A new map of dark matter all over the universe could reveal things scientists don't know about dark energy.
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Minggu, 30 September 2018
Sabtu, 29 September 2018
Hidden Maya Civilization Revealed Beneath Guatemala's Jungle Canopy
More than 61,000 ancient Maya structures — from large pyramids to single houses — were lurking beneath the dense jungle canopy in Guatemala, revealing clues about the ancient culture's farming practices, infrastructure, politics and economy.
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Pregnant Women Who Get a Flu Shot Protect Their Babies, Too
Pregnant women should get a flu shot, CDC recommends.
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Jumat, 28 September 2018
What Is a Drought?
Droughts are one of the most damaging types of weather-related phenomena, but classifying them is difficult.
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This Is the First Case of a Human Contracting Rat Hepatitis E
A man in Hong Kong is the first human to become infected with a type of hepatitis E infection that's only been seen in rats.
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Father Transmits HIV to Newborn Son in Rare Case: How Did It Happen?
In a rare case, a father in Portugal transmitted HIV to his child.
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Human Brain: Facts, Functions & Anatomy
The human brain is the command center for the human nervous system.
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7-Degree Global Temperature Rise Is Inevitable, Trump Administration Presumes (and Shrugs It Off)
Catastrophic climate change can't be stopped, the Trump administration suggested in a report.
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Puppy Outbreak: What Dog Owners Should Know About Campylobacter
Disease outbreaks among humans are common. But outbreaks among humans from puppies? That's a scenario that's much rarer.
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Watch a Moth Suck the Tears Out of a Bird's Eye, Because Nature Is Metal
Anything for salt.
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Painted 'Comics' with 'Speech Bubbles' Found in Ancient Roman Tomb
A colorful mural depicts comics-style scenes from a Roman city thousands of year ago.
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Renaissance Master Caravaggio Didn't Die of Syphilis, but of Sepsis
Famed Renaissance painter Caravaggio didn't die of syphilis, as some historians long thought.
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Infamous Wreck of Ill-Fated Franklin Expedition Yields More Artifacts, But No Ship's Log
Harsh conditions and thick ice kept divers out of Franklin's cabin.
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In Photos: Artifacts Recovered from the HMS Erebus Exploration
Abandoned 170 years ago, the HMS Erebus was only rediscovered in the icy waters of the Canadian Arctic in 2014.
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Kamis, 27 September 2018
SEC Sues Elon Musk for Fraud Over Twitter Statements About Tesla
The charges stem from statements Musk made on Aug. 7 indicating that he planned to take his publicly traded electric-car company, Tesla, private, according to the lawsuit, which was filed today (Sept. 27) in New York.
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What Can Be Done to Prevent Another Rise in Flu Deaths This Year
The 2017 to 2018 flu season in the U.S. was the worst in four decades
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Many People with Appendicitis Don't Need Surgery, Just Antibiotics
A new study suggests many people with appendicitis may not need to go under the knife.
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Water Flea Giving Birth Makes a Big Splash in 'Small World' Videos
Magnified, microscopic wonders are astonishing when seen up close.
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There Is a Rogue Group of Stars Behaving Very Suspiciously in the Milky Way's Disk
Six million stars in the Milky Way's disc are not behaving as they should be.
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How Reliable Are the Memories of Sexual Assault Victims?
Here's the expert testimony excluded from the Kavanaugh hearing.
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'Thunderclap at Dawn' Dino's Totally Metal Name Honors Colossal Size
If any rock bands are looking for a cool name, they might draw inspiration from a newly identified long-necked Jurassic giant whose moniker means "a giant thunderclap at dawn."
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Quitting Junk Food May Trigger Withdrawal-Like Symptoms
Junk-food lovers who try to cut back on fries or chocolate may experience symptoms similar to drug withdrawal, a new study suggests.
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There's So Much Methane in This Arctic Lake That You Can Light the Air on Fire
This Arctic lake is releasing so much methane that the air above it is flammable.
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Why a Seal Smacked Kayaker in the Face with an Octopus
A seal sent a dead octopus cartwheeling into the face of a kayaker off New Zealand's South Island. Here's why.
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Strange Blobs Beneath Earth Could Be Remnants of Ancient Magma Ocean
Researchers probe a mystery deep in the Earth's mantle.
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Rabu, 26 September 2018
Bizarre Particles Keep Flying Out of Antarctica's Ice, and They Might Shatter Modern Physics
There's something out there that physicists have never seen before, and it's coming up from the bottom of the Earth. Scientists think it's a brand-new particle.
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Rat Poison-Laced Synthetic Pot Made People Bleed. Here's How Doctors Treated Them.
More than 250 people across the U.S. have developed severe bleeding problems tied to an outbreak of synthetic pot laced with rat poison, with cases continuing to pop up.
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Inky Black, Polluted Rivers Seep into Ocean After Hurricane Florence in NASA Image
Hurricane Florence caused huge problems with pollution and runoff in rivers, which these stark NASA images reveal.
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Was This Man a Bronze-Age Cyborg? His Metal Hand May Have Been a Prosthetic.
Treasure hunters in Switzerland have unearthed a hand-some artifact: a 3,500-year-old bronze hand outfitted with a gold cuff, Swiss archaeologists announced last week.
