The tiny teeth of the 'wandering meatloaf' mollusk have a mineral never before seen in an animal.
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Senin, 31 Mei 2021
Giant tortoise thought extinct for a century discovered on Galapagos island
A giant tortoise in the Galápagos Islands that was thought to have gone extinct over a century ago just came out of hiding.
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Why do mosquitoes buzz in our ears?
Here's why mosquitoes buzz around our heads ... and our feet.
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Wild Tasmanian devils born on mainland Australia for 1st time in 3,000 years
Conservationists have confirmed the birth of seven wild Tasmanian devil joeys in mainland Australia for the first time in 3,000 years.
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Scientists show how LSD blows open the doors of perception
The study shows that the drug profoundly lowers the usual brain’s usual barriers, bolstering evidence that it could be an effective tool for treating anxiety and depression.
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Pyramid-shaped mound holding 30 corpses may be world's oldest war monument
A huge burial mound holding the corpses of at least 30 warriors in Syria could be the oldest war memorial ever discovered, dating back at least 4,300 years at the now submerged site of Tell Banat.
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Minggu, 30 Mei 2021
What's the biggest freshwater fish in the world?
Biologists recently caught a 7-foot-long sturgeon in the U.S. but there are much bigger fish lurking in Earth's rivers. What's the biggest freshwater fish in the world?
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NASA's Curiosity rover spots strange, colorful clouds on Mars
NASA's Curiosity rover just spotted a strange type of wispy cloud over its Gale Crater home on Mars.
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'Magic' jar holding dismembered chicken used as a curse in ancient Athens
A 2,300-year-old ceramic jar filled with the bones of a dismembered chicken was likely part of an ancient curse to paralyze and kill 55 people in ancient Athens, archaeologists say.
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Sabtu, 29 Mei 2021
Do animals hug each other?
Comfort, consolation and conflict avoidance are just some of the reasons animals embrace.
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Arrowhead from biblical battle discovered in Goliath's hometown
A bone arrowhead found in the ancient Philistine city of Gath may have been fired off by the city's defenders as part of a last stand described in the Bible.
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Jumat, 28 Mei 2021
Human brain: Facts, functions & anatomy
The human brain is the command center for the human nervous system.
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Dark matter map reveals new filaments connecting galaxies
A new map of the local universe created with machine learning reveals filaments of dark matter connecting galaxies.
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Human life span may have an 'absolute limit' of 150 years
Humans may be able to live for between 120 and 150 years, but no longer than this "absolute limit" on human life span, a new study suggests.
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1947 'alien autopsy' film frame is up for auction as an NFT
A film frame allegedly showing the autopsy of an extraterrestrial that crash-landed in Roswell, New Mexico has an opening bid of $1 million.
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These worker ants drag their queens to far-off bachelor pads to mate
This is the first time that third-party matchmaking has been observed in non-humans.
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Aboriginal memory technique may work better than Sherlock's 'memory palace'
An Aboriginal memory technique that uses narrative and geography may outperform the famous "mind palace" technique.
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Kamis, 27 Mei 2021
Cancer-causing chemical found in 78 sunscreen products
The FDA should better define limits for benzene in sunscreen, the company said.
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Glow-in-the-dark baby squid and tardigrades to be blasted into space
Scientists hope to identify the genes that the animals use to adapt to extreme environments.
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Diabetes vaccine shows promise for some patients in early trial
In an early trial, a vaccine for type 1 diabetes showed promise in helping preserve the body's natural production of insulin for a subset of diabetes patients.
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Ancient Judeans ate non-kosher fish, archaeologists find
Fish that don't have fins and scales are considered non-kosher according to the Torah, but they were frequently eaten by the ancient Judeans.
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Fluffy ball of darkinos could be lurking at the center of the Milky Way
The supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy may not be a black hole at all, but rather a fluffy ball of dark matter called darkinos.
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Huge egg from extinct dwarf emu found in sand dune
The egg of a dwarf emu that's been extinct for 200 years was found in a sand dune on King Island, Australia.
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Oldest gold artifact in southwest Germany found
Archaeologists have discovered the oldest gold artifact in southwest Germany, a delicate gold spiral buried in the 3,800-year-old tomb of a woman.
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Rabu, 26 Mei 2021
Influential panel recommends removing '14-day rule' on lab-grown embryos
Individual governments and regulatory bodies will now discuss if and how to follow the guidance.
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Satellites may have been underestimating the planet's warming for decades
Satellite observations of different climate variables don't quite add up, suggesting these measurements might be missing something about the atmosphere.
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Handwritten Einstein letter containing famous E=mc2 equation sells for $1.2 million
A letter written by Albert Einstein to a rival physicist, including a rare example of the famous E=mc2 equation in his own hand, has sold at auction for $1.2 million.
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Blood Supermoon Lunar Eclipse wows skywatchers around the world (photos)
Here are photos of May's Supermoon Lunar Eclipse, including of the rusty red moon during totality.
