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Octopuses Hitching Rides on Dolphins, the Largest Viking Silver Hoard Discovered, and Daily Sugary Drinks Could Raise Stomach Cancer Risk

Discover the top stories from Sept. 5 to Sept. 11, 2026, including photos of an octopus riding a dolphin and how a daily sugary drink could increase your stomach cancer risk.

People Who Drink Sugary Beverages Every Day May Have More Than Double the Risk of Developing Stomach Cancer

160-Million-Year-Old ‘Squid Butt’ Fossil Is the Chunkiest Belemnite Ever Found

Fossil Feathers Hidden in Dinosaur Poop May Explain Why Some Birds Survived Mass Extinction 66 Million Years Ago

A Marble Slab at Hadrian’s Villa Records a Lightning Strike Romans Believed Came From a God

Wood statue of Jesus and Pontius Pilate

A 2,000-Year-Old Ring May Reveal New Clues About Pontius Pilate’s Administration

ice chunks in Greenland

Satellite Images Capture a Rare Arctic Ice Tongue Reappearing After Years of Absence

Mars atmosphere with the sun in the distance

Martian Soil Mixed with Gelatin and Yeast May Help 3D-Printed Houses Break Ground on Mars

Dense field of stars and distant galaxies containing COSMOS-z3.1-A.

Rare Ancestor of a Galaxy Supercluster Breaks Distance Record, Offering Clues to Galaxy Cluster Evolution

tall standing stone in Yorkshire

Prehistoric Builders Transported 25-Ton Stones 11 Miles to Build Britain's Tallest Surviving Stone Row

pile of old bones

The First Known Denisovan Forearm Bone Emerges From a Search Through 60,000 Bone Fragments

baby rock hyrax with mother

Three Rock Hyrax Pups Born at Chester Zoo Are “Little Chaos Potatoes” With Surprisingly Close Elephant Relatives

person holding a GLP-1 pen

Ozempic's Active Ingredient Linked to Lower Hospitalization Risk in Bipolar Disorder

various silver pieces on a red cloth

Gardener Uncovers the Largest Viking Silver Hoard in Danish History, Containing 700 Pieces and Weighing Over 40 Pounds

Overlapping silver- and gold-colored Roman coins.

Nearly 4 Million Coins Show How Rome Built an Economy Across Its Conquered Territories

ancient human using tools to make fire

1,500 Animal Remains and Tools Suggest Neanderthals Returned to This Spanish Cave for Generations

man holding fossilized dinosaur rib

66-Million-Year-Old Mineralized Blood Vessels Reveal How the Largest Known T. rex Began Healing a Broken Rib

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