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Katie Hunt writes about science and health for CNN Digital based in London. She was previously a senior digital producer in Hong Kong, where she led coverage of China.

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Terrestrial stones on a blue ice area in mountainous terrain. Photo taken during the 2022 fieldwork mission of the Instituto AntÃ¡rtico Chileno (INACH) to Union Glacier, Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica.

José Jorquera (Antarctica.cl)/University of Santiago; Chile

Meteorites may be lost to Antarctic ice as climate warms, study says

Meteorites are disappearing into the Antarctic ice as a result of the climate crisis, putting them out of reach of scientists, according to a new study.

Reconstruction of the Iceman by Alfons & Adrie Kennis

South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology/Ochsenreiter

Ötzi the Iceman’s 61 tattoos weren’t made in the way archaeologists first thought

Ötzi the Iceman, whose 5,300-year-old body was found by hikers in the Tyrolean Alps, has 61 tattoos. Scientists now think they understand the technique behind them.

The sun's corona is visible as the moon passes in front of the sun during a total solar eclipse at Big Summit Prairie ranch in Oregon's Ochoco National Forest near the city of Mitchell on August 21, 2017. The Sun started to vanish behind the Moon as the partial phase of the so-called Great American Eclipse began Monday, with millions of eager sky-gazers soon to witness "totality" across the nation for the first time in nearly a century. / AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

Total solar eclipse: Where and when it was most visible

A total solar eclipse created a celestial spectacle Monday in the skies over parts of Mexico, the United States and Canada after a nearly seven-year wait.

'Unicumber',-a-see-through-sea-cucumber-©-#NHMDeepSea-Group,-Natural-History-Museum,-UK.jpg

NHMDeepSea Group/Natural History Museum, UK

Deep-sea expedition captures stunning images of creatures in Pacific mining zone

A part of the Pacific Ocean earmarked for deep-sea mining is home to a surprising variety of life, images from a recent voyage to the Clarion-Clipperton Zone show.

The facial reconstruction of Emperor Wu who was ethnically Xianbei CREDIT Pianpian Wei.jpg

Ancient DNA reveals intriguing details about a sixth century Chinese emperor

Scholars have speculated about the sixth-century emperor’s looks. A new analysis of genetic material recovered from the ruler’s remains has revealed some clues.

The 1,000 year-old brain of an individual excavated from the c. 10th Century churchyard of Sint-Maartenskerk (Ypres, Belgium). The folds of the tissue, which are still soft and wet, are stained orange with iron oxides.

Alexandra L. Morton-Hayward

‘Extraordinary’ archive of ancient brains could help shed light on mental illness

Humans brains are preserved in the archaeological record more often than thought, according to a new study, but it’s not always clear how the body parts survived.

Photo taken on May 28, 2021 shows brown giant panda Qizai at a newly opened science park dedicated to the protection of wild animals in Zhouzhi County of Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Covering an area of 28 hectares, the science park started trial operation on Friday. The facility features four rare wild animal species living in the Qinling Mountains, namely the giant panda, the crested ibis, the golden monkey and the takin. Also available are over 20 other animal species native to the Qinling Mountains as well as Qizai, the world's only captive brown giant panda. (Photo by Li Yibo/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Li Yibo/Xinhua/Getty Images

Pandas aren’t all black and white. Some come in a different shade, and scientists now understand why

Scientists in China studied the genetics of multiple pandas in the wild and in captivity to understand why some pandas have a brown-and-white coat.

Projectile points from a Middle Stone Age archaeological site, Shinfa-Metema 1, in the lowlands of northwest Ethiopian dating from the time of the Toba supereruption at 74,000 years ago provide evidence for bow and arrow use prior to the dispersal of modern humans out of Africa.

Blue Nile Survey Project

One of the largest eruptions in Earth’s history could have wiped out humans. Here’s how scientists say some survived

An archaeological site in Ethiopia has revealed that a population of humans survived the eruption of Sumatra’s Mount Toba 74,000 years ago.

Cambridge Archaeological Unit

‘Britain’s Pompeii’ reveals Bronze Age village frozen in time

An analysis of the exceptionally well preserved remains of a Bronze Age village reveals the cozy domesticity of life in Britain 2,850 years ago.

The vial was made from a greenish chlorite, with carved decoration.

M. Vidale/F. Zorzi

4,000-year-old vial contains ancient red lipstick, archaeologists say

A small stone vial found in southeastern Iran contained a red cosmetic that was likely used as a lip coloring thousands of years ago, according to archaeologists.

A potentially new species of elusive deep-sea squid (Brachioteuthis sp.)

Ocean Census/NIWA

Scientists discover 100 potential new deep-sea species, including mystery creature

Scientists reported they found about 100 potential new deep-sea species — including one mystery creature — during an expedition off the coast of New Zealand.

A view of a life size woolly mammoth on display at The Box museum in Plymouth, UK.

Andrew Matthews/PA Images/Getty Images

Scientists inch forward in efforts to resurrect an extinct giant

Colossal Biosciences researchers say they have advanced efforts to bring back a genetically engineered version of the woolly mammoth.

This photograph shows mushroom species commonly known as the common bonnet, the common mycena or the rosy-gill fairy helmet -Mycena galericulata- in St Philbert-sur-Risle, western France, on November 26, 2023. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)

Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images

Mystery of common mushroom growing from an amphibian shows how little we know about fungi

This week, meet a shroom frog, explore an asteroid shaped by a NASA mission, marvel at a fish louder than elephant, get an update on Odie’s moon landing, and more.

An aerial view of Crawford Lake as a team consisting of scientists from Carleton University and Brock University gather sediment layer samples from the lake bottom at the Crawford Lake Conservation Area near Milton, Ontario, Canada, April 12, 2023. The view under the surface of Crawford Lake tells a different story. Scientists believe the lake's exceptionally well-preserved sediment layers serve as a reference point for a proposed new geological chapter in the planet's history, defined by the considerable changes wrought by human activity: the Anthropocene. The International Commission on Stratigraphy's Anthropocene Working Group on July 11, 2023, named the lake as the embodiment of the proposed Anthropocene epoch. (Photo by Peter POWER / AFP) (Photo by PETER POWER/AFP via Getty Images)

Peter Power/AFP/Getty Images

Proposal to mark a new chapter in Earth’s history rejected, scientists say

Experts in the geological sciences rejected a proposal to declare an epoch called Anthropocene to reflect how humans have impacted Earth.

stone tool possibly from Layer VII at Korolevo I. Surface find.

‘Cosmic clock’ dates earliest human presence in Europe

Stone tools unearthed in Ukraine were last used 1.4 million years ago, according to research that dated the tools using particles inside rock made by cosmic rays.

Christiaan Stopforth/Drone Fanatics SA

A lone orca killed a great white in less than two minutes. Scientists say it could signal an ecological shift

Scientists saw a male orca kill a juvenile great white shark within minutes last year. The hunting behavior could be a sign of a wider shift in the marine ecosystem.

Katie Hunt writes about science and health for CNN Digital based in London. She was previously a senior digital producer in Hong Kong, where she led coverage of China. Katie has also worked for Reuters and the BBC. She has a BA in Modern Chinese Studies from the University of Leeds.