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Neuroscience -- 'Intelligence comes at a price, and for many species, the benefits just aren't worth it': A neuroscientist's take on how human intellect evolved

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Archaeology -- Science news this week: A human population isolated for 100,000 years, the biggest spinning structure in the universe, and a pit full of skulls

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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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Particle Physics -- Historic search for 'huge missing piece' of the universe reveals new secrets of particle physics

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Space -- That was the week in science: Vaccine skeptics get hep B win | Comet 3I/ATLAS surprises | 'Cold Supermoon' pictures

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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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Arts & Entertainment -- Live Science crossword puzzle #23: Distance around the edge of a circle - 6 down

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Human Behavior -- About Live Science

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Human Evolution -- 1 million-year-old skull from China holds clues to the origins of Neanderthals, Denisovans and humans

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Space -- That was the week in science: Comet 3I/ATLAS glows green | Roman roads | Bear attacks

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Neuroscience -- The evolution of life on Earth 'almost predictably' led to human intelligence, neuroscientist says

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Archaeology -- 'We certainly weren't exceptional, but now we're the only ones left': In new PBS series 'Human,' anthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi explores how humans came to dominate Earth

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Artificial Intelligence -- Your AI-generated image of a cat riding a banana exists because of children clawing through the dirt for toxic elements. Is it really worth it?

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Politics -- There is such a thing as 'settled science' - anyone who says otherwise is trying to manipulate you

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New 'DNA cassette tape' can store up to 1.5 million times more data than a smartphone - and the data can last 20,000 years if frozen - By - Fiona Jackson - published - 12 December 25 - Scientists have discovered that over half a mile of DNA could hold over 360,000 terabytes of data.

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'A scale almost too big to imagine': Scientists spot monster black hole roaring with winds at more than 130 million mph - By - Joanna Thompson - published - 12 December 25 - A black hole 30 million times the mass of the sun has produced winds one-fifth the speed of light, stunning scientists.

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Today's biggest science news: Second earthquake hits Japan | Geminids to peak | NASA loses contact with Mars probe - By - Patrick Pester, Tia Ghose - last updated - 12 December 25 - Friday, Dec. 12, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.

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'They had not been seen ever before': Romans made liquid gypsum paste and smeared it over the dead before burial, leaving fingerprints behind, new research finds - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 11 December 25 - Fingerprints on a Roman burial hold new clues to an unusual liquid gypsum funeral ritual.

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Killer whales are teaming up with dolphins on salmon hunts, study finds - but not everyone agrees - By - Chris Simms - published - 11 December 25 - There are eye-opening claims that orcas and dolphins are working together on salmon hunts and sharing food - but not everyone is convinced.

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Insomnia and anxiety come with a weaker immune system - a new study starts to unravel why - By - Kamal Nahas - published - 11 December 25 - People with anxiety or insomnia tend to have weaker immunity. The decline of a key immune cell may be a culprit.

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Breakthrough 3D wiring architecture enables 10,000-qubit quantum processors - By - Tristan Greene - published - 11 December 25 - The novel 3D wiring architecture and chip fabrication method enable quantum processing units containing 10,000 qubits to fit in a smaller space than today's 100-qubit chips.

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When does winter start? Your guide to the 2025 winter solstice. By - Jamie Carter - published - 11 December 25 - Astronomical winter begins Sunday, Dec. 21 in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's how the solstice works.

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Stunningly preserved Roman-era mosaic in UK depicts Trojan War stories - but not the ones told by Homer - By - Skyler Ware - published - 10 December 25 - A newfound mosaic draws inspiration from "Phrygians," a play by the Athenian playwright Aeschylus that survives only in bits and pieces.

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Scientists spot 2 black holes that took turns slaughtering 1 unlucky star - By - Paul Sutter - published - 10 December 25 - A strange X-ray signal spotted decades ago may be the result of a star that got attacked by two black holes, one after the other.

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Amazon rainforest is transitioning to a 'hypertropical' climate - and trees won't survive that for long - By - Sascha Pare - published - 10 December 25 - The Amazon rainforest currently has a few days or weeks of hot drought conditions per year, but researchers say this could increase to 150 days per year by 2100.

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This bright star will soon die in a nuclear explosion - and could be visible in Earth's daytime skies - By - Ivan Farkas - published - 9 December 25 - The bright binary star system V Sagittae will flare up multiple times before finally going supernova within the next 100 years. When it explodes, it could be visible to the naked eye even in sunlit skies.

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Gray hair may have evolved as a protection against cancer, study hints - By - Victoria Atkinson - published - 9 December 25 - Aging comes with graying hair, which may be a sign of the body lowering its risk of cancer, a study suggests.

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