The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use on Saturday (Feb. 27), making it the third shot cleared for use in the country.
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Minggu, 28 Februari 2021
Is an electric car better for the planet?
It's almost impossible to argue that gasoline-powered cars are better for the environment.
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10 Most Beautiful Horse Breeds
Nature never fails to surprise us with wonderful gifts such as majestic horses, which provide us with great company. However, no matter how pretty they are, there are still some which will really stand out, so check this list of 10 most beautiful horse breeds in the world of equestrian.
1. Mustang
Brought by the Spaniards to the Americans, this breed is equipped with great strength. It’s known for...
Sabtu, 27 Februari 2021
Alligators in Oklahoma turn into 'popsicles' sticking out of the frozen water
Alligators often 'snorkel' during cold snaps, so they don't become trapped underwater without access to air.
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Why does Christianity have so many denominations?
Schisms within the church have led to more and more denominations over the millennia.
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Jumat, 26 Februari 2021
Giant crack frees a massive iceberg in Antarctica
This dramatic breakup comes after a major crack formed on the shelf in November 2020 and continued to grow.
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Medium-size dinos are missing from the fossil record. Here's why.
Here's why there aren't more medium-size carnivorous dinosaurs.
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Perseverance is a tiny pale speck on Mars in this orbiter's eerie photo
A camera on the ExoMars orbiter recently captured a photo showing a very, very tiny Perseverance on Mars.
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Pirate attacks linked to destructive fishing
A new study reveals pirate attacks are more common in waters experiencing destructive and illegal fishing, suggesting the two may be linked.
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Quick guide: COVID-19 vaccines in use and how they work
Here's a guide to the vaccines being used in different countries.
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Hidden scenes in ancient Etruscan paintings revealed
Scientists using a new technique have uncovered the colorful and once-hidden scenes in paintings of the ancient Etruscans.
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How to see the full 'Snow Moon' and other celestial events this weekend
Here's why February's full moon is sometimes called the "Snow Moon" and how to watch it and other celestial events this weekend.
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Overgrown sheep 'Baarack' gets epic quarantine haircut, loses 78 lbs. of matted wool
A sheep found wandering wild in Victoria, Australia carried a massive coat of fleece weighing as much as a 10-year-old child.
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Mysterious stripes spotted over Russia in satellite images — and NASA is perplexed
Scientists can't agree on why these hills in the Russian Arctic ripple with stripes.
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Kamis, 25 Februari 2021
New coronavirus variant in NYC has vaccine-evading mutation
It has a mutation that may help the coronavirus partially evade COVID-19 vaccines.
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Perseverance rover snaps gorgeous HD panorama of Mars landing site
Perseverance has captured a high-definition, 360-degree panorama of its surroundings on the floor of Mars' Jezero Crater, which harbored a lake and a river delta billions of years ago.
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Why COVID-19 spreads more easily than SARS
The study researchers focused on the spike protein, the structure that allows coronaviruses to bind to and enter human cells.
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Snakes insert their heads into living frogs' bodies to swallow their organs (because nature is horrifying)
In two new studies, researchers identified more snakes that disembowel frogs to eat their organs, a gruesome habit that was only recently discovered.
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1st time-lapse of rare moonflower blooming is stunning
The blooming process of a moonflower cactus has been captured on video for the first time and was watched by over 400,000 people online.
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Greek ship carrying parts of the Parthenon is giving up more secrets
The latest expedition by divers to the wreck of the Mentor, which sank just off the island of Kythera (also spelled Kithira and Kythira) in 1802, has recovered several pieces of the ship's rigging, coins, the leather sole of a shoe, a metal buckle, a token for playing cards, two chess pieces, fragments of cooking utensils and other seemingly mundane objects.
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Ghost particle travels 750 million light-years, ends up buried under the Antarctic ice
Astronomers spot two highly delayed signals from two different black holes tearing apart stars in their vicinity.
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70,000 never-before-seen viruses found in the human gut
Hundreds of thousands of viruses can lurk in our guts — but how they impact our bodies is a mystery.
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Rabu, 24 Februari 2021
Ancient Egypt's Mona Lisa? An elaborately drawn extinct goose, of course
Nearly five millennia ago, an artist inked an incredibly detailed painting of geese in the tomb of an Egyptian vizier and his wife.
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Why rescuers are feeding turtles mayonnaise after a disastrous oil spill
The condiment helps break down the tar in the turtles' digestive tracts.