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These Venomous Snakes Travel by Hitchhiking on Planes
The brown tree snake is a stealthy, international traveler.
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One of the World's Rarest Tigers Was Just Killed by a Pig Trap
A trap laid to catch a pig killed a critically endangered Sumatran tiger.
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How a Massive Wall in Antarctica Could Hold Back Sea-Level Rise
Scientists suggest holding back the glaciers to stop sea-level rise.
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The Field You Work in Could Predict Whether You're Doomed to Divorce
When there are more fish in the sea, is the fisherman more likely to get a divorce?
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Ötzi the Iceman's Tattoos May Have Been a Primitive Form of Acupuncture
Ötzi the iceman, the oldest preserved glacial mummy, may have been taking a primitive form of herbal medicine.
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Your Hair Can 'Smell', and It Just Might Like the Scent of Sandalwood
Like your nose, your hair can detect odors.
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This Bizarre, Blind Swamp Eel Breathes Through Its Blood-Red Skin
A new species of swamp eel that tunnels through dirt will haunt your nightmares.
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A Japanese Company Says It Will Use SpaceX Rockets to Land on the Moon
There won't be any people on the first two iSpace landers. But the company said its long term goal is human exploration of the lunar surface.
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Profiling a Conspiracy Theorist: Why Some People Believe
Some people are habitual conspiracy thinkers – there's a plan behind everything, and it's usually malevolent. One scientist set out to understand who is likely to ascribe to these theories.
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Scientists Find Source of Bizarre Space Object 'Oumuamua
Ever since astronomers first spotted their first-ever object from beyond our solar system, it has offered more questions than answers — what is it? Where did it come from? Why is it so darn weird?
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Primeval Black Holes Could Reveal How the Universe Formed
Very close to the very beginning, scientists think, there were black holes. And now they know how to find them.
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WWII Bombs Had Rippling Effect on the Edge of Space
The shock waves from Allied bombing raids during World War II briefly weakened the ionosphere.
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Selasa, 25 September 2018
This Was the World's Largest Bird. It Weighed as Much as a Dinosaur.
The world's largest bird — a newly identified species of elephant bird — weighed as much as a dinosaur when it strutted around Madagascar more than 1,000 years ago, a new study finds.
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Syphilis Cases Surge Among US Newborns, Reaching 20-Year High
A resurgence of syphilis in the United States has led to a dramatic spike in cases of the disease among newborns, according to a new report.
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These People Drank Their Own Blood — for Science!
These volunteers quaffed blood for a good cause.
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Photos: The Amazing Pyramids of Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan is believed by archeologists to be the first major city of the Americas.
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Secrets of the Perfect Water-Bottle Flip Unlocked: Thanks, Physicists!
Bottle flipping just got a whole lot easier.
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Traces of an Ancient Virus in Our Genes May Play a Role in Addiction
Could targeting ancient viruses lead to better interventions?
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Mathematician Claims He Solved 160-Year-Old Math Problem. Critics Say Probably Not.
Critics are weary.
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If Extra Dimensions Do Exist, They Must Be Really, Really Small
So far, gravitational waves have found no hints of extra dimensions, but there may still be some really tiny ones lurking out there.
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Pregnant Women May Now Have a New Way to Limit Unhealthy Weight Gain
A new study suggests that with the help of nutritional counseling and a smartphone app, pregnant women who are overweight or obese can safely restrict their weight gain.
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150 Years Ago, Mobius Discovered Weird One-Sided Objects. Here's Why They're So Cool.
The inventor of the brain-teasing Möbius strip died 150 years ago, but his creation continues to spawn new ideas in mathematics.
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Can Seeds in a Dead Person's Stomach Really Sprout into Trees?
A story of apparent tragedy and luck is making its way around the Internet, describing how a fig seed in a murdered man's stomach grew into a tree, which later helped authorities find his corpse almost 40 years later in a Cypriot cave.
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Senin, 24 September 2018
This Super-Strong Magnet Literally Blew the Doors Off a Tokyo Laboratory
There's a magnet in a secure room in Tokyo. The last time its designers switched it on, it blew open the heavy doors designed to keep it contained.
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Why Doesn't Your Vision 'Go Dark' When You Blink?
Blinking doesn't interrupt what we see, but how does that work?
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Scarlet, the Struggling Orca, Now Presumed Dead
Despite rescuers' best efforts, Scarlet, a young ailing orca, is now presumed dead.
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Two-Headed Viper Could End Up in Virginia Zoo — If It Stops Fighting with Itself
What has two brains, two tracheas and a single heart? This rare, two-headed viper.
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What Are Coral Reefs?
Hundreds of species of coral come together to create large, underwater structures that are full of different shapes and sizes and bright colors. About 25 percent of all known marine life rely on coral reefs.
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Ancient Egyptian 'Magic Spell' Deciphered
An ancient Egyptian papyrus with an image showing two bird-like creatures, possibly with a penis connecting them, has been deciphered, revealing a magic spell of love.
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Glowing Blue Clouds Ripple at Edge of Earth's Atmosphere (Video)
The clouds' rippling and flow reflect the movement of air in the upper atmosphere resulting from a phenomenon called atmospheric gravity waves.