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1918 flu mutated to become deadlier in later waves, century-old lungs reveal
The influenza virus that caused the 1918 pandemic mutated into variants, much like the novel coronavirus has done in the current pandemic, century-old virus samples reveal.
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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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What is quantum entanglement?
Quantum entanglement is one of the uber-bizarre phenomena seen when things get itty-bitty. Here's a look at how entanglement works and why it's so weird.
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Honeybee 'Trojan horse' virus relies on bees' habit of cannibalizing their young
An increasingly virulent pathogen is turning hygienic cannibalism on its head.
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$1.2 million worth of rare, stolen cactuses confiscated and returned to Chile
Officials have returned stolen cactuses to Chile, after recovering the rare plants during two raids in Italy in 2020.
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Great white shark population off California's coast is growing
The population of great white sharks in Northern California is around 300 and growing.
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ER visits declined during pandemic. But that wasn't a bad thing, study suggests.
The new findings suggest that people may have been overusing the ER before the pandemic.
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6 sacrificial pits filled with artifacts reveal rituals of ancient Chinese kingdom
Archaeologists have discovered six sacrificial pits containing about 500 artifacts, including gold and bronze masks, in the ancient Chinese city of Sanxingdui.
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Madagascar may be a secret stronghold for 'living fossil' fish
Madagascar may be the ancestral home of coelacanths, 'living fossil' fish once thought to have gone extinct.
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How much energy can be created at one time?
How much energy can be created at one time without losing control?
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Selasa, 25 Mei 2021
How to watch the Super Flower Blood Moon Eclipse online
Catch totality, even if you're far away from it.
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Low testosterone in men linked to more severe COVID-19
Men with low testosterone levels may be more likely to have severe COVID-19, a small new study suggests.
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New study turns our understanding of ice upside down
The physics of ice are more complicated than you might expect.
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A dozen ultra-high-energy particle accelerators discovered in the Milky Way
New observations help astronomers hone in on a long-standing mystery about where cosmic rays come from.
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What are Homo sapiens?
All living humans are Homo sapiens. Here's what scientists know about the origin of our species.
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Mary, Queen of Scots' rosary beads stolen in English castle heist
A number of valuable artifacts — including "irreplaceable" prayer beads belonging to Mary, Queen of Scots — have been stolen from Arundel Castle in England.
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Super Flower Blood Moon eclipse: How to watch early Wednesday morning
Here's how to watch May's total lunar eclipse.
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Where's Wally? Iceberg-hopping walrus is now 2,600 miles from home
Wally was blasted by an air horn and hosed down by lifeboat crews in Wales, and has now reappeared off the coast of Cornwall.
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Spherical UFO plunges into the ocean in US Navy footage
A clip of a mysterious spherical object hovers over the horizon, in footage released by a filmmaker who produces UFO documentaries.
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Most kids with inflammatory COVID-19 syndrome are recovered by 6 months
The study is the first to follow children with the syndrome, called MIS-C, for as long as six months.
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Flowers use the smell of death to lure and imprison coffin flies
This is the first time that a flower has been found to mimic the scent of dead insects, according to a new study.
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Senin, 24 Mei 2021
Genes from algae helped a blind man recover some of his vision
The man was diagnosed with a degenerative eye disease 40 years ago.
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Wuhan lab workers were sick in November 2019, intelligence suggests
A new report finds that three Wuhan Institute of Virology staffers fell ill in November 2019, but it's not clear with what or how trustworthy the intelligence is.
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Oldest spiral galaxy in the universe captured in fuzzy photo
Astronomers have identified the universe's oldest spiral galaxy from a blurry image captured by the ALMA observatory.
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Dead baby orca reveals harmful chemical levels in killer whales
Eight dead whales found in Norway had high levels of chemicals, including banned PCBs, in their bodies.
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Mushrooms on Mars? 5 unproven claims that alien life exists
A recent study claims to have found evidence for mushroom-like life forms on the surface of Mars.
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Universal coronavirus vaccine is highly effective in monkeys
Researchers developed a "pan-coronavirus" vaccine, designed to protect against many different strains of coronaviruses known to infect humans and bats.
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1st measurement of a neutron 'skin' is unlocking the secrets of exploded stars
The thickness of a lump of lead can teach us about the mysterious husks of exploded stars.
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Why do we grow more hair on our heads than on our bodies?
Why aren't humans covered in dark, scruffy body hair, like apes are?
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US investigating handful of myocarditis cases following COVID-19 vaccination
There may not be any link, as the condition is somewhat common.
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Huge cemetery with at least 250 rock-cut tombs discovered in Egypt
About 250 tombs, some with fancy layouts and hieroglyphics, have been discovered cut into a hill at Al-Hamidiyah cemetery in Egypt.
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Curiosity rover on Mars spotted from space as it climbs 'Mont Mercou' (video)
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured a dramatic image last month of Curiosity ascending Mont Mercou, a landform on the slopes of the Red Planet's 3.4-mile-high (5.5 kilometers) Mt. Sharp.
