{"id":320624,"date":"2025-11-29T14:24:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T14:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/320624\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T14:24:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T14:24:07","slug":"science-news-this-week-an-enigmatic-human-relative-dark-matter-discovery-and-mysterious-lights-in-the-sky-during-nuclear-weapons-tests-live-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/320624\/","title":{"rendered":"Science news this week: An enigmatic human relative, dark matter discovery and mysterious lights in the sky during nuclear weapons tests &#8211; Live Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a 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