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Planet Earth Wobbles As It Spins, and Now Scientists Know Why
Turns out, humans are shifting the planet's spin.
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Galileo Toned Down His Heretical Words, Long-Lost Letter Proves (But the Church Persecuted Him Anyway)
A long-lost letter provides answers about Galileo's defense of science against the Catholic Church.
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Wriggling, Googly-Eyed Mass Astonishes Deep-Sea Researchers
In a strange, underwater video, a black mass drifts toward the camera. It's made up of a dark, spherical blob up front and a long, thin tail in the back. And it wriggles.
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Minggu, 23 September 2018
'Lucky' Raccoon Survives 9-Story Leap from Building
The daredevil raccoon miraculously survived a horrifying fall.
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1,500-Year-Old Maya Altar Reveals Amazing Secrets of the 'Snake Kings'
The carved stone alter was found deep in the jungles of northern Guatemala.
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Sabtu, 22 September 2018
They Made It! Japan's Two Hopping Rovers Successfully Land on Asteroid Ryugu
A pair of tiny Japanese robots sent back wild images once they successfully landed on their new home, the asteroid Ryugu.
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Should All Nobel Prizes Be Canceled for a Year?
This year's Nobel Prize for literature was nixed because of a sex scandal. Other Nobels have neglected key contributors. Should all prizes be cancelled while criteria for winning is reassessed?
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Why Do Book Pages Turn Yellow Over Time?
If you look at old newspaper clippings, aging paper documents and books that are past their prime, you'll notice that they likely have a yellow tinge. But why do old paper products turn this golden hue?
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Why the Autumnal Equinox Doesn't Fall on the Same Day Every Year
Autumn is right around the corner for everyone in the Northern Hemisphere, while those in the Southern Hemisphere are gearing up for warmer spring weather. But the 2018 autumnal equinox of Sept. 22 is later than usual. Why?
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Jumat, 21 September 2018
How Do Flat-Earthers Explain the Equinox? We Investigated.
Flat-Earthers try to explain the equinox, and the results are as odd as you'd expect.
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Mutant Green Crabs Are Mean, and They're Invading Maine's Waters
Fearless crabs threaten the state's shellfish industry.
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Soot from Air Pollution Found in Placentas of City-Dwelling Women
The harmful effects of air pollution affect far more than a person's respiratory system; previous research has found that it can also hurt babies in the womb.
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Ancient Mystery Creature That Defied Classification Is Earth's Oldest Animal
Fat molecules show that a mystery creature that lived 558 million years ago was in fact an animal.
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What You See in This Famous Optical Illusion Could Reveal How Old You Are
Do you see an old woman or a young woman?
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Astronauts Going to Mars Will Absorb Crazy Amounts of Radiation. Now We Know How Much.
There are plenty of challenges to putting people on Mars, whether you look at the rocket, the astronaut or the planet itself.
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Family Finds Gooey 'Alien' Jellyfish on NZ Beach. And It Looks Like a Jell-O Mold.
The glob was an enormous lion's mane jellyfish.
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World's 2nd-Largest Shark Has an Olympic-Worthy Secret
The basking shark — known for its languid, filter-feeding lifestyle — has an Olympic-worthy secret: It can hurl its body out of the water just as fast and as high as its predatory cousin, the great white shark, a new study finds.
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Your Personal Bubble Isn't Empty Space, It's Actually Teeming with Tiny Guests
Talk about overstaying your welcome.
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Kamis, 20 September 2018
Woman's Swollen Pinkie Finger Was Rare Sign of Tuberculosis
For one woman in California, a puffy pinkie was a rare sign of tuberculosis, according to a new report of the case.
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Daylight Saving Time 2018: A Guide to the When, Why, What and How
Here's everything you've ever wanted to know about Daylight Saving Time (often misspelled as "savings"), including times, dates, its history and more.
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Confirmed: If You Give an Octopus MDMA, It Will Get All Cuddly
It appears that, yes, octopuses can get high on ecstasy.
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This Machine Will Hug Your 'Soft Bodies' and Force Them to Be Twitchy Robots
Say goodbye to your favorite teddy bear. It's robo-Teddy now.
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Child-Porn Investigation Caused New Mexico Observatory Closure: Report
An FBI investigation into child pornography caused the peculiar closure of a New Mexico solar observatory earlier this month, according to the news agency Reuters.
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How Do You Dispose of a Dead Whale? (Hint: Not in a Tiny Dumpster)
Big whales washing ashore create logistical challenges, as the city of Rye, New Hampshire, found out the hard way.
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This Is the First Praying Mantis Known to Hunt Fish
Scientists observed the first-ever evidence of praying mantises hunting fish.
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Without Claws or Armor, 520-Million-Year-Old 'Naked' Critter Was Likely a Loner
A 'naked,' wormlike creature that lived in the ocean 520 million years ago was so defenseless, it likely lived as a recluse, evading hungry predators by hiding in dark crevices or among clusters of sponges, a new study finds.
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Why Women Are Still Attracted to 'Benevolently Sexist' Men
But researchers have also revealed a paradox: Women prefer men who behave in ways that could be described as benevolently sexist over those who don't.