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Was Einstein wrong? Why some astrophysicists are questioning the theory of space-time
To better understand the universe, we may need to kill off one of the most important theories of all time.
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Minggu, 23 Mei 2021
Congo's Mount Nyiragongo volcano blows its top, sending thousands fleeing across border
The Congo's Mount Nyiragongo erupted Saturday night (May 22), sending thousands of people fleeing across the border into Rwanda and filling the skies with orange-red smoke.
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Forest ranger stumbles onto garden of ancient beasts in California foothills
A park ranger wandering through a petrified forest in California has unearthed a trove of prehistoric fossils, including a stunningly preserved mastodon skull and the remains of a monster salmon.
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What determines a person's height?
It's overwhelmingly genes, but DNA alone can't make you tall.
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Sabtu, 22 Mei 2021
Some of the universe's stars have gone missing. But where did they go?
An international team of astronomers is on the hunt for objects that should be impossible.
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Do goldfish really have a 3-second memory?
Goldfishes actually have memories that can last for weeks, months and even years.
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Some Brood X cicadas will be sex-crazed zombies with disintegrating butts
A number of now-emerging Brood X cicadas will fall victim to a zombifying fungus called Massospora cicadina.
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Jumat, 21 Mei 2021
New coronavirus found, and it jumped from dogs to people
The researchers detected the new virus in a sample obtained from a child diagnosed with pneumonia in 2018.
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Why does the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse?
During the so-called Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse, the face of the moon will turn a brick-red hue. Here's why.
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Scientists just dug the deepest ocean hole in history
Researchers just sunk a drill 5 miles below the Pacific Ocean's surface to dig the deepest hole below the ocean in history.
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Human-like robot creates creepy self-portraits
A robotic artist powered by AI algorithms has created realistic self-portraits that question the limits of artificial intelligence and what it means to be human.
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Scientists find 'missing link' behind first human languages
"Iconic vocalizations" may have been the missing link that allowed the first human languages to develop, a new study suggests.
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Total lunar eclipse this Wednesday will make supermoon turn blood red
May's full supermoon will turn a rusty red during the total lunar eclipse.
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Watch this stunning new simulation of a star being born
Astrophysicists are using the simulation to learn how stars form, how they arrange themselves into galaxies, and how the heavy elements that are vital to complex life are forged.
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Florida airport monkeys are the descendants of zoo escapees
Genetic research reveals that wild African monkeys of a locally famous colony are the descendants of escapees from a private zoo that shut down in 1956.
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How a weird theory of gravity could break cause-and-effect
New research has found a critical flaw in modified gravity theories: They allow for effects to occur without causes and for information to travel faster than the speed of light. This is bad … for modified gravity.
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Kamis, 20 Mei 2021
Jane Goodall says humanity's 'disrespect of the natural world' brought on the pandemic
Goodall made the comments after winning the prestigious 2021 Templeton Prize.
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What is space-time?
A simple explanation of the fabric of space-time.
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Vaginal birth vs. C-Section: Pros & cons
A woman can deliver her baby either by vaginal birth or a C-section. Here are the advantages and disadvantages of both.
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Brace yourself for an 'above normal' hurricane season in 2021, NOAA predicts
NOAA has adjusted its count for an "average" hurricane season, but 2021 storm formation will still be above average.
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Bizarre, polka-dotted blob washes ashore in North Carolina
A weird polka-dotted blob that washed ashore in North Carolina has finally been identified.
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Finding those delightful Brood X cicadas: Here's how
Brood X cicadas, also known as the Great Eastern Brood, are ready for their closeup.
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MLK and Malcolm X were more alike than we thought. Here's why.
Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. are two of the most iconic figures of the 20th century and of the civil rights movement. And they were more alike than many may have thought.
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World's first nuclear bomb test created rare, otherworldly crystal
America's first nuclear bomb test in 1945 created a rare 'quasicrystal' never seen on Earth before, scientists say.
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Tiny 'hearts' self-assemble in lab dishes and even beat like the real thing
The new heart organoids offer a unique way to study early human development.
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Too much TV may be bad for your long-term brain health
The researchers used TV viewing as a proxy for sedentary behavior.
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How does time work?
From the beginning of the universe to the present day, it's one of the few things we regard as regular and unchanging. But is it really so constant? We take a look at the physics of time.
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China unveils 1st Mars photos from Zhurong rover
China has released the first photographs taken by its Zhurong rover, which touched down on Mars late on Friday (May 14) as part of the country's Tianwen-1 mission.
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Duke of Brittany hid image of dead wife in 15th-century prayer book
A hidden image in an ornately illustrated 15th-century prayer book reveals that the duke of Brittany at the time painted over an image of his dead wife with his then-current wife.
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Can the universe learn?