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Flu shot facts & side effects
The seasonal flu shot is a yearly vaccine administered to protect against the flu, or influenza. In the United States, flu shots are recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older.
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Puppy born with 6 legs, 2 tails called a 'miracle'
Despite her rare conditions, Skipper appears healthy and strong.
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Atheists and believers have different moral compasses
The moral compass of believers and atheists is calibrated differently.
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Martian dust storms may spark electric purple glow
Colliding dust particles on Mars probably produce static electricity, a new experiment reveals.
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Conservatives aren't more fearful than liberals, study finds
Contrary to earlier research, a new international study finds that both liberals and conservatives respond to threats — just different ones.
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Hundreds of skeletons fill this remote Himalayan lake. How did they get there?
Hundreds of people have died at a remote Himalayan lake, and some of them had no obvious reason to be there.
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Video captures unusual death of baby bird gobbled by a fish
Scientists recently captured video documenting the first reported instance of a fish preying on a newly-hatched baby bird, in a flooded nest in coastal Georgia.
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Selasa, 23 Februari 2021
There's a secret code in the Mars rover's parachute
NASA scientists teased the code's existence on Monday. The Internet solved it within 6 hours.
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'Homegrown' California coronavirus variant is more contagious and possibly deadlier
Lab studies found that the variant was 40% better at infecting human cells compared with earlier strains.
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FAA closes investigation of SpaceX's Starship SN9's test-flight crash
The path is now much clearer for the test flight of SN9's successor, SN10.
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Lumpy, 30-pound meteorite that crashed in Sweden recovered in local village
Two meteor enthusiasts have found a piece of an iron meteorite that fell over Sweden in November 2020.
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Mysterious oil spill covers Israel's coastline in toxic tar balls
Israel's Mediterranean coastline has been littered with tar as the result of an oil spill off the coast, putting marine life and those cleaning it up at risk.
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Weird rodent glows under UV light with disco swirls of pink and orange
New research spotlights fluorescence in a jumping rodent known as a springhare.
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Extremists struggle with certain kinds of brain processing, research shows
Extremists and dogmatists struggle with certain kinds of cognitive processing, but they also tend to be impulsive and risk-loving.
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Woman contracts COVID-19 from lung transplant in a first
A lifesaving operation turned tragic when a Michigan woman contracted COVID-19 from her double lung transplant last year and died soon after.
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40 beached whales 'refloated' in New Zealand
Some conservationists are worried that the whales might get stuck on shore again, though.
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Rare Roman era phallus carving found in UK
An excavation in the UK unearthed the Roman-era stone carving of a phallus.
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Raising the flag on Iwo Jima: Here's the story behind that iconic World War II photo
On Feb. 23, 1945, six Marines raised the U.S. flag over the Japanese island of Iwo Jima. Their photo is one of the most iconic images of World War II.
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Senin, 22 Februari 2021
Lengthy clinical trials to test vaccines modified for variants won't be necessary, FDA says
The testing process for modified vaccines will likely be similar to that of the annual flu shot, FDA says.
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Teachers may play a central role in spreading COVID-19 in schools, CDC says
The findings highlight "the importance of preventing infections among educators in particular," the authors said.
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Watch the astonishing video of Perseverance landing on Mars
For the first time ever, you can watch video of a rover landing on Mars. It's amazing.
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Hidden 'madman' message on 'The Scream' traced back to Munch himself
Experts have long debated the identity of the inscriber, with some suggesting a dissatisfied vandalizer is the author, while others pointed fingers at the Norwegian painter himself.
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Mary Anning, the first female paleontologist
Mary Anning’s discoveries shocked the 19th century scientific establishment. But her gender, poverty, and lack of formal education meant she often didn’t get credit for her work.
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This gooey, brainless blob can store memories
Slime molds imprint "memories" of where they've recently found food.
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Australia's oldest rock painting is an anatomically accurate kangaroo
Using an unusual dating method, scientists have identified the oldest known example of rock art in Australia.
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Russia reports first cases of humans catching bird flu H5N8
There were no reports of human-to-human transmission, only bird-to-human.
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Humpback whale survives 4-hour attack by gang of orcas
Whale watchers in Bermer Bay, Australia witnessed two pods of killer whales trying and failing to kill a young male humpback.