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Already Weird Atoms Get Stranger, May Hold Ability to Bond with 'Nothing'
Trilobite atoms can bind to ghost atoms, aka those that don't exist.
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Rare Footage Shows Beautiful Orcas Toying with Helpless Sea Turtles
Caught on camera: orcas torment awkward sea turtles.
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Pufferfish 'Artist' Crafts Intricate Sand Wheel in Captivating Video
Mating time offers Japanese pufferfish a chance to demonstrate their artistic side.
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Traces of the World's First 'Microbrew' Found in a Cave in Israel
The world's oldest beer may have been brewed for a funeral 13,000 years ago.
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Rabu, 19 September 2018
1,000-Foot-Long Spider Web Is Just a Summer Orgy, Expert Says
Don't worry; it's for mating.
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Florence Unleashing a Flood of Pig Poop on North Carolina
Rain and flooding is causing a pig poop problem in North Carolina.
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How Geneticists Tracked Down Africa's 3 Largest Elephant-Slaughtering Cartels
How do you crack the complicated empire of cartels that kill hundreds of thousands of elephants every year for their ivory? You put an international slew of gumshoe geneticists on their tail.
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Photos: Seized Elephant Ivory Reveals How Massive Cartels Operate
Scientists are using elephant DNA to crack the code on ivory cartels.
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Cobra-Crowned Sphinx Statue with Ceremonial Beard Discovered in Egypt
The small statue was found at the Temple of Kom Ombo.
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Hey, Spock! Real-Life 'Planet Vulcan' Discovered
"Star Trek's" planet Vulcan, ancestral home of Spock and his species, just became a little more real, thanks to a team of exoplanet scientists.
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The Strongest Material in the Universe Could Be (Nuclear) Pasta
These noodles of neutrons may be 10 billion times stronger than steel.
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For Tiny Light Particles, 'Before' and 'After' Mean Nothing
This is how something can be both "before" and "after" something else.
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The Identity of This Remarkably Well-Preserved Egyptian Mummy Remains a Mystery
Archaeologists have discovered several ancient Egyptian mummies — including the remains of a remarkably well-preserved individual — in a tomb along the west bank of the Nile River, the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities said in a statement released today.
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Why the SpaceX Lunar Tourists Won't Walk on the Moon
Twelve people have walked on the moon, and Elon Musk won't add any Japanese billionaires to that number anytime soon.
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Selasa, 18 September 2018
Weird Infrared Signal Emanates Across Space, But What Created It?
The signal extends over a huge swath of space, an area that's 2.5 times bigger than the orbit of Pluto.
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Great White Sharks Gather in Droves in the Middle of Nowhere, But Why?
The White Shark Café, a deserted area in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is also a delightful buffet for the ocean's largest predatory fish.
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Melting Arctic Permafrost Releases Acid that Dissolves Rocks, Releases CO2
As temperatures rise in the Arctic, icy permafrost isn't the only thing that's melting.
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Are These Four Personality Types for Real?
Researchers find that personality traits occur in clusters.
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This Experiment Will Shoot Ghostly Particles Through Earth, Answer Why We Exist
An international group of physicists has announced that they have seen the first signals in a cube-shaped detector called ProtoDUNE.
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10 Reasons Why Humans Are So Gross
Have you ever wondered why humans are so … gross? We burp, we smell, we sneeze — humans do disgusting things all day long.
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Is That 'Midlife Crisis' Really Alzheimer's Disease?
Here's what young-onset Alzheimer's looks like.
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Why Does OJ Taste Bad After You Brush Your Teeth?
There's nothing like a fresh, tangy glass of orange juice to go with your morning oatmeal. But if you've just brushed your teeth, you may find that the beverage tastes … less than delicious.
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Amazingly Preserved Wolf Pup Mummy Discovered in Yukon Gold Mine
Frozen for more than 50,000 years, the pup still has its tail and paws.
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Senin, 17 September 2018
Japanese Billionaire Will Be First Lunar Tourist. And He Plans to Invite Artists.
Yusaku Maezawa, founder of clothing company ZoZo, will be the first space tourist to travel around the moon, private spaceflight company SpaceX announced tonight (Sept. 17).
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The BFR: SpaceX's Mars-Colonization Architecture in Images
On Sept. 29, 2017, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk unveiled the company’s latest Mars-colonization architecture, which centers on a rocket-spaceship combo dubbed the BFR (Big F***ing Rocket). See how it works in images.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Reminds Us Why Smoking Weed in Space Is a Bad Idea
The famed astrophysicist would prefer if you didn't smoke weed in space, thanks.
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10 Islands on Maps that Don’t Really Exist
Our world is full of magnificent islands. We have the list of 10 largest islands in the world and also 10 most awesome artificial islands. But did you know that there are some islands found on maps that are actually non-existent? Those who claimed as discoverers of these islands testified that they have seen them and even landed them. Teams that were assigned to check these assumed...
Asteroid Hides Behind Sparkling Spiral Galaxy in This Dazzling Telescope View
The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile has a busy observation schedule, but sometimes cloudy or moonlit skies mean a temporary halt to scientific measurements. Then, it grabs images like this.
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The Human Eye Can See 'Ghost Images'
Scientists have discovered that the human eye has a spooky ability.