The universe could be teaching itself how to evolve into a better, more stable, cosmos. That's the far-out idea proposed by a team of scientists who say they are reimagining the universe just as Darwin revamped our view of the natural world.
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Tardigrades can survive being shot out of a high-speed gun
Tardigrades, those adorable, chubby water bears, are notoriously hardy — and they can even survive being shot out of a gun, up to a point.
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Rabu, 19 Mei 2021
World's largest iceberg breaks off of Antarctica
Scientists will continue to closely monitor the iceberg, which could pose a risk to penguin breeding grounds on nearby islands.
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Frederick Douglass: The slave who became a statesman
How did Frederick Douglass, an enslaved man from Maryland, become an international celebrity, author and abolitionist hero?
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'Black fungus' treatment runs short in India as new cases of infection emerge
The Indian government is working to increase the nation's supply of amphotericin B.
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Horses: Domestic, feral and wild
There are hundreds of different breeds of horse, from the slender Thoroughbred racehorses, to the massive shire workhorses, to the itty-bitty miniature horses.
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Hindenburg disaster's earliest moments captured in newly released footage
A bystander captured a view of the burning Hindenburg airship in a location apart from the newsreel cameras that filmed the best-known angle of the tragedy.
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UFO answers coming soon? The Pentagon to report on mysterious sightings.
We could soon start getting answers to some vexing UFO questions.
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Egg-laying mammals and peacock spiders: Meet some of Australia's weirdest creatures
Some of the world's strangest species can be found down under, from dolphin-tailed sea cows to mysterious marsupial moles.
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Iconic 'Darwin's Arch' in the Galapagos has crashed into the sea
Erosion has caused the top of Darwin's Arch to crumble away.
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Solar Orbiter captures its 1st video of eruption on the sun
A sun-studying spacecraft nabbed its first footage of a solar outburst before its science mission has officially begun.
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Roman-era skeleton found near Mount Vesuvius may be from famous rescue mission
The skeleton of a Roman-era skeleton found near Mount Vesuvius may be from the famous rescue mission led by Pliny the Elder in A.D. 79.
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This optical illusion tricks you into seeing different colors. How does it work?
This image is an example of the Munker-White illusion.
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4.5 billion-year-old particles from the sun lurk in Earth's core and mantle
Are there particles from ancient solar winds hanging out in Earth's core and mantle?
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'Zombie wildfires' that smoldered beneath the snow in Siberia are raging again
Hundreds of fires are raging across Russia, giving this year's wildfire season an early start.
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Giant figure etched into English hillside could be 1,000-year-old portrait of a naked god
A giant carved into an English hill could be a pagan reaction to Christian domination, but scientists think it is more likely the giant received his most flattering modification in recent years.
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Selasa, 18 Mei 2021
US Space Force blasts missile-warning satellite into orbit around Earth
The U.S. Space Force launched a giant rocket Tuesday (May 18) carrying a satellite that will circle Earth's equator and alert the ground of any incoming missiles, according to news reports.
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Signs of labor: 6 clues baby is coming soon
Every labor story is different, but there are definitely signs that can let you know if you are in the early stages of labor.
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Tooth sensitivity: Causes and remedies
Tooth sensitivity is a common dental problem that involves discomfort or pain in teeth when encountering certain substances and temperatures.
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Ecuadorian shrunken head used in 1979 movie 'Wise Blood' was real, experts say
A tsantsa, or shrunken head, that was brought to the U.S. in the 1940s has been returned to Ecuador, where it was originally created by Indigenous people for ceremonial use.
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Albert Einstein's lost letter to British engineer suggests 'unknown physics' in animal behavior
In a newly discovered letter written by Albert Einstein, the renowned physicist suggested there could be a link between the migrations of birds and "unknown" physical processes.
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World's oldest cave art, including famous hand stencils, being erased by climate change
Some of the world's earliest cave art is degenerating at an "alarming rate" due to climate change, according to a new study.
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Milky Way lights up Guiana spaceport in stunning time-lapse video
The Milky Way galaxy glistens over the launchsite of Europe's new heavy-lift rocket in these stunning timelapse videos.
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'Library of the Great Silence' invites E.T. to share long-term survival strategies
Intelligent aliens will soon have a space here on Earth where they can share how they made it through their technological adolescence.
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How much time does humanity have left?
Statistics tell us that individuals are most likely to be somewhere around the middle part of their life. The same could be true of the human race.
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Strange single-celled life-form has a truly bizarre genome
The genome of the plankton Symbiodinium microadriaticum is arranged in a very peculiar way.
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Mysterious neurological symptoms are appearing in US diplomats and spies around the world
Approximately 60 U.S. personnel stationed around the world have complained of mysterious neurological symptoms that may be linked to the use of a microwave weapon.
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Photos: 10 extraordinary ocean worlds in our solar system
Pack your bathing costume — our solar neighborhood is much wetter than you think.
