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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...

Scientists identify 10,000 ‘impossible’ exoplanet candidates, potentially tripling the number of known alien worlds

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Scientists may have detected more than 10,000 never-before-seen exoplanets in a single survey, potentially tripling the number of known alien worlds in one fell...

Used SpaceX rocket stage could hit the moon’s Einstein crater this summer, report finds

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A discarded piece of a SpaceX rocket carelessly left adrift in space will likely crash into the moon this summer, a new report finds.The...

Antarctica’s sea ice suddenly started shrinking a decade ago — and deep-diving robots are revealing why

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Something strange has been swirling in the waters around Antarctica. From the 1970s until a decade ago, the floating sea ice that radiates from...

‘A landmark moment for the field’: FDA approves first-ever gene therapy for inherited deafness

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first-ever gene therapy for inherited deafness.The therapy, called Otarmeni, is approved to treat a...

A giant ‘shadow’ has been creeping across Mars for 50 years — and scientists aren’t sure why

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A massive dark patch lurking within a giant Martian crater has been creeping across the Red Planet's surface since the feature was first spotted...

Archaeologists discover perfectly circular ancient Egyptian temple that may have been used for sacred water rituals

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Archaeologists have discovered a rare circular structure dedicated to a local Egyptian deity called Pelusius, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities....
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