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Scientists 'Wake Up' Ancient Life That's Been Under The Seabed For 100 Million Years
This community of bacteria has been here since titanosaurs roamed Earth.
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Scientists 'Wake Up' Ancient Life That's Been Under The Seabed For 100 Million Years
“The Fall Of Icarus”: You Have Never Seen An Astrophotography Picture Like This!
“The Fall Of Icarus”: You Have Never Seen An Astrophotography Picture Like This!
This is not photoshopped. That’s really a person falling in front of the Sun.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
“The Fall Of Icarus”: You Have Never Seen An Astrophotography Picture Like This!
This 4,300-Year-Old Silver Goblet May Contain Earliest Known Depiction Of Cosmic Genesis
This 4,300-Year-Old Silver Goblet May Contain Earliest Known Depiction Of Cosmic Genesis
Images on the relic show how humankind emerged from creepy human-animal hybrids.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This 4,300-Year-Old Silver Goblet May Contain Earliest Known Depiction Of Cosmic Genesis
Did NASA's Viking Mission Find Evidence Of Extant Life On Mars? It's Not As Out There As It Sounds
Did NASA's Viking Mission Find Evidence Of Extant Life On Mars? It's Not As Out There As It Sounds
The Viking Lander took the first images of Mars from the surface. It's possible it may also have found – and killed – extant life on the Red Planet.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Did NASA's Viking Mission Find Evidence Of Extant Life On Mars? It's Not As Out There As It Sounds
At 900 Meters Across, Earth's Largest Modern Impact Crater Has Just Been Found By Scientists
At 900 Meters Across, Earth's Largest Modern Impact Crater Has Just Been Found By Scientists
Where's it been hiding?
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November 14, 2025 at 12:09 PM
At 900 Meters Across, Earth's Largest Modern Impact Crater Has Just Been Found By Scientists
The First Black Holes May Be From 1 Second After The Big Bang, Before Atoms Existed
The First Black Holes May Be From 1 Second After The Big Bang, Before Atoms Existed
If this new model of the universe is right, there were boson stars and cannibal stars hundreds of millions of years before the first real stars.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The First Black Holes May Be From 1 Second After The Big Bang, Before Atoms Existed
This Whale’s Meal Plan? Over 70,000 Squid A Year, And It’ll Dive Incredible Depths To Get Them
This Whale’s Meal Plan? Over 70,000 Squid A Year, And It’ll Dive Incredible Depths To Get Them
That adds up to around 88,000 tonnes of squid per year for the entire Hawaiian short-finned pilot whale population.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
This Whale’s Meal Plan? Over 70,000 Squid A Year, And It’ll Dive Incredible Depths To Get Them
When Did Dogs Become Dogs? Familiar Forms Started To Arise Over 10,000 Years Ago
When Did Dogs Become Dogs? Familiar Forms Started To Arise Over 10,000 Years Ago
This is the journey from wolf-like wild beast to cuddly companion.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
When Did Dogs Become Dogs? Familiar Forms Started To Arise Over 10,000 Years Ago
Vowel Sounds 'Thought To Be Unique To Humans' Discovered In Sperm Whales For The First Time
Vowel Sounds 'Thought To Be Unique To Humans' Discovered In Sperm Whales For The First Time
Sperm whales can alter the frequency of their clicks to make “a” and “i” sounds.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Vowel Sounds 'Thought To Be Unique To Humans' Discovered In Sperm Whales For The First Time
In 2032, Earth May Be Treated To A Meteor Shower Like No Other, Courtesy Of 'City-Killer' Asteroid 2024 YR4
In 2032, Earth May Be Treated To A Meteor Shower Like No Other, Courtesy Of 'City-Killer' Asteroid 2024 YR4
A new study sized the asteroid at around 60 meters. Chances of it hitting the Moon may soon increase.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:27 AM
In 2032, Earth May Be Treated To A Meteor Shower Like No Other, Courtesy Of 'City-Killer' Asteroid 2024 YR4
Bizarre Creature With 'All-Body Brain' Challenges What We Know About Evolution of Nervous Systems
Bizarre Creature With 'All-Body Brain' Challenges What We Know About Evolution of Nervous Systems
What other animals have we underestimated?
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November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Bizarre Creature With 'All-Body Brain' Challenges What We Know About Evolution of Nervous Systems
For First Time, Astronomers Record A Coronal Mass Ejection From A Star That's Not Our Sun
For First Time, Astronomers Record A Coronal Mass Ejection From A Star That's Not Our Sun
This is exciting news for our capacity to investigate nearby stars, but further reduces the chances of life around the most common type of star.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
For First Time, Astronomers Record A Coronal Mass Ejection From A Star That's Not Our Sun
People Are Blown Away Learning That You Can “Smell” Snow
People Are Blown Away Learning That You Can “Smell” Snow
What do you think snow smells of?