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Rare silver coin portraying King Charles I discovered in a field in Maryland
An almost 400-year-old silver coin found in a field in Maryland suggests that the remains of a nearby fort are all that's left of one of the earliest English colonial settlements in the Americas, archaeologists said.
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Senin, 17 Mei 2021
Megalodon: Facts about the long-gone, giant shark
Megalodon was the largest shark and one of the largest fish on record. It went extinct about 2.6 million years ago.
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What is Darwin's Theory of Evolution?
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and natural selection isn't an idea with holes. It's one of the most solid theories in science. But what exactly is it?
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Deep-sea fish with lightbulb on its head mysteriously washes ashore in California
The bizarre creature is normally found at ocean depths of around 3,000 feet.
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Zombie mink slaughtered due to coronavirus are 'rising' from mass graves
Gases excreted by the decomposing mink had pushed the carcasses up through the ground.
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Plate tectonics are 3.6 billion years old, oldest minerals on Earth reveal
The hidden chemistry of ancient zircon crystals has revealed the age of Earth's tectonic plates.
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Grotesque 'good luck' lamp from Roman Jerusalem is missing half its face
The 2,000-year-old oil lamp may have been buried below an ancient building as a 'good luck' charm.
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8 Supreme Court decisions that changed US families
From rulings on marriage, contraception and mental illness in family members, to police search of a home without a warrant and right-to-die cases -- here's a look at rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court that have changed life for U.S. families.
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The 5 mass extinction events that shaped the history of Earth — and the 6th that's happening now
The death of the dinosaurs was just one of five global events that saw millions of species wiped out. How do these events happen? And how can we stop it happening again?
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More accurate clocks may add more disorder to the universe, scientists say
The researchers found the result by studying a tiny, jiggling membrane. Their experiment could lay the groundwork for further tests of the laws of thermodynamics at the tiniest scales.
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Male parasitic wasp can sniff out female mates ready to burst from their hosts
Male parasitic wasps emerge from their hosts a few hours earlier than females, making the ability to sniff females out all the more important.
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Do animals laugh?
Human laughter may trace its evolutionary beginnings to vocalizations made during play. This type of "laughing" is found in many mammals and even in some birds.
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Weird chromosome loss found in these creeping voles
Creeping voles lost their Y chromosome, but they don't seem to be missing the sex chromosome.
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Did these horned dinosaurs talk to each other with low-pitched sounds?
Paleontologists discovered fossils of a plant-eating dinosaur that belonged to a previously unknown species.
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Mars may still be volcanically active, study finds
Evidence of what may be the youngest eruption seen yet on Mars suggests the Red Planet may still be volcanically active, raising the possibility it was recently habitable.
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Space launch traffic may influence mysterious night-shining clouds in Earth's atmosphere
A NASA-funded study is giving scientists insight into how "night-shining clouds" form in the upper atmosphere — and the role that growing space traffic plays in the phenomenon.
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NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has found some mysterious rocks (photos)
For the past five weeks, Perseverance has been focused primarily on supporting and documenting the flights of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter. But the rover has been doing some science work, too.
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Rarely seen supersized moth with 10-inch wingspan found at Australian school
A gigantic moth that is almost never seen by humans was recently found on a building site at a school in Australia.
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Minggu, 16 Mei 2021
Why is the King James Bible so popular?
Why do people still use the King James Bible, which was translated in the early 1600s?
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Prominent scientists call for more investigation into origins of coronavirus
The origins of SARS-CoV-2 have been hotly debated.
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Sabtu, 15 Mei 2021
China's Yutu 2 rover about to 'wake up' on the far side of the moon
China's plucky Yutu 2 rover is about to wake up and continue to explore the far side of the moon as the nation works to land a rover on Mars this May.
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Who built the Egyptian pyramids?
Ancient text on papyri is shedding light on the lives of the pyramid builders.
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Scientist find a loophole in Heisenberg's uncertainty principle
The micron-sized drum apparatus used by the two teams has applications from probing for quantum gravity to building the first quantum computers.
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Distant star drowns its partner in gas, forming gorgeous 'Necklace Nebula'
NASA shared an image of the stunning Necklace Nebula, created by two stars locked in a dance of mutually assured destruction.
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Jumat, 14 Mei 2021
China's 1st Mars rover 'Zhurong' lands on the Red Planet
China just successfully landed its first rover on Mars, becoming only the second nation to do so.
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After a Chinese zoo covered up a leopard escape, 100 chickens are searching for the big cat
A China zoo covered up this leopard's escape. And now, three weeks later, they have chickens and drones searching for it.
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Astronauts may finally start cleaning their space underwear (with microbes)
Bacterial compounds could provide antimicrobial protection in undergarments shared by astronauts during spacewalks.
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Rare plutonium from space found in deep-sea crust
A rare type of plutonium has been found in the crust below the deep sea, offering new clues as to how heavy metals form in star explosions and mergers.
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This chain reaction could explain rare blood clots linked to some COVID-19 vaccines
While plausible, this hypothesis still needs to be confirmed.
