Mysterious tremors on the moon have been traced back to an unexpected source

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An annotated picture shows an astronaut waving next to an american flag on the surface of the moon. Behind him is the Apollo 17 lunar lander. An arrow points at the bottom part of the lander.
An annotated image shows an astronaut waving next to the Apollo 16 lander. Scientist have found a similar lander, from the Apollo 17 missions, caused unexplained mini-quakes on the surface of the moon.

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Rare photo shows a macaque riding a deer for fun in a Japanese forest

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In the left third of a densely forested frame stands an alert looking deer with a macaque draped across its back, lying down.
The macaque here is a young female, and appears to be merely enjoying a free ride.

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Pet euthanasia rates are at a 3-year high, but experts say there are ways to help besides adoption

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A volunteer petting a dog at an animal shelter.
Volunteering is one way you can help pets in animal shelters without having to adopt.

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Videos show mysterious lights in the sky just before a devastating earthquake hit Morocco. Scientists can't figure out why.

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People looks through the rubble following a powerful earthquake in Morocco that killed thousands.
Rubble left behind by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Friday near Marrakesh, Morocco, and is thought to have killed thousands. Social media posts report seeing flashes of light in the sky shortly before the quake.

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The US has pumped so much groundwater that it's literally splitting the ground open across the American Southwest

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North Sulphur Springs Valley (north of WIllcox), AZ
A fissure tears open earth and roots in North Sulphur Springs Valley, Arizona.

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Sir Ian Wilmut, who cloned Dolly the sheep, has died

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Sir Ian Wilmut, the scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the sheep in 1996, has died at 79. The University of Edinburgh, where he served as a professor before his 2012 retirement, announced his passing today. Dolly was the first successful cloning of a mammal from an adult somatic cell, demonstrating the viability of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT).

A human embryo grown in a lab without a sperm or egg could be a revolutionary new way to test medicines that may help prevent miscarriage and genetic diseases

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The top sphere contains the part that will become the embryo itself, capped by the amnion; the bottom sphere is the yolk sac; the interface between them is a critical structural feature of human embryonic development. The two spheres are encapsulated by a cellular layer that will become the placenta.
Scientists built the model embryo, imaged here. The outer ring is the placenta forming.

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A paralyzed woman couldn't speak for more than 20 years. With AI, now she can — just by thinking.

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MRI of a 30-year-old patient suffering from dystonia.
The MRI of a 30-year-old patient with Dystonia, treated by a high frequency deep brain stimulation by implantation of electrodes at the level of the internal palladium. The MRI scan does not belong to Johnson.

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India's moon lander detected movement near the lunar south pole. It could be the first signs of a moonquake in nearly 50 years.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander on the moon.

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Scientists uncover hidden ancient drawings of animals in a Paleolithic cave using a technique to make them look 3D

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Four images of a Paleolithic cave drawing of a horse in La Pasiega Cave in Spain, including two rendered in bright colors using DStretch software
The image of a horse in the La Pasiega Cave shown without and with DStretch software processing.

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