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A person carefully brushes dirt away from a pottery fragment during an archaeological dig.

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Archaeologists make remarkable discovery while searching for Civil War battlefield in Florida

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After decades in water, soil, and blood, a new system destroys 99.99% of PFAS

Three blue milk cartons with a white stripe, accompanied by the text "Got milk?" above them.

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EV owners want a 'Got Milk?' campaign to sway gas drivers with a $2,000-a-year pitch

A blue planet orbits a star in a dark space filled with distant stars.

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Astronomers find Jupiter-size 'super-puff' planets so light they're less dense than cotton candy

A person holds a black cylindrical device with red foam and blue plastic components in a laboratory setting.

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Scientists make algae-busting buoys that could stop Lake Erie blooms before they fully form

An illuminated cave with colorful walls rising from the water.

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For the first time, ancient human DNA turns up on a Portugal cave wall

A glass of water sits on a wooden countertop in front of water filter units.

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Florida engineers build gel that snags PFAS forever chemicals from water

Three large satellite dishes are set against a colorful starry background with swirling green and blue patterns.

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California scientists scanned 3I/ATLAS for alien tech, and found only Earth-based noise

A man using a breathing apparatus while a woman in a mask monitors a computer screen.

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Unable to speak, ALS patient now talks, surfs the web, and works through a brain implant

A person interacting with a Watch Duty app on a smartphone.

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Emergency app used during major fires launches potentially lifesaving update

A space telescope with a large golden hexagonal mirror orbits Earth.

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James Webb watched an exoplanet get roasted to 1,100 degrees, shifting its chemistry

An upward perspective of metallic tubes illuminated by blue ultraviolet light within a circular, industrial setting.

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Scientists blast 'forever chemicals' with intense UV light, and water helps break them apart