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Herodotus lied about famous Greek battle against Carthage, new study finds
The ancient Greeks used mercenaries in a key battle, contrary to what the famed historian Herodotus said.
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Chernobyl's nuclear fuel is 'smoldering' again and could explode
Tons of nuclear waste in the ruined basement of Chernobyl's Unit Four reactor are beginning to react again, and it could explode within years, scientists say.
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Condors won't stop visiting (and trashing) this California woman's house. Here's why.
More than a dozen condors have been paying daily visits to a home in Tehachapi, California (and destroying nearly everything in sight).
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Pigs can breathe through their butts. Can humans?
Assuming humans can also breathe with their intestines, the finding may have clinical applications.
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Could we build a real-life Jurassic Park?
Advances in science could make it possible to bring the dinosaurs back to life.
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Rabu, 12 Mei 2021
China launches more classified Yaogan satellites into orbit
China conducted two launches of classified Yaogan satellites in the last week while much of the world waited to see where and when the Long March 5B would fall.
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40 tombs with humans buried in pots discovered in Corsica
An ancient necropolis with 40 tombs, including cylindrical jars filled with human remains, has been discovered on the French island of Corsica.
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A mysterious 'hum' vibrates interstellar space. Voyager 1 has a recording of it.
The Voyager 1 spacecraft has captured the gentle 'hum' of interstellar space.
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'Folded' iron sword found in a Roman soldier's grave was part of a pagan ritual
A "killed," or folded iron sword was discovered in the grave of a Roman mercenary who had been buried in an early Christian basilica.
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7-foot 'monster' sturgeon found in Detroit River could be over 100 years old
Scientists surveying the Detroit River caught a monstrous sturgeon weighing 240 pounds (109 kilograms) and measuring 6 feet 10 inches (2.1 meters) in length.
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Is war in space inevitable?
What conditions could lead to clashes in space? Is such a situation a given, or can conflicts be short-circuited ahead of time? Space.com asked experts for their thoughts.
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Cats love boxes so much they'll even sit in fake ones
Cats like boxes so much, they will even climb into the illusion of a box, scientists find.
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10 Most Helpful Effects of Drinking Coffee
Whether it’s with milk, bold, iced or hot, coffee is already a staple in the majority of one’s diet. Drinking coffee gives us a morning boost and is utilized in social gatherings at small-scale or big cafe businesses. Frankly speaking, it isn’t just for social benefit but for coffee lovers, it is a ritual. Anywhere around the world, every culture has a distinct tradition to our favorite bean.
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Selasa, 11 Mei 2021
Woman gets 6 doses of COVID-19 vaccine at once
She did not experience any serious side effects from the vaccine overdose.
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Da Vinci ‘Head of a Bear’ could sell for over $16 million at upcoming auction
A small sketch of a bear's head by Leonardo da Vinci may sell for up to $16.9 million at an upcoming Christie's auction in London.
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See how the brain wobbles with each heartbeat in incredible new videos
Using a new MRI technique, scientists captured amazing 3D footage.
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre's mysterious 'graffiti' crosses may not be what they seem
Who carved the thousands of crosses into the walls of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem?
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Alcohol made from radioactive Chernobyl apples seized by Ukraine government
The first batch of Atomik, an artisanal spirit made from apples grown near Chernobyl, was suddenly seized by the Ukrainian government.
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Hapless star 'spaghettified' by black hole. And astronomers capture the gory show in a first.
A star that’s being “spaghettified” has been observed by astronomers. The star’s long strands can be seen wrapped around a black hole like yarn around a ball.
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Baby minke whale euthanized after getting trapped in Thames River
The injured baby whale slipped free from rescuers on Monday morning, and became stranded again after swimming upstream into shallower waters.
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Astronomers keep finding mysterious circular rings in the sky and don't know how to explain them
Mysterious circular objects in the distant universe are challenging for astronomers to explain.
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Medieval shrine gets stone carving of face wearing a COVID-19 mask
Visitors to a newly-restored shrine in the St. Albans Cathedral will be greeted by a carved stone face wearing a protective mask.
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Senin, 10 Mei 2021
FDA okays emergency use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for young teens
On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration extended emergency approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to include adolescents.
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SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites in record 10th liftoff (and landing) of reused rocket
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit early Sunday (May 9) and stuck a landing in a record 10th flight.
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Sign up for a Live Science newsletter so you can receive the latest in science discoveries, from dinosaur findings to the biggest cosmic mystery to COVID-19 updates.
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Never-ending detonations could blast hypersonic craft into space
A never-ending detonation could be the key to hypersonic flight and space planes that can seamlessly fly from Earth into orbit.
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Potentially fatal 'black fungus' infections on the rise in India's COVID-19 patients
The relatively rare infection, called mucormycosis, usually occurs in those with weakened immune systems.
