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50% of long COVID patients show improvement in 3 years — but the condition tends to linger in those with this subtype

About half of people with long COVID see meaningful improvement in their symptoms after three years, a new study found.

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Perfectly preserved owl fossil from 47 million years ago could help to solve a major evolutionary mystery

A stunning fossil owl from Germany that has its last meal preserved in its stomach helped researchers to narrow down the time when these birds mostly became active at night.

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Scientists removed the glare from a James Webb telescope image — and unmasked a hidden planet

Using machine learning, astronomers developed a new way of looking at James Webb telescope data that allows far-off planets to emerge from their star's glare.

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Gigantic chasm on Mars is still tectonically active

New research shows that a powerful 2021 marsquake emanating from Valles Marineris — the largest canyon in the solar system — was triggered by unexpected movement in a fault line…

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2,800-year-old tomb in Siberia has evidence of the earliest use of cannabis — possibly as a way to calm human sacrifice victims

Seeds found in an ancient grave and chemical compounds discovered in mummy hair have revealed people got high on marijuana 2,800 years ago.

Live Science · Nov 5 · Read original →
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Cryptic padlock from a 400-year-old shipwreck finally opened ‪—‬ but it leaves a mystery

Researchers used CT scans to crack a 400-year-old code and open a mysterious padlock that washed up in Wales with the Ann Francis treasure hoard.

1,600-year-old burial holds remains of man infected with a 'very rare' strain of leprosy in Germany

A high-status burial surprised archaeologists when they discovered leprosy in a man's bones from the fifth century.

'We’re looking at how a bear sees the world': From forest trails to 'Sims for Bears,' researchers are learning how grizzlies navigate a fragmented wilderness

Scientists in the U.S. and Canada are decoding grizzly bears' behavior to learn how they navigate a human-dominated world.

7 stunning Weather Photographer of the Year photos that capture the beauty and power of our planet

From dramatic lightning strikes to foreboding storm clouds, these stunning photographs capture the beauty, power and unpredictability of our planet's weather.

One-third of babies diagnosed with peanut allergy don't actually have one, study hints

New findings suggest that "food challenges" can help prevent children from being saddled with unnecessary allergy diagnoses.

Physicists sank a telescope 1.5 miles under the sea to put Einstein's relativity to the test

A half-built neutrino telescope on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea searched for cracks in one of physics' most basic invariances.

A tiny chunk of Australia seeded Southeast Asia's tropical forests 50 million years ago, plant fossils preserved in amber reveal

An analysis of plant fossils preserved in amber from Myanmar revealed that the West Burma Block, a chunk of crust that broke off of Australia, seeded Southeast Asia's lush…