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November 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
People Are Blown Away Learning That You Can “Smell” Snow
Watch Out For Aurorae Tonight – The Strongest Solar Flare Of 2025 So Far Just Erupted From The Sun
Watch Out For Aurorae Tonight – The Strongest Solar Flare Of 2025 So Far Just Erupted From The Sun
The show may even be visible in California.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Watch Out For Aurorae Tonight – The Strongest Solar Flare Of 2025 So Far Just Erupted From The Sun
First Radio Detection Received From Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS. What Does That Mean?
First Radio Detection Received From Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS. What Does That Mean?
The MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa made the detection as the comet was just 3.76 degrees from the Sun.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
First Radio Detection Received From Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS. What Does That Mean?
'Drop Crocs': Australia Once Had Ancient Crocs That Climbed Trees To Jump On Their Prey
'Drop Crocs': Australia Once Had Ancient Crocs That Climbed Trees To Jump On Their Prey
If you think Australia’s animal life is wacky today, you should have seen it more than 4 million years ago.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
'Drop Crocs': Australia Once Had Ancient Crocs That Climbed Trees To Jump On Their Prey
Why Does Africa Have So Many Of The World's Largest Land Animals?
Why Does Africa Have So Many Of The World's Largest Land Animals?
Elephants and hippos and giraffes, oh my!
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November 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Why Does Africa Have So Many Of The World's Largest Land Animals?
First-Of-Its-Kind Evidence Shows Bees Can Learn 'Morse Code' – Well, Kinda
First-Of-Its-Kind Evidence Shows Bees Can Learn 'Morse Code' – Well, Kinda
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November 12, 2025 at 6:27 AM
First-Of-Its-Kind Evidence Shows Bees Can Learn 'Morse Code' – Well, Kinda
This “Ant-Mimicking” Spider Produces Its Own Kind Of Milk And Nurses Its Babies
This “Ant-Mimicking” Spider Produces Its Own Kind Of Milk And Nurses Its Babies
Raising the question: How does one milk a spider?
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November 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
This “Ant-Mimicking” Spider Produces Its Own Kind Of Milk And Nurses Its Babies
Why Did 'Magic Mushrooms' Evolve To Be Hallucinogenic – What's In It For The Mushrooms?
Why Did 'Magic Mushrooms' Evolve To Be Hallucinogenic – What's In It For The Mushrooms?
Psilocybin must be useful in some way to the fungi. In fact, it may be so useful that it has evolved this mind-altering compound several times.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Why Did 'Magic Mushrooms' Evolve To Be Hallucinogenic – What's In It For The Mushrooms?
1972 Was The Longest Year In Modern History – Here's Why
1972 Was The Longest Year In Modern History – Here's Why
It was an achingly long 31,622,402 seconds.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
1972 Was The Longest Year In Modern History – Here's Why
Invasive “Tree Of Heaven” Unleashes Hell As “Double Invasion” Sweeps Across Virginia
Invasive “Tree Of Heaven” Unleashes Hell As “Double Invasion” Sweeps Across Virginia
Spotted lanternflies lose their superpower without the tree of heaven.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Invasive “Tree Of Heaven” Unleashes Hell As “Double Invasion” Sweeps Across Virginia
Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Shows Evidence Of 'Galactic Cosmic Ray' Processing. That's Not Great News
Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Shows Evidence Of 'Galactic Cosmic Ray' Processing. That's Not Great News
A new study has an explanation for the unusual chemical makeup of our interstellar visitor. If true, it's not the best news we've ever heard.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Shows Evidence Of 'Galactic Cosmic Ray' Processing. That's Not Great News
People Are Only Just Learning How CDs Play Music
People Are Only Just Learning How CDs Play Music
A bunch of notches and lasers have never sounded so good.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
People Are Only Just Learning How CDs Play Music
The “Sailor’s Eyeball” Blob Is One Of The Largest Single-Celled Organisms Ever Discovered
The “Sailor’s Eyeball” Blob Is One Of The Largest Single-Celled Organisms Ever Discovered
Aka the forbidden sea gummy.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
The “Sailor’s Eyeball” Blob Is One Of The Largest Single-Celled Organisms Ever Discovered
Citizen Scientists Are Helping With Rescue Efforts In Hurricane Melissa's Aftermath – Here's How You Can Too
Citizen Scientists Are Helping With Rescue Efforts In Hurricane Melissa's Aftermath – Here's How You Can Too
It is very easy to lend a hand, and you can do it with just your phone.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Citizen Scientists Are Helping With Rescue Efforts In Hurricane Melissa's Aftermath – Here's How You Can Too