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Astronomers find the fastest spinning black hole to date
The first black hole ever discovered just put on a lot of mass, and it has astronomers confused.
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Cosmologists create 4,000 virtual universes to solve Big Bang mystery
Cosmologists simulated 4,000 versions of the universe in order to understand what its structure today tells us about its origins.
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Astrophysicists create the most accurate 'flat math' of Earth ever
Cartographers have struggled to map Earth accurately in 2D for centuries.
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There's a rare yellow penguin on South Georgia island, and biologists can't quite explain it
Black-and-white tuxedos may be the conventional dress code in the penguin world, but one dashing individual is breaking the status quo with an à la mode yellow coat.
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Minggu, 21 Februari 2021
Vampire squid fossil 'lost' during the Hungarian Revolution rediscovered
The ancestors of vampire squid started trawling deep, oxygen-poor waters around 30 million years ago, a long-lost fossil rediscovery reveals.
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Why do deserts get so cold at night?
Desert temperatures can fluctuate greatly between day and night, due to the poor heat-retaining properties of sand and a lack of humidity.
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Sabtu, 20 Februari 2021
Why thousands of turtles were paralyzed off the coast of Texas this week
A cold snap left them stunned.
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Why a dazed deer in Tennessee had hair growing from its eyeballs
The buck was likely born with the odd condition.
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When did lap dogs become popular?
Trends, set by royals and movies, help to influence a dog breed's popularity.
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Jumat, 19 Februari 2021
Another new coronavirus variant now detected in 13 countries
As of Feb. 17, there had been 46 cases of the new variant confirmed in the U.K.
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30% of people with COVID-19 experience symptoms up to 9 months later
Most participants in the study initially had mild cases of COVID-19.
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Celtic god or 1980s hockey player? Ancient deity statue wears a mullet and mustache
A tiny statue of a deity dating to the Iron Age has a surprisingly modern hairstyle.
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Now that Perseverance has landed on Mars, what will the rover do inside Jezero Crater?
Looking at the engineering and science behind selecting samples for NASA's Perseverance rover.
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Abandoned moonshine still linked to Al Capone uncovered in South Carolina woods
Archaeologists uncovered an illegal 1920s-era liquor still in South Carolina that may have been linked to Al Capone's criminal empire.
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Still no evidence of COVID-19 transmission from food, FDA says
The FDA statement pours cold water on a theory that the novel coronavirus emerged outside China and was brought in on imported frozen food.
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Disastrous Houston blackouts captured from space
More than one million people lost power in the Houston area.
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Great white-shark-sized ancient fish discovered by accident from fossilized lung
A 66 million-year-old fossilized lung belonging to a previously unknown giant coelacanth fish was recently discovered in Morocco.
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Critically endangered baby whale washes up dead on Florida coast
An endangered whale calf has been found dead on a beach in Florida with signs it was hit by a boat. Fewer than 400 North Atlantic right whales are left on Earth.
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Dogs know where their paws end and the world begins
Dogs may have self-awareness just like humans.
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The Battle of Iwo Jima: A gruesome victory for the Allied Forces
Fought on a tiny volcanic island 75 years ago, this brutal clash between American and Japanese forces defined the horror of the Pacific theater.
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Kamis, 18 Februari 2021
Perseverance beams back first images of Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover sent home two images immediately upon its successful landing on the Martian surface Thursday (Feb. 18).
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Entire Brazilian city will be vaccinated against COVID-19 in giant experiment
Scientists will vaccinate all the adults in a single city to see whether a COVID-19 vaccine will reduce cases.
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NASA rover Perseverance survives death-defying plunge, lands safely on Mars
NASA's rhinoceros-size Perseverance rover pulled off the most precise landing in Martian history Thursday (Feb. 18), touching down successfully in Jezero crater.
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Endangered black-footed ferret cloned for the first time
The adorable clone, named Elizabeth Ann, was created using cells that were frozen more than three decades ago.
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LSD alters consciousness by breaking down barriers in the brain
Brain scans reveal that LSD may free the brain from its own natural barriers.
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Earth's magnetic field flipped 42,000 years ago, creating a climate 'disaster'
Earth's last magnetic flip 42,000 years brought environmental change and extinctions. Could that happen now?
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Lucid dreamers can hear and answer questions while still asleep, scientists find
Researchers have successfully achieved real-time communication with a sleeping person by invading their dreams in several independent experiments.
