on 7 million-year-old fossil suggests ancient ape walked upright - and might even be a human ancestor - By - Sophie Berdugo - published - 9 January 26 - The way Sahelanthropus tchadensis moved has long been debated. The discovery of a small bump on the front of the thigh bone is "beyond convincing" evidence this ape was bipedal.

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NASA announces unprecedented return of sick ISS astronaut and crew - By - Sascha Pare - last updated - 9 January 26 - NASA has announced the early return of Crew-11 from the International Space Station after an unidentified astronaut experienced a medical problem.

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1,100-year-old mummy found in Chile died of extensive injuries when a turquoise mine caved in, CT scans reveal - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 9 January 26 - The mummified remains of a man buried close to a turquoise mine in Chile's Atacama Desert suggest he was a miner who died in a tragic occupational accident.

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Jupiter will outshine every star in the sky this weekend - how to see the 'king of planets' at opposition - By - Jamie Carter - published - 9 January 26 - Jupiter reaches opposition on Jan. 10, when it will shine all night at its brightest as Earth moves between the giant planet and the sun.

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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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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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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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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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