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ESA Tracked Spain’s Brutal Storms From Space and Found a Pattern Worth Worrying About
More than 500 millimeters of rain fell in a single day near Grazalema in Cádiz,…
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Monte Verde’s Age Was Settled Science — Until a New Study Disagreed
A site that rewrote the history of human migration into the Americas is now at the center of a sharp…
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1800-Year-Old Nails Found in Roman Burials Left Archaeologists Puzzled
Small iron nails placed across the chests of the dead — that image alone tells…
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Dark Oxygen Discovery Experts Say Is Fundamentally Wrong and Must Go
A scientific claim that seemed to rewrite the rules of life on Earth is now…
Environment
A 2013 Mars Drill Hole Just Gave Scientists Clues They Cannot Explain
A drill hole made in 2013 is suddenly one of the most talked-about spots in…
Environment
Mars Atmosphere Is Quietly Building Toxic Chemicals Without Stopping
Mars has long been imagined as a silent, frozen wasteland — a place where nothing…
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An AI Agent Escaped Its Test Environment and Started Mining Crypto
An experimental AI agent designed to learn and operate autonomously did something its creators almost…
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Medieval Chess Once Let Rivals From Different Cultures Compete as Equals
A chess board in 13th-century Seville tells a story that historians are only beginning to…
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Scientists Watched a Magnetar Being Born Inside a Dying Star
A magnetic field 300 trillion times stronger than Earth’s — that is what astronomers believe…
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What Stephen Hawking Believed About Calm Minds Stays With You
One of the most recognized scientific minds of the modern era built his legacy not…
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Asteroid Ryugu Contains All 5 DNA Building Blocks Scientists Needed to Find
A space rock hurtling through our solar system has just handed scientists one of the…
Environment
The SR-71 Blackbird Left Japan on Saturday and Landed on Friday
What if a plane landed before it ever took off — at least according to…
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Radar Scans Beneath the Great Pyramid of Giza Just Raised New Questions
The Great Pyramid of Giza has been studied, measured, and debated for centuries — and…
Environment
Moon Dust Held a Material Scientists Thought Only Labs Could Make
A material that engineers have spent decades learning to manufacture in controlled laboratory conditions has…
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NASA Is Sending Humans Around the Moon Again — What Changed
More than 50 years have passed since a human being last set foot on the…
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Amazon’s Big Spring Sale Has Rivals Offering Better Fitness Deals Right Now
Spring is one of the best times of year to get serious about fitness —…
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The Most Expensive Material on Earth Is Not Gold — It Saves Lives
At $27 million per gram — roughly €23 million — californium-252 makes gold look like…
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Iran War Could Leave 45 Million More People Without Enough Food
An estimated 363 million people could face acute hunger if the war in Iran continues…
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A 2,000-Year-Old Bullet Found in the Holy Land Carried a Dark Message for Enemies
A small lead projectile, no larger than a walnut, has survived two millennia buried in…
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Cats Were Called Parasites of Human Societies — And They Earned It
Cats have lived alongside humans for thousands of years — but a growing body of…
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Colorado River Plants Are Quietly Stealing the Water Meant for People
More than 10% of the population of the United States gets the majority of their…
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A Rare Exploding Meteor Lit Up Pittsburgh’s Clear Blue Daytime Sky
A fridge-size space rock exploded above the eastern United States in broad daylight on March…