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Wartime submarine 'HMS Urge' identified, quashing conspiracy theories of sub's secret mission
Divers have confirmed the identity of the wreck of a British submarine called HMS Urge, quashing controversial claims that it was sunk by Italian warplanes during a secret mission.
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Earthquake early warning system uses AI to predict shaking
A new deep-learning approach to predict earthquake shaking could lead to better warnings of where and when shaking will occur.
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A hidden continent birthed a new subduction zone near New Zealand
A new subduction zone south of New Zealand formed when tectonic forces brought a segment of weakened continental crust from the submerged continent of Zealandia next to denser oceanic crust.
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'Imaginary' numbers are real (sort of)
Imaginary numbers have real meaning in the world of quantum mechanics, where they carry information about physical states.
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Meet the marine worm with 100 butts that can each grow eyes and a brain
A marine worm from waters near Australia has a branching body that divides into multiple posteriors. In other words: It has a lot of butts.
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Why does 'emotional pain' hurt?
R.E.M. wasn't singing about backaches or sprained ankles.
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All hail 'Emperor Dumbo,' the newest species of deep-dwelling octopus
A new species of Dumbo octopus, nicknamed the Emperor Dumbo, has been dredged up from the deep sea.
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Minggu, 09 Mei 2021
Huge Chinese rocket booster falls to Earth over Arabian Peninsula
The 23-ton core stage of a Chinese Long March 5B booster crashed back to Earth Saturday night (May 8), ending 10 controversial days aloft that captured the attention of the world.
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Do other animals get heart attacks?
Humans may be heart-attack-prone because of a mutation that keeps us from making a particular sugar molecule.
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Sabtu, 08 Mei 2021
You can see the International Space Station (and China's Tianhe, too) in the night sky this weekend
You can see two space stations in the night sky this weekend, China's Tianhe and the International Space Station.
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Jurassic squid got murdered mid-meal, leaving this epic fossil behind
About 180 million years ago, a shark likely attacked a squid-like creature eating a crustacean.
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What does it take to become an astronaut?
Will it help if you've trained at the North Pole?
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Jumat, 07 Mei 2021
Giant sequoia tree still smoldering 9 months after devastating California wildfires
A giant sequoia tree in California's Sequoia National Park is still smoldering months after devastating wildfires hit the region last summer.
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Gargantuan Chinese rocket core will slam through the atmosphere on Saturday, officials predict
A Chinese rocket core is tumbling uncontrolled through orbit, and may crash through the atmosphere on Saturday (May 8), government officials warn
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Pfizer/BioNTech take first step toward full approval for COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer and BioNTech applied to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for full approval of their COVID-19 vaccine.
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Was a humongous Cascadia earthquake just one of many?
An earthquake of approximately magnitude 9 in 1700 in Cascadia could have instead been three or four slightly smaller, but still devastating, quakes.
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No, men don't learn toxic masculinity from their fathers
A man's lack of friends may predict whether he will embrace toxic masculinity, while the presence or absence of a male role model early in life isn't a factor.
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Smithsonian inspects first US astronaut's space capsule, suit 60 years on
In the 60 years since they made history, Alan Shepard's spacesuit and Mercury capsule logged more miles than they did on the first U.S. human spaceflight. Now, the Smithsonian is preparing both artifacts for their first long-term exhibition together.
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Is there a pattern to the universe?
For decades, cosmologists have wondered if the large-scale structure of the universe is a fractal — that is, if it looks the same no matter how large the scale.
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Tiny dinosaur that looked like an owl hunted like one, too
A small desert-dwelling theropod dinosaur named Shuvuuia had excellent night vision, and its hearing was comparable to that of an owl. Like many owls, it was probably a nighttime predator.
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Kamis, 06 Mei 2021
First remains from doomed 19th-century Arctic expedition identified
In a first, researchers have matched the DNA of a living descendent to the remains of one of the doomed explorers.
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Stunning hoard of Bronze Age jewelry discovered by local hiker in Sweden
A hiker discovered one of the largest Bronze Age hoards in Sweden.
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Fossil 'balls' are 1 billion years old and could be Earth's oldest known multicellular life
Tiny fossils from the northern Highlands of Scotland preserve the oldest evidence of organisms with more than one type of cell.
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Roswell UFO crash: What is the truth behind the 'flying saucer' incident?
Did an unidentified flying object really crash land at a New Mexico ranch in 1947, only to be hushed up by the government?
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First bottle of wine 'aged in space' is for sale at Christie’s
A bottle of merlot that spent a year aboard the International Space Station is up for sale at Christie's auction house. It is expected to earn roughly $1 million
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Rabu, 05 Mei 2021
First genetically modified mosquitoes released in US
The modified mosquitoes should mate with local populations and undermine the survival of offspring.
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Ancient turtle with a frog face sucked down its prey millions of years ago
A newly discovered species of extinct ancient turtle uncovered in Madagascar is proof of convergent evolution of suction feeding in turtles.
