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HPV-driven throat and mouth cancers are rising in men. Why?

Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) has drastically reduced cervical cancer rates among women who got the vaccine. But as doctors celebrate that news, they're warning of an ongoing uptick...
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‘Beyond human intuition’: AI designs chip components 500 times smaller than what engineers could ever imagine

(Image credit: Tony Bi / MPL)Scientists have successfully shrunk three components used in photonic microchips by up...
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Neanderthals may have trekked through the Saudi Arabian desert 55,000 years ago, farther south than experts thought possible

Neanderthals may have trekked deep into the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula around 55,000 years ago, a new...
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Scientists finally know why astronauts struggle to poop in space — and reveal a hidden risk of long-haul spaceflight

Scientists have finally gotten to the bottom of why astronauts struggle to poop in space, thanks to a...
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The Evolution of American Farm Equipment from 1900 to 1930

At the dawn of the 20th century, an American farm was still powered largely by animals. Horses and...

New Velociraptor cousin was a ‘4-winged’ dragon that hunted prey from the trees of ancient China, fossil find hints

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A newly discovered feathered dinosaur with four wing-like limbs may have prowled the lakeside forests of what is now northwestern China, gliding between trees...

‘He is so very expressive’: Viking Age game piece from Harald Bluetooth’s time may depict a mustached Viking king

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The 1,000-year-old "king" piece from a Viking board game is one of the few depictions of a ruler from the Viking era, according to...

NASA confirms fireball meteor exploded over northeastern US with force of 230 tons of TNT

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NASA has confirmed that a bright fireball meteor exploded in the sky over New England on Saturday (May 30), releasing the equivalent energy of...

Skeletal remains of Queen Elisenda, one of the most powerful rulers in medieval Europe, unearthed in Barcelona — along with several others who bore...

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Archaeologists working in a 14th-century monastery in Barcelona were surprised to find 25 skeletons when they opened eight graves — including the remains of...

Brilliant-green fireball meteor explodes over erupting volcano in the Philippines

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Stunning new footage shows a bright-green "fireball" meteor exploding in the skies over an erupting volcano in the Philippines. Initial reports suggested that the...

AI-generated images are making it impossible to distinguish truth from fiction. We need laws and AI watermarks to protect our shared reality.

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Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is erasing the line between reality and illusion to the point where seeing is no longer believing. We need a...
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