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18,000 dinosaur tracks discovered along ancient Bolivian coastline — and they set a new record

Researchers have counted 16,600 fossilized dinosaur footprints and 1,378 swim tracks at a site in Bolivia that showcase a variety of behaviors and different theropods from the Cretaceous period.

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

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Volcanic eruption triggered 'butterfly effect' that led to the Black Death, researchers find

A volcanic eruption in 1345 may have kicked off a series of events that led to the Black Death sweeping through medieval Europe.

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

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Injecting anesthetic into a 'lazy eye' may correct it, early study suggests

Temporarily shutting down a "lazy eye" triggers a burst of neuronal activity that reverses the condition in animal experiments, a study shows.

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

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Geminids 2025: The year's best meteor shower peaks this week, with a second shower hot on its tail

The Geminid meteor shower peaks this week! The Geminids peak overnight on Dec. 13 and 14, when up to 150 "shooting stars" per hour will rain down on Earth in a moonless night sky.

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

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Male human heads found in a 'skull pit' in an ancient Chinese city hint at sex-specific sacrifice rituals

A genetic study of 80 skulls found at a Stone Age city in China has revealed that the sacrificed people were mostly men, in contrast to previous assumptions.

Dec 04, 2025 • 5 min read

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Could aging eggs be 'rejuvenated'? New tool may help pave the way to fertility-extending treatments

Scientists invented a new experimental system to study how age-related changes in egg cells make them more prone to chromosomal errors.

Dec 05, 2025 • 5 min read

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'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

In his book "One Hand Clapping," Nikolay Kukushkin explores explanations for how consciousness evolved, and ultimately, what makes us human.

Dec 05, 2025 • 5 min read

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New 'physics shortcut' lets laptops tackle quantum problems once reserved for supercomputers and AI

Physicists have transformed a decades-old technique for simplifying quantum equations into a reusable, user-friendly "conversion table" that works on a laptop and returns results within hours.

Dec 05, 2025 • 5 min read

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A huge helium shortage is looming — but ancient rocks in Earth's crust may be hiding massive reservoirs

For decades, helium has been produced with natural gas, generating huge carbon emissions. Now, geologists are looking for new helium sources — and finding enormous "carbon-free" reservoirs that could ...

Dec 05, 2025 • 5 min read

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Giant sunspot on par with the one that birthed the Carrington Event has appeared on the sun — and it's pointed right at Earth

A massive new sunspot complex, dubbed AR 4294-4296, has emerged on the sun and is facing directly at Earth. The dark patch is on par with the infamous sunspot that birthed the 1859 Carrington Event — ...

Dec 05, 2025 • 5 min read

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CDC panel, stuffed with vaccine skeptics, votes to end recommendation for universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination

The CDC's vaccine committee has voted to roll back a universal recommendation that newborns be vaccinated against hepatitis B, which is one of public health's major success stories.

Dec 05, 2025 • 5 min read

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Science history: Female chemist initially barred from research helps develop drug for remarkable-but-short-lived recovery in children with leukemia — Dec. 6, 1954

In December 1954, Gertrude Elion and colleagues described a new compound they had developed that sent children with leukemia into remission. It would guide a new approach to "rational drug design."

Dec 06, 2025 • 5 min read

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What if Antony and Cleopatra had defeated Octavian?

How would history have unfolded if Antony and Cleopatra had defeated Octavian? Would they have ruled the Roman Empire?

Dec 06, 2025 • 5 min read

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1,800-year-old 'piggy banks' full of Roman-era coins unearthed in French village

An excavation in a small French village reveals three jars with thousands of Roman coins.

Dec 06, 2025 • 5 min read

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Unusual, 1,400-year-old cube-shaped human skull unearthed in Mexico

Archaeologists discovered an unusually flat-topped skull at a pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican site.

Dec 06, 2025 • 5 min read