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- July 13
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- Maternal death rates doubled in the past 20 years in the US
- Elite Roman man buried with sword may have been 'restrained' in death
- Tiny, 'ultracool' star emits surprising radio signals that it should not be capable of producing
- 1st over-the-counter birth control pill approved by FDA
- Explosive 'star factory' image marks the James Webb telescope's one-year anniversary of operations
- 'Eye-catching' gold hair ring and Britain's oldest wooden comb found in Bronze Age burial
- Rare 'night-shining' clouds have not arrived on schedule — and a brewing storm of solar activity could be to blame
- Man sprouted thick, green 'fur' on his tongue in odd medical case
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- The 'man in the moon' may be hundreds of millions of years older than we thought
- Elite Bronze Age tombs laden with gold and precious stones are 'among the richest ever found in the Mediterranean'
- July 12
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- Star system with galaxy-like 'arms' may be holding a secret planet
- X-ray scans reveal 'hidden mysteries' in ancient Egyptian necropolis paintings
- Dire wolves and saber-toothed cats may have gotten arthritis as they inbred themselves to extinction
- Add some science to your play with these science board games, all on offer during Prime Day
- Mars had an extreme climate shift 400,000 years ago, Chinese rover finds before its demise
- Mucus-loving gut bug could be key for controlling cholesterol, lab study finds
- Earth's newest 'baby' volcano is painting Iceland's Fagradalsfjall region with incandescent lava
- $500,000 chunk of 'floating gold' found in dead whale
- This Dyson Air Purifier is $150 off, and is one of the best remaining Amazon Prime Day deals
- The camera we called a "cheat code" for wildlife photography is over $1000 off in the Prime Day deals
- We loved the iPad Mini when we tested it, and it's down to its lowest ever price for Prime Day
- Our top 5 fitness tracker deals this Amazon Prime Day
- Zapotec 'entrance to underworld' discovered under Catholic church in Mexico
- Final chance to save 73% on the top-rated hum by Colgate electric toothbrush this Prime Day
- Florida waters now 'bona fide bathtub conditions' as heat dome engulfs state
- 'Giant' 300,000-year-old hand ax found in England may have been used for prehistoric butchery
- July 11
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- Humans were in South America at least 25,000 years ago, giant sloth bone pendants reveal
- 500 million-year-old 'abnormal shrimp' used facial spikes to 'pincushion' soft prey
- The best MacBook deal of Prime Day is $250 off the MacBook Air M1 - one of our top picks for a student laptop
- SpaceX's Starlink satellites are leaking radiation that's 'photobombing' our attempts to study the cosmos
- Hidden 36 million-year-long cycles may fuel bursts of life on Earth, ancient rocks reveal
- Mirror-like exoplanet that 'shouldn't exist' is the shiniest world ever discovered
- Need a student laptop with a big screen? The HP Envy 17 is $450 off in the Prime Day deals
- Were Neanderthals really killed off by Campi Flegrei, Europe's awakening 'supervolcano'?
- Quick! Grab this Amazon Prime Day deal on Apple Watch Series 8: now $120 cheaper
- Snap up this Amazon Prime Day deal on the Apple Watch Series 8: now $120 cheaper
- Save $150 on our favorite Dyson Cool air purifier for Prime Day
- Enormous Burmese python killed in Florida Everglades was about to lay 60 eggs
- We've finally identified the nerve cells in the clitoris and penis that respond to vibration
- Mathematicians finally identify 'seemingly impossible' number after 32 years, thanks to supercomputers
- Fuzzy caterpillar has sting 'like being hit with a baseball bat," and now we know why
- Bowflex SelectTech 552 adjustable dumbbells are now $217 off for Prime Day
- Save $350 on Peloton bikes in the Amazon Prime Day sale, today
- Indian Ocean gravity hole was caused by extinct ancient sea, scientists say
- Prime Day's rowing machine sale discounts one of our favorite rowers by $500
- Scientists discover huge, heat-emitting blob on the far side of the moon
- Get the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 for almost 50% off this Amazon Prime Day
- Hurry! This Prime Day Fitbit Charge will sell out, with a massive 33% saving
- Save $70 on the latest iPad with this Amazon Prime Day deal
- Spider with weird feeding behavior appears to kill prey by dousing it with toxic digestive fluids
- July 10
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- Metal detectorists find buried WWII aircraft in Ukraine while disarming wartime bomb
- MacBook Air 15-inch M2 review: The ultimate student laptop
- Scientists think they saw an asteroid crash into a dead star — and release one of the brightest explosions in the universe
- James Webb telescope discovers the oldest active black hole in the known universe
- 'Anomalous' metal spheres unlikely to be alien technology, despite Harvard scientist's claim
- 'Airborne' elephant dangles from a crane by its feet in award-winning photo
- The Unistellar Summer Nights sale has the Prime Day telescope deals beat, with up to $800 off their smart scopes
- Male monkeys on tiny island have way more sex with each other than females, scientists discover
- Kentucky man finds over 700 Civil War-era coins buried in his cornfield
- Ecologist Tim Blackburn: 'Moths pollinate a wider range of species than bees'
- July 9
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- July 6
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- Global temperatures have been the hottest on record for 3 days in a row
- Gargantuan black hole 'switches on,' becoming one of the brightest objects ever seen
- Viking sword from warrior's grave unearthed in family's yard in Norway
- Dozens of 2,500-year-old skeletons unearthed at ancient crossroads in Negev desert
- Mystery Stone Age holes in England have archaeologists asking, 'What were these pits for?'