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At least 20 million years of life have been lost to COVID-19, study suggests
On average, each COVID-19 death resulted in 16 years of life lost.
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Incredibly detailed video shows DNA twisting into weird shapes to squeeze into cells
Scientists recently captured a high-resolution video of DNA shimmying into weird shapes in order to squeeze inside cells.
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Dinosaur-killing space rock may have originated at the edge of the solar system
The chunk of space rock that killed the nonavian dinosaurs may have been a piece of a comet that Jupiter's gravity kicked onto a collision course with Earth.
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Planet 9 probably doesn't exist, new paper argues
Does the solar system really have a big, dark ninth planet drifting somewhere far beyond the orbit of Neptune? A new paper argues that Planet 9 is a statistical mirage.
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Antarctic lakes deep beneath the ice could be teeming with microbial life
Heat from the Earth's interior may help sustain life in this bizarre environment.
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Rabu, 17 Februari 2021
Read a free issue of History of War magazine
Read a free History of War issue online! Plus, save money on each issue with fantastic print and digital subscription deals
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Bermuda's hurricanes are twice as strong as they were six decades ago
Hurricanes have more than doubled in strength since 1955, increasing at a rate of 6mph every decade. Now researchers better understand exactly why.
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Giant 14-foot-long crocodile found with human remains in stomach
The remains likely belong to a local fisherman who went missing last week, the government said.
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Severe COVID-19 may damage the eyes, small study hints
The researchers saw "nodules" at the back of patients' eyes, which can be signs of inflammation or direct damage to the eye.
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Oldest sequenced DNA belonged to 1 million-year-old mystery mammoth
The oldest sequenced DNA on record belongs to a 1.2 million-year-old mammoth.
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World's largest iceberg disintegrates into 'alphabet soup,' NASA photo shows
The world's largest iceberg has disintegrated into an 'alphabet soup' of mini ice island, new NASA imagery shows.
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Here's how NASA will safely land a $2.7 billion rhino-sized rover in a dangerous Martian crater
When NASA's $2.7 billion Perseverance rover plunges like a meteor into the Martian atmosphere on Thursday (Feb. 18), it will put on a show unlike any before in the five-decade history of Red Planet exploration.
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Stained-glass 'graphic novel' reveals miracles of Archbishop of Canterbury
Thomas Becket's miraculous acts — presented "graphic-novel-style" in stained glass — leave Canterbury Cathedral for a museum exhibit.
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Here's how to watch NASA's Perseverance rover land on Mars
Follow along as the Mars rover Perseverance lands on Mars on Feb. 18. Don't miss out on the final 7 minutes of terror.
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Selasa, 16 Februari 2021
Egyptian pharaoh was executed on the battlefield, mummy reveals
Egyptian pharaoh Seqenenre Taa II seems to have been overwhelmed by multiple attackers on the battlefield, perhaps after being captured and bound.
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What is the cosmological constant?
What we know about the history and properties of "Einstein's biggest mistake," the cosmological constant
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Rare snow covers Acropolis of Athens in dazzling white blanket
Unusual weather blanketed the Acropolis with snow on Tuesday (Feb. 16), turning the iconic UNESCO World Heritage site in Athens into a scene from a holiday card.
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A new 7 minutes of terror: See the nail-biting Mars landing of NASA's Perseverance rover in this video
Perseverance will attempt to land inside Mars’ Jezero Crater on Feb. 18. A new video shows how the spacecraft’s harrowing entry, descent and landing will work.
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Hundreds of animal species could harbor novel coronaviruses
A new model predicts which mammals might be likely hosts for new coronaviruses.
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Spectacular 'ice volcano' appears in Kazakhstan
An 'ice volcano' has formed above a hot spring in the Almaty region of southeastern Kazakhstan. What is causing this unusual phenomenon?
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'Ice age' horse skeleton found in Utah backyard isn't what we thought
The skeletal remains of a horse unearthed in Utah thought to date to the last ice age are actually much younger.
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Scientists find first evidence of rare Higgs boson decay
Scientists have spotted the first evidence of a rare Higgs boson decay, expanding our understanding of the strange quantum universe.
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Original 'Stonehenge' discovered, confirming a legend of the wizard Merlin
The earliest megalithic circle at Stonehenge, now in the southwest of England, was first built in the west of Wales more than 5,000 years ago.
