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'A landmark moment for the field': FDA approves first-ever gene therapy for inherited deafness - By - Nicoletta Lanese - published - 23 April 26 - A gene therapy made by Regeneron is the first treatment of its kind approved for genetic hearing loss.

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'Kraken' octopus that lived at the time of the dinosaurs was a 62-foot-long apex predator of the ocean - By - Sophie Berdugo - published - 23 April 26 - A close inspection of 27 fossil jaws from finned octopuses challenge the longstanding belief that the apex oceanic predators of the Cretaceous were all vertebrates.

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Artemis II heat shield aced its blistering reentry, ghostly underwater photo reveals - By - Ben Turner - published - 23 April 26 - The Orion heat shield used for the Artemis II mission held up perfectly, early photos and a NASA assessment reveal.

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Scientists invent artificial neurons that 'talk' to real brain cells, paving way to better brain implants - By - Marianne Guenot - published - 23 April 26 - Engineers have found a way to fine-tune tiny artificial neurons to fire like real brain cells.

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'What are the odds': Superbright comet and exploding fireball meteor form near-perfect X over European castle - By - Harry Baker - published - 23 April 26 - A pair of lucky photographers snapped a stunning time-lapse shot of a fireball meteor streaking in front of Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) as it shone in the night sky over a 15th-century European castle.

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Egyptian mummy has part of the 'Iliad' in its abdomen, archaeologists discover - By - Owen Jarus - published - 22 April 26 - A papyrus that contains part of Homer's "Iliad" has been discovered inside the abdomen of a mummy in Egypt. Other mummies at the cemetery had gold tongues.

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Artemis moon landing could face long delay while NASA waits for next-generation spacesuits - By - Patrick Pester - published - 22 April 26 - Delays in next-generation spacesuits could push back Artemis moon landings to 2031, an audit by the NASA Office of Inspector General claims.

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Gene therapy improves hearing in 90% of patients with inherited deafness in largest trial of its kind - By - Nicoletta Lanese - published - 22 April 26 - A new gene therapy tested in China has improved the hearing of 38 people who were born deaf due to mutations in a gene called OTOF.

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NASA's Curiosity rover finds a surprising number of giant 'dragon scales' littered across Mars - By - Harry Baker - published - 22 April 26 - The Curiosity rover snapped a series of peculiar polygons that look suspiciously like giant fossilized reptile scales. Although scientists have seen similar shapes on Mars before, they have never seen such a "dramatically abundant" concentration.

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