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Woman's Liver Problems Tied to Her Turmeric Supplement
For one woman in Arizona, taking a turmeric supplement may have triggered an uncommon liver problem.
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If You Throw a Compostable Cup in the Trash, Does It Still Break Down?
Compostable products are all the rage these days. But what happens to these items — including compostable straws and silverware — when they're thrown into a landfill instead of a compost heap?
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Bizarre Physics Phenomenon Suggests Objects Can Be Two Temperatures at Once
Schrödinger's cat has a new friend: Schrödinger's thermometer.
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Ancient Three-Way Collision Formed British Mainland
A surprising third party was involved in the creation of Britain.
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'Thor's Well' Seems to Drain to the Underworld in Incredible Photo (Here’s Why)
The ocean seems to disappear into Oregon's rocky coastline.
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Trove of Art Stolen from Jewish Family Rediscovered, Identified as Nazi Loot
Four pieces of Nazi loot connected to the Gurlitt trove have been rediscovered.
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Minggu, 16 September 2018
Legends of a Medieval Female Pope May Tell the Truth
An analysis of ancient silver coins suggests that the ordained woman may have actually lived.
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Bee That Was Looking for Love Ends Up Wearing a 'Vest' of Parasitic Beetle Larvae
Want to see a photo of a bee parasitized by dozens of beetle larvae? Wait, where are you going?
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Sabtu, 15 September 2018
How Far Off Is 'Home Brew' Insulin for Diabetes?
Nearly a century later, an American with diabetes can pay as much as US$400 per month for insulin, driving some uninsured patients to desperate and dangerous measures. Clearly, something went wrong.
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Scientists Warn BPA-Free Plastic May Not Be Safe
Should you trust that BPA-free sticker?
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Cancer Spreads from Organ Donor to 4 People in 'Extraordinary' Case
This extraordinary case shows that organ transplants can not only pass on infectious diseases, but also cancer, at least in some rare cases.
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Jumat, 14 September 2018
Elon Musk Is Blasting Someone to the Moon, and We Have Questions
Elon Musk's lunar flyby is one giant leap for space tourism.
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Unexplained 'Security Issue' Keeps National Solar Observatory Facility Shuttered
It's been more than a week, and a National Solar Observatory (NSO) facility in New Mexico is still closed for an undisclosed "security issue."
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Hurricane Florence Drowned a Riverfront 30 Miles from the North Carolina Coast (Video)
Video shared from the town of Washington, North Carolina shows a riverfront drowned as far as the camera can see by Hurricane Florence's floodwaters.
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Starving Orca Feared Dead. But NOAA Isn't Giving Up Just Yet.
Capturing Scarlet could be the only way to save her — if she's still alive.
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Watch Hurricane Florence Make Landfall in This Incredible Space Station Video
Hurricane Florence, the vast storm meteorologists and astronauts alike have been tracking, made landfall this morning (Sept. 14) near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
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Typhoon Mangkhut Bears Down on the Philippines with 165-Mph Winds
A monster storm is poised to hit the Philippines.
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Lone Narwhal Caught Chilling with Gang of Beluga Whales in Canada
It's hard to find your place when you’re the new kid in town — especially when you're the only kid with a tusk the size of a baguette jutting out of center of your forehead.
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Hurricane Florence Is Dumping a Huge Amount of Rain on the Carolinas
The storm's winds are no longer as strong as they once were, but the rainfall is already approaching 'catastrophic.'
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People Don't Know When They're Being Jerks
Compared to other self-knowledge, people are bad at knowing when they're being rude.
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Cannibal Nutrition and Self-Colonoscopies Win Accolades at the 2018 Ig Nobels
Who went home with the top prizes at the 2018 Ig Nobels?
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Hurricane Florence Makes Landfall in North Carolina, Slams US Southeast Coast with Raging Winds and Rain
The brunt of Hurricane Florence slammed North Carolina this morning with winds raging an astonishing 90 mph (150 km/h), according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
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Kamis, 13 September 2018
Stunning Weather Channel Video Shows Why Storm Surges Are So Dangerous
Hurricane Florence is packing the potential for some dangerous flooding, and a new Weather Channel video highlights why it's important to avoid.
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Watch Hurricane Florence Batter a Lighthouse 34 Miles Offshore
A lighthouse just off the coast of North Carolina is livestreaming the approach of Hurricane Florence.
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New Stephen Hawking Graphic Biography to Reveal the Scientist — and the Man
A new graphic biography details the life and science of the late Stephen Hawking.
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Endangered Lemur Newborn Is So Ugly It's Cute
Tonks is the newest baby aye-aye in the United States.
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Hurricane Florence Is 50 Miles Larger, with 50% More Rain, Thanks to Climate Change
For the first time, researchers have calculated the impact of climate change on a hurricane before it actually hits land.
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Watch LIVE: The 2018 Ig Nobel Awards, Tonight @ 5:40 p.m. ET
Who will take home this year's Ig Nobels, the world's most unusual science prizes?
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Weird Science Stars in Ig Nobel Awards: Watch Live Tonight
Who will take home this year's Ig Nobels, the world's most unusual science prizes?
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The Bacteria in Your Gut Produces Electricity
These microbes lurking in your gut, produce their own electricity
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What Happened to the Largest Birds That Ever Lived?
