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May 1, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE      Amazing science every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   TOP SCIENCE NEWS (skaman306 via Getty Images) 2 plants randomly mated up to 1 million years ago to give rise to one of the world's most popular drinks Arabica coffee plant appears to have evolved between 600,000 and 1 million years ago after two other coffee species crossbred in the forests of what is now Ethiopia. Read More HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY (© 2024 Institute for Advanced Global Studies, University of Tokyo; (CC BY-ND 2.0 DEED)) Villa near Mount Vesuvius may be where Augustus, Rome's 1st emperor, died Researchers say a villa buried by the eruption in A.D. 79 corresponds with records of the Roman emperor's death in A.D. 14. Read More SPACE (ESA/Webb, NASA, CSA, K. Misselt (University of Arizona) and Abergel (IAS/University Paris-Saclay, CNRS)) James Webb telescope reveals fiery 'mane' of the Horsehead Nebula in spectacular new images Captured in infrared light by the James Webb Space Telescope, the star-forming Horsehead Nebula is located 1,300 light-years away in the Orion Constellation. Read More ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS (NASA/JPL-Caltech) Dusty 'Cat's Paw Nebula' contains a type of molecule never seen in space — and it's one of the largest ever found Scientists have detected a new, unusually large molecule never seen in space before. The 13-atom molecule, called 2-methoxyethanol, was detected in the Cat's Paw Nebula. Read More HEALTH (Image appears courtesy of Elsevier. Copyright Elsevier 2024.) Woman's sudden blindness in 1 eye revealed hidden lung cancer Doctors say it's very unusual to develop a visual impairment as the first symptom of lung cancer. Read More TECHNOLOGY (fhm via Getty Images) 6G speeds hit 100 Gbps in new test — 500 times faster than average 5G cellphones Scientists in Japan have transferred data at 100 gigabits per second in high-frequency wavelength bands over a distance of 330 feet for the first time. Read More DAILY QUIZ When did humans start getting the common cold? (Learn the answer here.) During the Industrial Revolution, around 1750 During the Black Plague, around 1350 During the expansion of the Roman Empire, around A.D. 100 At least 5,000 years ago, when human civilization was born

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"The universe may be dominated by particles that break causality and move faster than light."

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April 18, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE      Amazing science every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   TOP SCIENCE NEWS (NASA Goddard) The universe may be dominated by particles that break causality and move faster than light, new paper suggests With the nature of the universe's two most elusive components up for debate, physicists have proposed a radical idea: Invisible particles called tachyons, which break causality and move faster than light, may dominate the cosmos. Read More HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY (Qian Wang/Texas A&M University) 2,500-year-old skeletons with legs chopped off may be elites who received 'cruel' punishment in ancient China The amputated legs of skeletons belonging to two men who lived in ancient China suggests that they were punished for alleged crimes 2,500 years ago. Read More SPACE (NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS) NASA's downed Ingenuity helicopter has a 'last gift' for humanity NASA's stranded Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has beamed back its final signal to Earth from the Red Planet, which included a farewell message for mission scientists. It will continue collecting data on Mars until it dies but will not transmit this data to Earth. Read More ANIMALS (Sergey Krasovskiy, CC-BY 4.0) Giant, 82-foot lizard fish discovered on UK beach could be largest marine reptile ever found Newly discovered ichthyosaur that lived 200 million years ago in the Triassic sea is potentially the biggest to ever live, scientists say. Read More TECHNOLOGY (AdrianHancu via Getty Images) Ultrafast laser-powered 'magnetic RAM' is on the horizon after new discovery Researchers have found an elemental physical interaction between light and magnetism that might lead to the next generation of computing memory. Read More DAILY QUIZ Why has Wisdom, the world's oldest known wild bird, made headlines this week? (Learn the answer here). She died aged 72. She's been seen courting other birds. She was seen flying from Hawaii to Australia. She is the last of the Laysan albatrosses.

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