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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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Geology -- Plate tectonics may be why Earth has life - and the key to finding life elsewhere in the universe

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Ancient Egyptian valley temple excavated - and it's connected to a massive upper temple dedicated to the sun god, Ra - By - Owen Jarus - published - 16 December 25 - The newly excavated 4,500-year-old valley temple from ancient Egypt holds a "public calendar" and a roof for astronomical observation.

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The UN's International Asteroid Warning Network is closely watching comet 3I/ATLAS. Here's why. By - Elizabeth Howell - published - 15 December 25 - Tracking comets accurately is hard. A new effort with the U.N. and NASA aims to better chart these visitors using 3I/ATLAS.

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Scientists finally sequence the vampire squid's huge genome, revealing secrets of the 'living fossil' By - Kenna Hughes-Castleberry - published - 14 December 25 - The genetic link between squids and octopuses may just be found in the vampire squid genome.

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2,000-year-old shipwreck may be Egyptian 'pleasure barge' from last dynasty of pharaohs - By - Tom Metcalfe - published - 13 December 25 - Archaeologists diving off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt, have discovered the remains of a 2,000-year-old "pleasure barge" from the time of the Ptolemaic period.

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Brutal lion attack 6,200 years ago severely injured teenager - but somehow he survived, skeleton found in Bulgaria reveals - By - Sascha Pare - published - 13 December 25 - Extremely rare evidence of a lion attack on a teenage boy's remains suggests the teenager survived the initial trauma but became severely disabled, requiring support from his community.

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Comet 3I/ATLAS is getting greener and brighter as it approaches Earth - By - Brandon Specktor - published - 12 December 25 - New images taken with the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii confirm that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has gotten brighter and greener since its close flyby of the sun in October.

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James Webb telescope uncovers a new mystery: A broiling 'hell planet' with an atmosphere that shouldn't exist - By - Tia Ghose - published - 12 December 25 - James Webb finds a hot planet that is tidally locked with its parent star, is coated with a thick atmosphere of volatile chemicals.

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16th-century gallows and dozens of skeletons discovered in France - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 12 December 25 - Archaeologists have identified a 16th-century gallows structure and nearly a dozen mass burial pits in Grenoble, France.

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'Necessary for the future of humankind': Who was honored at the first-ever Global Space Awards? By - Harry Baker - published - 12 December 25 - The winners of the inaugural Global Space Awards were recently announced at a star-studded ceremony at London's Natural History Museum. The event championed innovation and sustainability, while also celebrating the life of a late NASA astronaut.

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Cassius the giant crocodile died from sepsis after 40-year-old dormant infection burst from 'abscess,' necropsy reveals - By - Sascha Pare - published - 12 December 25 - Cassius was an 18-foot-long saltwater crocodile living in captivity in Marineland Crocodile Park in Australia. He died last year at the age of about 120, and we finally know why.

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