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Photo tour of Jezero Crater: Here's where Perseverance will land on Mars
Here's a look at Mars' Jezero Crater, the gorgeous basin where the Perseverance rover is expected to touch down and look for signs of ancient microbial life.
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Senin, 15 Februari 2021
Why do we breathe so loudly when we sleep?
Why do people breathe so loudly when they're asleep?
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Who should get the Johnson & Johnson vaccine over the mRNA vaccines?
Each vaccine has its pros and cons, but all work extremely well.
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Bones of St. James the Younger, one of the 12 apostles, belong to someone else
Bone fragments long thought to have come from St. James the Younger, one of the 12 apostles who may have been Jesus' brother, couldn't have come from him, a new study finds.
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Giant hair ball tears through teen's stomach, requiring surgery
The hair ball was more than a foot long and completely filled her stomach.
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New video captures discovery of spongy animals deep under Antarctic ice
All the knowledge we have of these animals comes from a single video.
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Minggu, 14 Februari 2021
New AI 'Ramanujan Machine' uncovers hidden patterns in numbers
A new artificially intelligent 'Ramanujan Machine' can generate hundreds of new mathematical conjectures, which might lead to new math proofs and theorems.
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Is champagne stronger than non-bubby alcoholic drinks?
Do you need to exercise extra moderation with the champagne this Valentine's Day?
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Sabtu, 13 Februari 2021
Prior infection with common cold viruses won't protect against COVID-19
For months, scientists have wondered whether past exposure to seasonal coronaviruses that cause common colds might prevent people from getting a severe case COVID-19.
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White dwarfs wear the crushed corpses of planets in their atmospheres
When a star collapses into a white dwarf, it throws its solar system into total chaos. Sometimes, that chaos leaves a mark in its atmosphere.
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Why do the queen's guards wear such tall hats?
To scare off the queen's enemies.
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Jumat, 12 Februari 2021
CDC issues new guidelines for safely reopening schools
The recommendations provide a "long-needed road map" for reopening schools, officials said.
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10 Cheapest Dogs You Can Have
One of the things most kids ask their mom is an adorable puppy. However, one must consider factors before choosing and buying a pup, such as the expenses you have to face in the long run.
There is nothing cheaper than owning a pooch from the animal’s shelter. However, some people prefer a certain breed than others based on the ease of taking care of it and its size. So if you are one of those looking...
Cause of mysterious dark streaks on Mars found
Landslides may be causing mysterious dark streaks on the Martian surface, scientists have found.
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Scientists prepare for their last good look at asteroid Apophis before 2029 flyby
On March 5, wave hello to the most infamous asteroid that won't slam into Earth in 2029. Scientists sure will.
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Diabetes drug led to dramatic weight loss in large trial
A diabetes drug may also be a promising treatment for obesity — in a new study, people taking the drug lost a stunning 15% of their body weight, which is more than has been seen with any other obesity drug on the market.
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Snow blankets Hawaii volcanoes in stunning satellite image
Hawaii has seen the second-largest covering of snow on the mountain peaks of Big Island since recordings began.
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'Extraterrestrial crystal ball' hits the auction block at Christie's
Spectacular space rocks from Mars and the moon could fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars at a Christie's auction.
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Kamis, 11 Februari 2021
California coronavirus variant is spreading rapidly. Should we worry?
Known as CAL.20C, the variant now accounts for nearly half of COVID-19 cases in Southern California.
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Most distant object in our solar system spotted. But it's not Planet Nine.
There's a dwarf planet in our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Pluto, that swings so far away from the sun that from its perspective Earth and Saturn look like neighbors.
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Earth's mountains disappeared for a billion years, and then life stopped evolving
For a billion years Earth's mountains stopped growing, and may have starved the sea of nutrients, new research finds.
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European beads found in Alaska predate Columbus, controversial study claims
Blueberry-size beads might have traveled more than 10,000 miles from Venice to Alaska in the 1400s.
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Particles zipping around Earth at near light-speed finally explained
When the plasma of the Van Allen belts drops in density during a solar storm, it can set up the perfect conditions for electrons to travel nearly as fast as light.
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King Richard III had the 'Princes in the Tower' murdered, historian finds
The assassination of two young boys in line for England's throne secured the monarchy for King Richard III, and new evidence links him to their murder.
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China's first Mars mission, Tianwen-1, successfully enters orbit around Red Planet
China's first fully homegrown Mars mission, Tianwen-1, arrived in orbit around the Red Planet Wednesday (Feb. 10).