- Dazzling 'shooting stars' discovered in the sun's atmosphere. What are they really?
- 1,200-year-old 'Viking graffiti' is the oldest drawing ever discovered in Iceland
- Highest-ranking person in Copper Age Spain was a woman, not a man, genetic analysis shows
- Swirls of liquid iron may be trapped inside Earth's 'solid' core
- Adorable extinct penguin was one of the smallest of its kind to ever walk Earth, tiny skull fossils reveal
- James Webb telescope detects the earliest strand in the 'cosmic web' ever seen
- Could Ozempic be used to treat addiction? Studies hint yes, but questions remain
- July 5
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- Watch thousands of lightning bolts crackle over Europe in stunning new satellite video
- Sunspot numbers hit 20-year high, indicating the sun is fast approaching its explosive peak
- Should you buy a Fitbit this Amazon Prime Day?
- Should you buy a Garmin Smartwatch this Amazon Prime Day?
- Watch 2 giant, highly venomous black mambas fighting in someone's backyard
- Should you buy the Fitbit Inspire 2 this Prime Day?
- Should you buy a treadmill this Amazon Prime Day?
- Should you buy a Fitbit Sense this Amazon Prime Day?
- Should you buy an air purifier this Amazon Prime Day?
- Should you buy an exercise bike this Amazon Prime Day?
- Should you buy the Sony WF-1000XM4 wireless earbuds?
- Should you buy the Levoit Core 400s air purifier this Prime Day?
- Should you buy the Jabra Elite Active 75t this Amazon Prime Day?
- Mushroom-shaped superplume of scorching hot rock may be splitting Africa in 2
- Last chance to cash in on Prime Day Fitness Tracker Deals
- Elephants' giant, hot testicles could stop them getting cancer
- July 4
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- Mars helicopter Ingenuity phones home, breaking 63-day silence
- Giant sunspot grew 10 times wider than Earth in just 48 hours, then spat X-class flare right at us
- Amazon Prime Day 2023 may be over, but there are still some great deals on treadmills, fitness trackers and more
- Antarctic sea ice reached 'record-smashing low' last month
- 'An enormous mass of flesh armed with teeth': How orcas gained their 'killer' reputation
- Earth is about to reach its farthest point from the sun. So why is it so hot?
- Could vaccines prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease?
- 13 horrific firework injuries that will keep you cautious on July 4
- What did the last common ancestor between humans and apes look like?
- Save $200 on this stylish Hydrow Rower at Amazon
- Save over $80 on the highly-rated Garmin Forerunner 945 Smartwatch at Amazon
- July 3
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- Why do our stomachs growl?
- Maya canoe surrounded by animal and human bones found in 'portal to the underworld' in Mexico
- Catastrophic climate 'doom loops' could start in just 15 years, new study warns
- Zoo monkey eats her baby's corpse after carrying it around for days
- How to see the moon in conjunction with 5 planets this month
- 5 fascinating facts about the Big Bang, the theory that defines the history of the universe
- Roman aqueduct and 'luxurious' burials unearthed during construction of underground parking garage in Serbia
- July 2
- July 1
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- How to watch SharkFest 2023: National Geographic's month of shark-centric programming is back
- Is there an 'up' and a 'down' in space?
- Science news this week: Gravitational waves and a winged Medusa medal
- 'I knew it was circling me': Man attacked by shark was waiting to die, then dolphins saved his life