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Learn about the remnant of a historic supernova observed around 850 years ago and the zombie star that has survived at its center. 

COVID-19 Cases Are Picking Up Again — These Are the Variants That Health Officials Are Watching

Wild Elephants Use 41 Different Gestures to Tell Others to "Move Away" or "Stop That" 

Jonathan the Tortoise Is 194 Years Old, Flu Cases Are Already Spiking, and Night Sky Events to Catch in October

A Diarrhea-Causing Bacterium Spread Through Sex is Resisting Five Common Antibiotics 

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Mars' Odd 1,100 Mile Long Cloud Forms in Mysterious Ways — a New Model May Reveal How 

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Why Big Dogs Die Younger Than Small Dogs May Come Down to Jumping Genes

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California May Ban Quartz Countertops Over Risk of Incurable Lung Disease in Workers

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Ancient Bronze Ring Engraved with Alexandria’s Famous Lighthouse Found in Sunken Royal Ruins 

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Denali's Chunky Puppy Winner Mammoth Lives Up to His Name at 77.1 Pounds

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An Odd Hole on the Moon's Surface May Lead to an Underground Cave That Could Shelter Future Astronauts 

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Newly Identified 165-Million-Year-Old Otter-Like Mammal Was a Top Predator in Jurassic Waterways 

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Mutated Influenza Strain May Explain the Early Start to Fall 2026 Flu Season

Archaeologists excavate rock deposits containing Neanderthal wood imprints at Abric Romaní in Spain.

A Broken Neanderthal Spear Survives as a 40,000-Year-Old Imprint 

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At 194, a 450-Pound Tortoise Is the Oldest Living Land Animal, and its DNA May Help Explain Why

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This Newly Identified Species of Extinct Crocodile is Missing the Tip of Its Nose, Just Like the Great Sphinx 

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Long COVID Fatigue May Be Linked to Reduced Blood Flow in the Brain

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