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Doctors successfully treat rare J&J blood clot, case report shows
Doctors have successfully treated a patient who developed very rare blood clots after receiving the Johnson & Johnson with an alternative blood thinner to heparin.
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What's the minimum number of people needed to survive an apocalypse?
There are many ways the world could end, from all-out nuclear war to a giant asteroid strike. How many people would need to survive such an apocalypse for humans to avoid extinction?
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What's the minimum number of people needed to survive an apocalypse?
There are many ways the world could end, from all-out nuclear war to a giant asteroid strike. How many people would need to survive such an apocalypse for humans to avoid extinction?
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Oldest deliberate burial of a human in Africa discovered
A tiny grave holding the remains of a 3-year-old child is now the oldest deliberate burial of a Homo sapiens individual in Africa.
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Who Was Napoleon Bonaparte?
The chaos of the French Revolution allowed Bonaparte to use his military prowess to become ruler of much of Europe.
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Decapitated worms 'see' with their headless bodies
Microscopic worms called planarians can detect light with their bodies, after scientists removed the worms' heads.
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Physicists get close to taming the chaos of the 'three-body problem'
The intractable "three-body problem" gets closer to being solved with breakthrough study.
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Divers discover massive thigh bone from Ice Age mammoth in Florida river
Two amateur archaeologists diving in the Peace River of Florida found an Ice Age mammoth bone.
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MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD one step closer to FDA approval
Barring results from an additional trial, the treatment could be approved within a few years.
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Eating too much salt could mess with your immune cells
Eating too much salt may reduce the amount of energy that immune system cells can make, preventing them from working normally, according to a new study.
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US birth rate plunged in 2020
Last year's birth rate was another record low for the country.
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Selasa, 04 Mei 2021
Young green turtles tracked to 'lost years' hideaway
A new study shows where green sea turtle hatchlings go after leaving the beach.
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This Muppet-faced frogmouth is the 'most Instagrammable bird' on Earth
Researchers scoured more than 27,000 bird photos on Instagram to see which ones consistently got more likes than expected. The big winner was the owl-like frogmouth.
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Mustangs: Facts about America's 'wild' horses
Mustang horses roam freely across the western United States and are a symbol of pioneering spirit, but they aren't quite wild.
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King Solomon's mines in Spain? Not likely, experts say.
A maritime archaeologist has put forward a bold theory — that King Solomon financed Phoenician mining expeditions to Spain. Other experts are highly skeptical of the claim.
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Hobbits and other early humans not 'destructive agents' of extinction, scientists find
Modern humans are largely responsible for countless extinctions, but early humans weren't as bad, new research shows.
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8 extremely rare 'millisecond pulsars' discovered inside globular clusters
Scientists using South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope have detected 8 new millisecond pulsars in the hearts of globular clusters.
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Watch a black hole tear a star to bits in epic new animation
An animation depicts the gory details of a black hole devouring a star.
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Mystery of a fancy-pants Viking noble's long-lost bones solved by archaeologists in Denmark
Archaeologists recently located the remains of the elite Viking that were excavated in 1868 and have been missing for nearly a century.
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Astronomers chart invisible ocean of dark matter swirling outside the Milky Way
Astronomers are hoping to use the wake of stars to test the existing theories of dark matter.
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Why do nuts and grains go bad?
Even if they don't get moldy, nuts and grains can go bad. Why is that?
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Senin, 03 Mei 2021
Massive Chinese rocket core to make uncontrolled reentry over Earth in coming days
The core of a giant Chinese Long March 5B rocket could fall through the atmosphere this week in an uncontrollable burn, experts warn.
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Mother rejoices after her child's successful spina bifida surgery in the womb
Spina bifida is a birth defect that affects the spine and brain.
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Rome's Colosseum, site of violent gladiator battles, to get new high-tech floor
The project will be completed in 2023.
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Possible new type of glacier just discovered on Mars
Unusual landforms on Mars' Arcadia Planitia appear to be debris-covered glaciers flowing on a flat plain.
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World's 1st multinode quantum network is a breakthrough for the quantum internet
Researchers say the new network will be unhackable and able to coordinate systems to unprecedented levels. Many of the deeper implications, however, cannot be foreseen.
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Lightest-known form of uranium created
Scientists have discovered a new type of uranium that is the lightest ever known.
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How many bubbles are in a glass of beer?
Scientists recently counted the bubbles produced by dissolved carbon dioxide in a glass of poured beer, finding that bubbles can number in the millions.
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Minggu, 02 Mei 2021
Do snakes have ears?
Snakes have anatomy that helps them hear, you just can't see it when they slither by.
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Sabtu, 01 Mei 2021
Which animal has the stretchiest mouth?
The animal kingdom is filled with stretchy mouths, from hamster cheeks to blue whale pleats, but which animal has the stretchiest mouth of all?
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Images: 10 incredible volcanoes in our solar system
These violent openings are windows into the inner workings and origins of our neighboring planets and their moons.
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