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COVID-19 vaccines: What does 95% efficacy actually mean?
You have likely heard that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine efficacy is 95%, Moderna's is 94% and Johnson & Johnson's is 66%. But what do these numbers actually mean?
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Is there a limit to how much the coronavirus can mutate?
The number of possible genetic mutations is greater than all the atoms in the visible universe,
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Rabu, 10 Februari 2021
Next flu season could be extra weird, and potentially very bad
Upcoming flu outbreaks will be less predictable than those of the past.
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Coronavirus may infect key brain cells, causing neurons to die
A preliminary study hints that the virus may infect astrocytes, triggering downstream effects.
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Ancient graves and mysterious enclosure discovered at Stonehenge ahead of tunnel construction
Archaeological work ahead of the construction of a controversial road tunnel beside Stonehenge has led to the discovery of ancient graves, including one with the remains of a baby dating back more than 4,500 years.
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CDC says double masking improves mask fit, boosts protection
The study tested several methods for improving mask fit.
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Europe's oldest person survives COVID-19
Sister André has recovered from COVID-19 in time for her 117th birthday this week.
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Asteroid the size of the Golden Gate Bridge will whiz past Earth in March
An asteroid the size of the Golden Gate Bridge will get close enough to Earth to be classified as "potentially hazardous." What's the risk?
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Why Mars is having its busiest two weeks in 47 years
It's a busy February for Mars, with three probes from three separate space agencies arriving at the red planet over the course of just nine days. Here's why.
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'Rivers of gold' rush through the Peruvian Amazon in stunning NASA photo
An ISS astronaut got a perfect view of the gold prospecting pits in the Peruvian Amazon.
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A Russian 'space truck' just burst into flames on purpose and the photo is amazing
A Russian "space truck" has met its fiery doom on its way home to Earth.
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Selasa, 09 Februari 2021
Welcome to Mars! UAE's Hope probe enters orbit around Red Planet.
After a nail-biting 27 minutes, the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) first-ever interplanetary mission has successfully reached orbit around Mars.
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COVID-19 may lower sperm counts, small study finds
In a study of 43 men who had recovered from COVID-19, nearly 20% had azoospermia, or the total absence of sperm in semen.
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What is ozone?
Exploring the molecule known as ozone, which can both protect and harm us here on Earth.
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SpaceX's Crew-1 astronauts break 47-year US space record
SpaceX's Crew-1 astronauts have now spent more time in space than the crew of any other mission launched from U.S. soil.
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Who was buried at Sutton Hoo?
A medieval ship burial in England is now captivating viewers of the Netflix drama "The Dig." But who is actually buried at the 1,400-year-old site known as Sutton Hoo?
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18 dead and hundreds missing in catastrophic Himalayan avalanche
Part of a glacier collapsed in the Indian Himalayas, triggering an avalanche that destroyed one dam and damaged another. Hundreds are feared missing or dead.
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NASA appoints climate advisor to prioritize Earth science in Biden administration
Tackling the climate crisis is one of President Joe Biden's top priorities, and NASA has created a new role to match.
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Could there be a cluster of antimatter stars orbiting our galaxy?
We don't know why the universe is dominated by matter over antimatter, but there could be entire stars, and maybe even galaxies, in the universe made of antimatter.
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Senin, 08 Februari 2021
Stash of more than 600 Roman-era silver coins discovered in Turkey
A newly discovered coin hoard features Roman emperors engraved on the sides.
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Mystery of gamma radiation solved: Hidden cannibal star is just having dinner
The mystery at the heart of an unexplained, bright point of gamma-ray light in the sky has been solved: a violent, whirling redback.
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Fast-spreading coronavirus variant is doubling every 10 days in the US
The variant is rapidly spreading in the U.S. as it has in the U.K. and elsewhere around the world.
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China's Tianwen-1 Mars mission snaps its 1st photo of Red Planet
China's Tianwen-1 spacecraft snapped its first image of Mars as the mission makes its final approach; the probe will enter orbit around the Red Planet in less than a week.
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The #PeepYourScience contest wants to see your sugary scientific dioramas
You can submit your own marshmallowy diorama between Feb. 15 and March 21.