Humans left their mark.
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The World's Oldest Known Drawing Is a 73,000-Year-Old Hashtag
A small rock flake no larger than a house key is covered with a colossal surprise: the first known drawing ever made by a human.
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Photos: Oldest Known Drawing Was Made with a Red Crayon
This is what the world's oldest drawing — dated to 73,000 years ago — looks like.
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Boy Miraculously Survives Being Impaled with Meat Skewer Through His Head
A boy in Missouri who had a meat skewer piece his face and get stuck in his head miraculously survived the injury,.
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Tiny Antarctic 'Kidnappers' Steal Sea Snails & Wear Them Like Backpacks
Shrimp-like crustaceans abduct sea snails and steal their poisonous defense.
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Rabu, 12 September 2018
Holy Space Rocks! The Vatican Is Hosting Its First Meteorite Convention
Meteorites are key features of many natural history museum collections, but there's never been an international conference dedicated to taking care of these rocks that fall to Earth from space.
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People Across the Globe Feeling More Sad, Stressed and in Pain Than Ever
Worldwide, people's reports of negative emotions — including sadness, worry and stress — reached a record high in 2017, according to a new survey.
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Hurricane Florence Shifts Course, Will Make a 'Grand Tour' of Southeastern States
Hurricane Florence is changing course, according to new models released today.
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'Nightmare' Hurricane Florence Poses Far-Reaching Dangers
Hurricane Florence is on track to blast the southeastern U.S. coast with ferocious winds and rain, but it may also swamp hog manure pits and coal ash dumps, spreading their toxins; as well as inundate nuclear reactors in the region.
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The Science Behind Composting
Banana peels, eggshells, coffee grounds, dead leaves and more naturally decompose into nutrient-rich soil, thanks to the action of microorganisms.
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Why Some People Catch a Cold and Others Don't
Whether you catch a cold this winter or make it through the season scot-free may depend in part on how many "stressors" your nose and airway passages encounter.
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Cross-Legged Woman's Tomb Reveals Ancient Maya Kept Jaguars in Cages
Jaguars, pumas, deer, and even crocodile bones turn up in the old Maya city of Copán. And a new paper shows they were kept captive and traded.
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Does Your Brain Let You Hear Your Own Footsteps?
Your brain might serve as noise-canceling headphones
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Here's How to Make the Sahara Desert Green Again
The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert, but parts of it could be made green if massive solar and wind farms set up shop there, a new study finds.
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Mysterious Light Flashes Discovered in Deep Space. But What Created Them?
Astronomers used A.I. to find 72 more fast radio bursts, but they are still puzzled over what the flashes are.
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Why False Beliefs Are Hard to Shake
Why do some people seriously think the Earth is flat? Turns out, they aren't good at judging how certain they should be.
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Will Hurricane Florence Strengthen into a Rare Category 5 Storm?
Hurricane Florence will be a dangerous storm regardless of wind speed.
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The Closest Exoplanet to Earth Could Be 'Highly Habitable'
A global, liquid-water ocean could exist under range of conditions on Proxima Centauri b, the closest known exoplanet to Earth.
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Selasa, 11 September 2018
Oddball Philosopher Had His Mummified Body Put on Display … and Now His Rings Are Missing
Famed philosopher Jeremy Bentham — an oddball British gentleman who requested that his dead body be mummified and put on public display — is missing some rings.
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A Solar Storm Is Coming Tonight — Here's Where You Might See the Aurora
An alert released yesterday (Sept. 10) warns of a moderate geomagnetic storm that will lash the planet tonight. It shouldn't be dangerous, but might bring auroras.
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'Vampire Facials' May Have Exposed People to HIV and Hepatitis
This bloody facial may have exposed people to blood-borne infections
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A Hurricane Hunting Plane Flies Straight Through Florence's Eye, Captures Harrowing Video
What does a hurricane's eye look like from the inside?
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If You Stay Put During Hurricane Florence, Be Ready for Challenges After the Storm
Many people will likely decide to stay put despite evacuation orders ahead of Hurricane Florence. And if history is any guide, they may not be fully thinking through the problems they'll face in the aftermath.
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New Eye Means Hurricane Florence May Get Stronger Before Slamming into the US
Hurricane Florence's eye wall has grown since yesterday.
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This Squishy Deep-Sea Fish 'Melts' at the Ocean Surface (Video)
Remarkable footage shows the snot-textured fish hunting in the extreme pressures of their alien home environment.
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Hurricane Florence: Photos of a Monster Storm
Hurricane Florence strengthened into a Category 4 storm, with maximum sustained winds reaching 140 mph (220 km/h). Here's a look at the monster storm as it heads toward the U.S. East Coast.
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'Atmospheric Brick Wall' Steers Hurricane Florence Toward US East Coast
If the hurricane makes landfall, this so-called brick wall will likely play the villain again.
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First 'Monkeypox' Case Reported in UK. Why You Shouldn't Worry
A rare disease that's related to smallpox has shown up in the United Kingdom for the first time.
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A Huge Noodle Could Leave the Ocean Cleaner — If It Works
Is the goal of the Ocean Cleanup as admirable as it sounds?
