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

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

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

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Human Behavior -- About Live Science

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

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

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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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Archaeology -- An enigmatic human relative, dark matter discovery and mysterious lights in the sky during nuclear weapons tests

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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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Today's biggest science news: James Webb sees earliest supernova | Monogamy 'league table' | Comet 3I/ATLAS X-ray - By - Patrick Pester, Tia Ghose - last updated - 10 December 25 - Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines.

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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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Scientists create new solid-state sodium-ion battery - they say it'll make EVs cheaper and safer - By - Rory Bathgate - published - 10 December 25 - A new sodium-ion battery offers a cheaper and safer alternative to conventional lithium-ion systems, scientists say, paving the way for more sustainable EVs.

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'It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 10 December 25 - Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence yet of fire technology - and it was created by Neanderthals in England more than 400,000 years ago.

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Russia's Bezymianny volcano blew itself apart 69 years ago. It's now almost completely regrown. By - Stephanie Pappas - published - 10 December 25 - A 1956 eruption collapsed much of the Bezymianny volcano in Kamchatka, Russia, but frequent eruptions since - including a large event in November - means it has now almost completely regrown.

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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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Lost Indigenous settlements described by Jamestown colonist John Smith finally found - By - Tom Metcalfe - published - 7 December 25 - Excavations along the Rappahannock River in Virginia have revealed the likely spot of Indigenous villages once described by John Smith.

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2,400-year-old 'sacrificial complex' uncovered in Russia is the richest site of its kind ever discovered - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 7 December 25 - The "sacrificial complex" contained hundreds of bits of horse bridles and bronze beads, revealing a new aspect of ancient nomadic peoples' funeral rituals.

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Ethereal structure in the sky rivals 'Pillars of Creation' - Space photo of the week - By - Jamie Carter - published - 7 December 25 - The twin telescopes of the Gemini Observatory mark 25 years of discovery as students name distant nebula Ua ʻŌhiʻa Lan.

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New 3I/ATLAS images show the comet getting active ahead of close encounter with Earth - By - Brandon Specktor - published - 6 December 25 - NASA and ESA both shared new images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS this week, as the agencies gear up for the mysterious object's closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19.

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