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Medieval Religious Images Were Built to Make Viewers Hear Things
What if the images hanging in medieval churches were never truly silent? A new academic…
History
How the Swiss Confederacy Stopped Charles the Bold at Grandson
“`html In the winter of 1476, one of Europe’s most ambitious rulers marched his formidable army into Swiss territory —…
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Mars Bathtub Ring May Be the Strongest Proof Yet of an Ancient Ocean
A wide, flat band circling the edge of Mars’s northern lowlands — described by researchers…
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Daily Coffee Drinkers Have a Gut Bacterium Most People Never Knew Existed
If you drink coffee every day, there is a good chance you are carrying higher…
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Apophis Will Pass Closer Than Satellites in 2029 — And You Can Watch
On April 13, 2029, a space rock the size of four NFL football fields will…
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Ancient Sea Turtle Trails Frozen in Stone Reveal a Terrifying Escape
Seventy-nine million years ago, something spooked a large group of marine reptiles so badly that…
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Our 100-Year-Old Model of the Universe May Have Been Wrong All Along
What if nearly everything we thought we knew about the large-scale structure of the universe…
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A 4,000-Year-Old Clay Tablet in Denmark Hid a Beer Receipt for Millennia
Tucked away in the storage rooms of the National Museum of Denmark, a collection of…
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Remoras Are Hiding Inside Manta Ray Rear Ends And Scientists Are Stunned
When a free diver approached an adult Atlantic manta ray off the coast of Florida,…
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What Medieval Texts Actually Reveal About Drinking Water Habits
One of the most persistent myths about the Middle Ages is also one of the…
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Microplastics Are Now Absorbing Sunlight and Warming the Planet Too
Microplastics were already one of the most unsettling environmental stories of our time — turning…
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A New Development Is Changing What People Thought They Knew
What if the biggest obstacle standing between today’s experimental quantum computers and tomorrow’s world-changing ones…
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Alaska’s 2025 Tsunami Was Second Largest Ever — And Lasted a Full Day
A wall of water taller than the roof of One World Trade Center tore through…
Environment
The Quantum Vacuum Just Left a Real Mark on Matter
Empty space has always seemed like the simplest thing in the universe — nothing there,…
Environment
A Vast Glowing Cloud Near the Solar System Was Hidden in Plain Sight
A massive cloud of molecular hydrogen has been hiding just 300 light-years from Earth —…
Environment
A Camera 1km Down Found a Yellow Brick Road in a Protected Sea
More than a kilometer beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, a remotely operated vehicle…
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The Lion Carved From Amethyst With Baboons at Its Base
A small purple gemstone carved into a lion’s head sat quietly in a museum collection…
Environment
Texas Floodwaters Pulled Back the Ground and Revealed 100 Million Years of History
Fifteen giant, three-toed impressions — each roughly 18 to 20 inches long — were hiding…
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Medieval Remains Near a Stone Age Dolmen Just Rewrote What Researchers Assumed
A massive Stone Age tomb in southern Spain — one so large that some of…
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Scientists Found a Human Cell That Exists Only During Pregnancy — And No One Knows What It Does
A cell that exists for only a brief window at the very start of human…
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500 Dinosaur Eggs Found in France Are Rewriting a Lost Nesting Ground
Five hundred and fifty-two dinosaur eggs, sitting in the red clay of southern France for…
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People Who Reach 60 Without Close Friends May Have Spent Decades Giving Too Much
What if reaching your 60s without a tight circle of close friends says less about…