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Construction Crew Finds Stash of Ancient Gold Coins in Abandoned Italian Cinema
The 300 coins date to a time when part of the Roman Empire was collapsing.
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Senin, 10 September 2018
Watch: Dolphin Superpod Chases Billions of Baitfish in Monterey Bay
Though the site was spectacular for onlookers nearshore, to the dolphins, it was probably just another Monday.
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These Dolphins Taught Each Other to Moonwalk — But It Was Just a Fad
A pod of wild dolphins living Down Under can literally walk on water, thanks to some instruction from "Billie," a wild dolphin who learned the trick while she was briefly held in captivity, a new study finds.
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Here's Why There Are Hundreds of Ancient, Mummified Penguins in Antarctica
The bodies of hundreds of mummified penguins in Antarctica aren't a sign of an ancient illness that swept through the icy continent, nor are they the remains of a penguin massacre by a ravenous predator.
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Blood Test Could Tell You What Time It Is In Your Body
Tick tock, what says your body clock?
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When You Go with Your Gut, You Feel Like You
Going with your gut might make you feel like your "true self" made the choice.
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7 Quantum Particles Act Like Billions in Weird Physics Experiment
Just seven photons in a mirrored trap formed a Bose-Einstein condensate, one of the more exotic particle states — and one usually reserved for matter.
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Brain Cancer's 'Immortality Switch' Turned Off with CRISPR
Researchers have found a way to short-circuit the "immortality switch" that cancer cells use to divide indefinitely.
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Galaxy Punches Through Neighbor to Spawn Giant Ring of Black Holes
A giant ring of black holes has been discovered 300 million light-years away, offering new clues about what happens when galaxies collide.
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New High-Res Map of Antarctica Shows the Icy Continent in Astonishing Detail
Researchers have released the most detailed terrain map of Antarctica to date.
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Happy Birthday, LHC: Here's to 10 Years of Atom Smashing at the Large Hadron Collider
Ten years ago, the world's largest scientific instrument was turned on and the start of a research dynasty began.
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Hurricane Florence Intensifies as It Barrels Toward US East Coast
Florence is expected to become a major hurricane before striking the Southeast.
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Minggu, 09 September 2018
Mysterious Swirls on the Moon Finally Explained
Light and dark markings swirl over the moon, looking like cream swirled into coffee or clouds against a slate gray sky. These lunar swirls may result from ancient, magnetic lava just below the moon's surface, according to one new study.
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The 'Mona Lisa' Allure: Could It Be the Result of Thyroid Disease?
Mona Lisa's smile is often described as enigmatic, but could the mysterious allure of this iconic painting actually be due to an underlying illness in "Lisa" herself?
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Sabtu, 08 September 2018
10 Most Expensive Body Parts Insured
If you depend on your essential body to get your job done, sometimes some parts of it can become extremely important. One tea specialist insured his tongue for an unbelievable £1 million ($1.5 million), but he is not the only one. Many other people and famous people decided to get their specific part of the body to get insured. Here is the list of ten most significant and most valuable samples.
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Warnings Abounded Before Massive Alaska Landslide and Tsunami
A 2015 landslide and tsunami in Alaska came after two decades of warning signs.
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Jumat, 07 September 2018
Gallery: Secrets of Mount St. Helens
Mount St. Helens is an oddball, geographically speaking. Now scientists have figured out why.
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Pumpkin-Size 'Giant' Fibroid Removed from Woman's Uterus
How did a squash-size tumor grow in this woman's uterus?
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7,000 Bugs and Lizards Were Stolen from a Museum … and the Buzz Is, the Employees Did It
Thieves recently made off with 7,000 bugs and lizards from a Philadelphia museum.
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What Made This Woman's Tongue Turn Black and 'Hairy'?
She had what's called a "black hairy tongue."
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Fishermen Haul in Monstrous Skull and Antlers of Extinct Irish Elk
These fishermen netted a gigantic surprise catch.
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We're Probably Living in a Simulation, Elon Musk Says
We're all probably trapped in a "Matrix"-like pseudo existence, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said early Friday (Sept. 7) during a long, wide-ranging and very entertaining appearance on comedian Joe Rogan's podcast.
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Does Drinking Milk Make Your Body Produce More Mucus?
A persistent myth about milk — that drinking it can lead to the production of more gooey mucus in your body's airways — is completely false, a new review finds.
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How a Cream for Genital Warts Might Also Help with Flu Pandemics
Researchers are testing whether a genital warts cream could also help boost protection from flu vaccines in the case of a pandemic.
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Kamis, 06 September 2018
Scientist Robbed of Nobel in 1974 Finally Wins $3 Million Physics Prize — And Gives It Away
Jocelyn Bell Burnell shocked the physics world when she discovered radio pulsars. But the Nobel committee gave the 1974 award to her supervisor instead.
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This Plan to Bring Back an Extinct Ice-Age Horse Species Is an Extreme Long Shot, Scientists Say
Will a 40,000-year-old mummified horse revive an ice-age species?
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Why Probiotics May Not Always Help, And Could Actually Do Harm
Some people may not benefit as much as others from probiotics.
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Scientists Spot Ancient, Ultra-Fast Wind from The Early Universe
Galaxies use powerful winds to save themselves from early deaths. And researchers just spotted one from just a billion years after the Big Bang.
