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The latest science news and developments - from space, to physics, chemistry, zoology, astronomy, and earth sciences

 Mars Express captures Danielson crater.

Harvard scientists discover Mars was habitable 200 million years longer than believed

 Finger length ratio may predict male baldness risk. Illustration.

Finger length ratio may predict male baldness risk, says Dr. Whittington

 Jun Lu examines filament inside an Edison light bulb.

University of Michigan develops incandescent bulb emitting bright twisted light

 A couple posing in the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi.

UAE mandates genetic testing for Emirati couples before marriage starting January 2025

 Melting icebergs in Ilulissat Icefjord, close to Illulisat, West Greenland.

Jakobshavn and Zachariae: Greenland's ice loss could fill Lake Victoria

 Study shows how neanderthal genes shape modern human mouths.

Do you have Neanderthal teeth? Study shows how neanderthal genes shape modern human mouths

 Middle children are the most cooperative siblings, data from 700,000 adults shows. Illustration: Taras Grebinets.

Middle children are the most cooperative siblings, data from 700,000 adults shows

 Three-meter bows revealed: First-ever images capture uncontacted Massaco tribe thriving in the Amazon.

Three-meter bows unveiled: First images of uncontacted Massaco tribe in the Amazon

 Study of 25,000 people finds coffee lowers head and neck cancer risk. Illustration: Viktor Shmihinskyi.

Study of 25,000 people finds coffee lowers head and neck cancer risk

 Ants outshine humans in teamwork: Weizmann Institute's surprising findings. Illustration: frank60.

Ants outshine humans in teamwork: Weizmann Institute's surprising findings

 Microglia and neurons.

New study reveals dark microglia's role in Alzheimer's disease, paving way for treatments

 Common Chimpanzee uses spherical tool in the lab.

Chimpanzees organize complex tool-use sequences like humans, revealing deep evolutionary origins

 A baby mammoth.

Over 50,000-year-old mammoth calf 'Yana' discovered in Yakutia

 Scientists have identified at least three events where genes from distinct Denisovan populations mixed with human DNA, conferring significant adaptive benefits. Illustration:

Trinity College Dublin scientists reveal how Denisovan genes shape modern humans

 Atucha II.

Argentina to add nuclear power plant to 'to meet the energy demands of AI'

 CME Erupts on the Sun.

Parker Solar Probe to break speed record in historic Christmas Eve solar flyby

The Yunxing.

'Cloud Rider': China tests supersonic plane flying Beijing to New York in under two hours

 Walk to end Alzheimer's at Big Spring International Park.

Researchers link common herpes virus to a specific form of Alzheimer's disease

 Chinese scientists have developed a laser-based artificial neuron that operates at unprecedented speeds, potentially revolutionizing artificial intelligence applications. The University of Hong Kong.

Chinese university unveils laser neuron processing data a billion times faster than biological ones

 An illustrative image of an asteroid passing Earth.

Ho ho ho: Asteroid the size of nine reindeer to pass by Earth on Christmas - NASA

 A giant sloth. Illustration.

27,000 years ago, humans co-existed with giant sloths in South America, researchers say

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