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Superpowerful 'oscillon' particles could have dominated the infant universe, then vanished
A weird, super-powerful particle that's not truly a particle could have dominated the universe when it was just a second old, releasing a flood of ripples that permeated all of space-time.
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Devious sperm 'poison' their rivals, forcing them to swim in circles until they die
Mouse sperm carrying a genetic sequence called the t-haplotype will poison their competitors, then make an 'antidote' only for themselves, new research finds.
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Minggu, 07 Februari 2021
How does the rubber pencil illusion work?
The rubber pencil illusion works because our brain can't keep up.
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Sabtu, 06 Februari 2021
Stressful animation shows blue whale dodging hundreds of ships while trying to feed
Scientists recently animated the hazards of being a blue whale that's trying to avoid collisions with ships at sea.
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Did the Amazon female warriors from Greek mythology really exist?
The Amazons were fierce female warriors of ancient Greek mythology, but did they really exist?
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Jumat, 05 Februari 2021
Diamonds need an electric zap to crystallize deep inside Earth
A lab experiment mimicking mantle conditions revealed how diamonds need an electric field to grow.
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Sea cucumbers pinch out '5 Eiffel Towers worth' of poop per reef, per year
Sea cucumbers poop an incredible amount — and that's really important.
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Venus flytraps produce magnetic fields when they eat
These carnivorous plants generate tiny magnetic signals when they clamp down on insects.
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Is it OK to mix and match COVID-19 vaccines? Oxford researchers begin trial.
Amid a shortage of vaccine supplies and the threat of emerging coronavirus variants, such an approach might provide an answer for both.
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Scientists narrow down the 'weight' of dark matter trillions of trillions of times
Scientists are finally figuring out how much dark matter — the almost imperceptible material said to tug on everything, yet emit no light — really weighs.
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Read a free issue of All About Space magazine!
Created by space experts, our sister publication is the cutting-edge magazine that features the latest developments in space science, exploration and more
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Tiny dinos with fancy neck frills were big showoffs
The frills of protoceratops were probably the result of sexual selection.
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The sneaky way the coronavirus mutates to escape the immune system
The mutations 'disguise' the virus from antibodies.
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Read a free issue of All About History magazine
All About History magazine is offering a free issue to read online! Plus, you can save money on each issue with fantastic subscription deals
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Kamis, 04 Februari 2021
Cancer patients weren't responding to therapy. Then they got a poop transplant.
The gut microbiome may be critical to immunotherapy.
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Greek gods and ancient mortals 'resurrected' in terracotta figurines discovered in Turkey
The terracotta figurines opened up a window into life of ancient Myra.
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'Pile of rope' on a Texas beach is a weird, real-life sea creature
Frequently mistaken for discarded piles of beach trash, ropelike sea whips are a type of colorful coastal coral.
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Satellite spots SpaceX's Starship SN9 from space ahead of explosive test flight
New satellite imagery shows SpaceX's Starship prototype poised on the launch pad ahead of its high-altitude test flight Tuesday (Feb. 2), which saw the prototype crash-land after successfully completing complex maneuvers in flight.
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A giant black hole suddenly went dark, and no one knows why
In 2018, one of the brightest X-ray lights in the sky went dark, and scientists still aren't sure why.
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Seas will likely rise even faster than worst-case scenarios predicted by climate models
Sea levels will probably rise faster than the most mainstream climate models predict, according to a new study.
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Whale that stranded off Florida is completely new species (and already endangered)
A 38-foot-long (11.5 meters) whale that washed ashore in the Florida Everglades in January 2019 turns out to be a completely new species. And it's already considered endangered, scientists say.
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Children's ID tags unearthed at Nazi death camp in Poland
Identity tags worn by children during the Holocaust have been found at the Sobibor death camp in Poland as part of excavations going back a decade.
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These star-shaped brain cells may help us understand depression's biological roots
The brains of people with depression have fewer astrocytes, a type of brain cell, according to a small study.
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Rabu, 03 Februari 2021
AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine may cut spread of virus
This is the first time that a coronavirus vaccine has shown it may reduce the spread of the virus.
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Never-before-seen 'mud mummy' from Egypt discovered in wrong coffin
An ancient Egyptian mummy was damaged and then wrapped in an unusual mud carapace.
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Chemists create and capture einsteinium, the elusive 99th element
Scientists have finally uncovered some of the basic chemical properties of einsteinium — one of the hardest elements to study.