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Enormous Iceberg Pirouettes After Splitting from Ice Shelf
The iceberg that calved off the Larsen C shelf last year is on the move.
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Man Breaks into Zoo and Tries to Steal a Squirrel Monkey. Gets Manhandled.
Months later, one of the little primates is still displaying signs of stress.
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Ancient Egyptian Village Found Along the Nile River Predates the Pharaohs
It is the oldest Nile village ever discovered.
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Victorians Had Their Own Version of Netflix: 'Magic Lanterns'
Netflix didn't exist during the Victorian era, of course, but people living during the 1800s and early 1900s had another way to binge-watch: the "magic lantern."
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Airports Are Way More Disgusting Than You Think, New Study Finds
The areas in the airport that are the most germ-covered aren't the ones you're probably thinking of.
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Scientists Have a Plan to Hunt the Ancient, Dead Star that Birthed Our Solar System
Billions of years ago, a huge star blasted open and spewed its guts into space. We were born from the rubble.
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Earth's Ancient Scars Explain Strangeness of Mount St. Helens
Mount St. Helens isn't where it's supposed to be.
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Did Medieval Germanic Tribes Adopt Some of Their Warriors?
A dozen lavish medieval graves holding the remains of 13 people have finally spilled their genetic secrets, now that researchers have constructed a family tree of the people buried there.
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Rabu, 05 September 2018
87 Elephants Slaughtered in One of the Largest Poaching Incidents in Africa
One of the largest elephant slaughters in Africa just took place, new aerial footage reveals.
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For Ancient Farmers, the Road to Europe Was Paved with … Cheese
Traces of ancient cheeses hint at the timeline for human migration into Europe.
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Antibiotic 'Cocktails' Could Fight Resistant Bugs — But It's Tricky
Antibiotic "cocktails" can be promising or disappointing, based on complex interactions
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Could 'Microwave Weapon' Really Have Caused US Embassy Workers' Bizarre Symptoms?
Microwaves can be heard, but can they cause brain damage?
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Plane Quarantined at JFK After Numerous Passengers Become Sick With Unknown Illness
A plane arriving in New York from Dubai was quarantined after a number of passengers onboard became sick, according to news reports.
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Saturn Sprouts Another Weird Hexagon, Puzzling Scientists
Saturn just keeps getting weirder.
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Ancient Church Hidden in Turkey Lake. And a Pagan Temple May Lie Beneath It.
When Mustafa Şahin first saw photographs of the submerged ancient church under the waves of Turkey's Lake Iznik, he couldn't quite believe what he was seeing.
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Photos: Ancient Basilica Found Beneath Turkey Lake
A 1,600-year-old Christian church covered by the waters of Turkey’s Lake Iznik is giving up some of its secrets to archaeologists.
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Selasa, 04 September 2018
Can You Really Get Sepsis from Trying on Shoes Without Socks?
A young girl in the United Kingdom reportedly got an infection and developed sepsis after trying on shoes without wearing socks.
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Did a Volcano Defeat Napoleon at Waterloo?
Was Napoleon's historic defeat at Waterloo caused by a volcano?
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Physicists, Hunting the 'Dark Photon,' Will Blast a Diamond with Antimatter
A new experiment in Italy will seek an unlikely particle that some scientists think could unlock the "dark sector" of our universe.
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'Life-Threatening Situation' Expected on Gulf Coast as Gordon Strengthens into a Hurricane
Tropical Storm Gordon is expected to intensify today, morphing into a hurricane just before it hits the Gulf Coast tonight (Sept. 4), according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) in Miami, Florida.
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Microwave Weapon Blamed for Apparent Attack on US Embassy in Cuba
Why did dozens of U.S. embassy workers in Cuba hear loud sounds and suffer neurological symptoms in 2016? There's a new, Cold War-era microwave explanation for the mystery.
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America's Oldest Human Remains Lost in Brazil Museum Fire
The fire swept through Brazil's 200-year-old National Museum, destroying uncounted millions of treasured and important artifacts.
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Weapons Against Superbugs Might Lurk in Your Stomach
New research turns up potential antibiotics in the human body.
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How Massive Is the Milky Way?
It's a straightforward question, but not an easy one to answer.
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Senin, 03 September 2018
Could This Slimy Corn 'Fix' One of Earth's Biggest Pollution Problems?
Nitrogen fixation is a process that plants use to take nitrogen from the air and transform it into a usable form such as ammonia or nitrate.
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Minggu, 02 September 2018
Why Is Synthetic Marijuana So Risky?
Synthetic cannabinoids like K2 and Spice are 30 times more likely to harm you than regular marijuana. Here's why.
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Think Politics Today Is Ugly? Politicians in Ancient Rome Were Insulting, Too
Trash-talking in politics has a long and muck-stained history.
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Sabtu, 01 September 2018
Chemicals in Consumer Products May Promote Weight Gain. But There's an Easy Fix.
Chemicals in the environment may play a role in weight gain, a new study suggests. But the good news is there may be an easy way to counteract these effects.
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Photos: Large Numbers That Define the Universe
A journey from zero to numbers so large, they don’t have a name.
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