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11-year-old boy in Canada dies from rabies after waking up with a bat on his face
2+ hour, 29+ min ago (419+ words) After an 11-year-old boy died of rabies, doctors are urging the public to seek medical attention following exposure to bats, even when no obvious scratches or bite marks are visible. An 11-year-old boy in Ontario, Canada, has died after being…...
Ancient ring discovered underground in Scotland could be a Stonehenge-like monument
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (483+ words) A hidden ring of stones or timbers detected beneath peat at Machrie Moor could represent a previously unknown Neolithic or Bronze Age monument. While scanning one of Scotland's richest prehistoric landscapes, archaeologists uncovered evidence of what may be a newfound…...
Ancient-DNA analysis solves 500-year-old mystery of what killed 2 Medici brothers
20+ hour, 11+ min ago (606+ words) An ancient-DNA analysis of the bones of two members of the Renaissance Medici family has confirmed they had malaria when they died. Two brothers from the wealthy and powerful Medici family died of malaria and were not poisoned as a…...
Antarctica's first dinosaur fossil belonged to a group of the largest land animals ever
1+ day, 16+ min ago (559+ words) Researchers have identified the first-ever dinosaur fossil discovered on Antarctica, revealing it belonged to a titanosaur. The first dinosaur found in Antarctica belonged to a group that included the largest animals ever to walk the planet, a new study finds....
CERN shuts down Large Hadron Collider until 2030 to implement powerful new upgrades
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (273+ words) The Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest atom smasher, has shut down for a planned 4-year upgrade that will make it 10 times more sensitive than its initial version. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and most powerful atom…...
Scientists figured out how to shrink huge ultrafast lasers so they fit on a tiny chip " the 'holy grail' of the field
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (284+ words) Roland Moore-Colyer is a freelance writer for Live Science and managing editor at consumer tech publication Tech Radar, running the Mobile Computing vertical. When he's not writing about smartphones and tablets, he taps into more than a decade's worth of…...
Shadowy tendrils of ancient lava have scarred a dark volcano next to a 'skull' in the Sahara " Earth from space
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (409+ words) Where is it? Toussid" volcano, Chad [21. 03731548, 16. 47357325] When was it taken? Sept. 23, 2019 This eye-catching satellite snap shows off a sprawling mass of petrified lava surrounding the jet-black slopes of a potentially dangerous volcano in the heart of the Sahara. A smaller…...
2, 000-year-old scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius eruption finally deciphered with help from AI
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (310+ words) Experts have unraveled substantial new text from two carbonized Herculaneum scrolls, including what may be a previously unknown work by a Stoic philosopher. Nearly 2, 000 years ago, Mount Vesuvius buried a vast collection of scrolls in ash and scorched them into…...
Live Science crossword puzzle #49: 'Short' tempered French emperor " 13 across
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (161+ words) Test your knowledge on all things science with our weekly, free crossword puzzle! If you enjoyed this, see how quickly you can complete our most recent science crossword puzzle, updated every Monday. Note: Our crosswords are currently best experienced on…...
Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world's fastest
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (531+ words) China's Line Shine supercomputer is the most powerful in the world and the first the country has hosted since 2017. A Chinese system has become the world's most powerful supercomputer, surpassing American machines for the first time since 2021. Line Shine, installed…...