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Arctic Ocean was once a tub of fresh water covered with a half-mile of ice
At least twice, the Arctic Ocean was a freshwater pool cut off from other oceans and capped with almost 3,000 feet of ice.
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The story you heard about Genghis Khan's death is probably all wrong
Genghis Khan may have died of bubonic plague, and not from blood loss after being castrated or other causes bandied about over the centuries, a new study finds.
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Mosque built decades after death of Prophet Muhammad found near Sea of Galilee
Archaeologists have discovered one of the oldest known mosques on record.
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Spiders hoist big prey with silk 'pulleys' — and now scientists know how
Ingenious web construction allows tangle web spiders to lift animals too heavy for the spiders' tiny muscles to support.
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10 Most Obvious Reasons Why People Fail on Reaching their Life Goals
A quote from C.G Jung once said ”You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do. ” All of us have goals. However, not everyone is serious about those goals. You can talk about your goals and plans a thousand times, but nothing will happen without any action. In this situation, the saying ‘action speaks louder than words’ is applicable.
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Selasa, 02 Februari 2021
Horse tranquilizer emerges as new and deadly street drug in US
Called xylazine, the drug is a sedative used in veterinary medicine, and is not approved for us in humans.
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2nd SpaceX 'Starship' explodes during landing test
SpaceX tested one of its giant, silver "Starship" prototypes Tuesday (Feb. 2). And for the second time in two months, it exploded on landing.
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Video catches split second before intense lightning strike
Scientists captured high-speed footage of the moment before lightning strikes.
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UK coronavirus variant develops vaccine-evading mutation
This mutation has also been seen in a novel coronavirus variant in South Africa.
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What is plate tectonics?
Blame plate tectonics for Earth’s mountains, earthquakes, volcanoes, and why its continents fit together like pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle.
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Rare purple textiles from the time of biblical kings found for the first time in Israel
Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered 3,000-year-old textiles stained with a valuable purple dye made from Mediterranean mollusks.
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How accurate are Punxsutawney Phil's Groundhog Day forecasts?
As legend goes, if Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow on Groundhog Day, you should expect six more weeks of winter; if he doesn't, plan for spring.
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100,000-year-old story could explain why the Pleiades are called 'Seven Sisters'
A speculative hypothesis tries to uncover the world’s oldest story written across the night sky in the Pleiades constellation.
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Quick guide: COVID-19 vaccines in use and how they work
Here's a guide to the vaccines being used in different countries.
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Perfectly-preserved 'bog beetles' nearly as old as Egypt's pyramids
Beetles that lived during the late Bronze Age in a bog look as though they died yesterday.
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Ruins of ancient fort, church and temple discovered in Egypt
Archaeologists have found the ancient ruins of a Roman fort, early Coptic church and Ptolemaic temple in Egypt.
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World's largest iceberg shatters into a dozen pieces
The world's largest iceberg broke off of Antarctica in 2017; now, it's shattering into more than a dozen pieces.
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Hundreds of ‘highly cannibalistic’ spiders invade teen’s bedroom in Australia
Extreme heat in Australia can send spiders scurrying for indoor shelter, and one family found themselves with a few hundred new roommates.
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Senin, 01 Februari 2021
4-year-old discovers impressive dinosaur footprint on Wales beach
A dinosaur track found by a 4-year-old on a Welsh beach belongs to one of the earliest dinos.
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Apollo 15 landing site is strikingly clear in image captured from Earth
Scientists used powerful radar signals to capture the image.
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Embryos of Northern white rhino created. Will they save nearly extinct creature?
More northern white rhino embryos have been created in a lab in the race to save the subspecies from extinction. There are now five in total.
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Chinese researchers to send an 'uncrackable' quantum message to space
It's now possible to send uncrackable quantum messages through thin air, and the people who figured out how to do it are getting ready to send the messages into space.
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Greenland is careening toward a critical tipping point for ice loss
The Greenland Ice Sheet is one of the largest ice sheets in the world. But it might not be for much longer, if Earth continues to warm.
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Mummy with a gold tongue found in Egypt
Archaeologists have found a 2,000-year-old mummy with a gold tongue at an ancient Egyptian site called Taposiris Magna.
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South African coronavirus variant: All your questions answered
Experts are particularly alarmed by this variant because of its potential to "escape" protection from current vaccines.
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Why do wombats have cube-shaped poop?
Wombats have cubed dropping because of this internal organ.
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