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Black holes trembling three times a second have verified Einstein's theory
In an extreme case of a prediction made by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity that has now been observed clearly for the first…
October 13, 2022
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In Antarctica, scientists discovered ancient DNA from 1 million years ago
It may be difficult to comprehend just how long life has existed on Earth as a species with ever-increasing attention spans.
October 11, 2022
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A Company has raised $15 million to bring the woolly mammoth back from extinction
Science fiction is obsessed with resurrecting extinct species. Think Jurassic Park and its menagerie of dinosaurs, which are among the most…
October 3, 2022
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A heatwave has been discovered on Jupiter that is the size of an entire planet
Scientists have discovered a 10 Earth-sized heatwave rippling through Jupiter's atmosphere. It was 130,000 kilometers (around 81,000 miles)…
October 2, 2022
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NASA has announced that Jupiter will be at its closest to Earth in 59 years
Jupiter, the solar system's most enormous planet, will come closest to Earth for 59 years on Sept. 26 as it approaches from the west even…
September 22, 2022
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In a revolutionary study, scientists have successfully created matter from nothing
The old saying goes that you can't make something from nothing. But, as it turns out, the physics of our universe is a little more complex…
September 20, 2022
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China Uncovers Incredible Crystal on the Moon With Nuclear Fusion Fuel for Unlimited Energy
In a surprise development, China has discovered a mineral from the Moon that it hadn't previously known existed, while also confirming that…
September 19, 2022
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A New World Has Been Discovered By Astronomers
An exoplanet has been discovered orbiting one of two little stars in a binary system located in the Draco constellation some 100…
September 16, 2022
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A second "Dyson Sphere" star was discovered by researchers
It was like nothing anyone had ever seen before, when astronomers noticed a strange light pattern near a distant star called KIC 8462852 in…
September 9, 2022
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James Webb Space Telescope photographed a Surprisingly perfect "Einstein ring"
A "Einstein ring" has been captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. The gorgeous halo is the consequence of light from a distant…
September 7, 2022
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New Research Suggests that the Fermi Bubbles are Not Emitting Mysterious Gamma Rays
A gamma-ray trickster has just been discovered near the Milky Way. Energetic radiation that was previously linked to structures erupting…
September 6, 2022
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DNA testing has revealed the origin of the bodies discovered at the bottom of a medieval well
In 2004, construction workers in Norwich, England were shocked to find 17 bodies at the bottom of an 800-year-old well while they were…
September 1, 2022
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In a stunning backyard discovery, a prehistoric dinosaur ribcage has been unearthed
When renovating a property, homeowners may unearth all sorts of strange things. However, when one Portuguese home owner stumbled on what…
September 1, 2022
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Believed to be extinct, the "fantastic giant tortoise" has been found alive
One of the giant tortoises from a Galápagos species that was long thought to be extinct has been rediscovered.
August 29, 2022
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Researchers have discovered a "ocean world" 100 light-years away from Earth
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is difficult to wrap your head around. It would be the equivalent of a thousand years ago…
August 26, 2022
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Researchers have discovered a 5-mile wide underwater crater formed when the dinosaurs vanished
An asteroid from space struck the Earth's surface 66 million years ago, creating a huge crater beneath the sea and causing widespread…
August 20, 2022
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Sleeping Giant Could be the End of Deep-Sea Life
The movement of continents, which was previously overlooked, helps to fill Earth's seas with life-supporting oxygen.
August 18, 2022
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The Sun Erupted With Dark Plasma and It's Headed Towards Earth
On Sunday, a cloud of "dark plasma" burst from the sun, and it is anticipated to make contact with Earth on Wednesday, which might result…
August 16, 2022
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A New Physics Theory Offers to Explain Consciousness
For millennia, some have been perplexed by the capacity of the brain to generate awareness. The enigma of consciousness is that each of us…
August 15, 2022
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The James Webb Telescope Has Discovered Its First Supernova
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is one of the most powerful telescopes ever created. It is the successor to the renowned Hubble…
August 11, 2022
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In the eyes of whales, an ancient creature that could see in the dark lurks
More than 35 million years ago, the first mammals to return to the ocean had keen eyes for deep water.
August 5, 2022
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Scientists have discovered "hidden water" three feet below Mars' Grand Canyon
The ExoMars orbiter from the European Space Agency has discovered evidence of a substantial deposit of water beneath the Valles Marineris…
July 30, 2022
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The Chemical That Controls Life and Death in Hair Follicles
It's also possible that the hair loss is due to a single chemical's ability to regulate when hair follicle cells divide and die.
July 29, 2022
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Physicists Generate A New Phase of Matter With "Extra" Time Dimension
According to a recently published research in Nature, physicists have discovered a new phase of matter with an "additional" time dimension.
July 28, 2022