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A sizable asteroid impact generally obliterates anything alive nearby. But the aftermath of such a cataclysm…
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Latvia signs Artemis Accords – SpaceNews
WASHINGTON — Latvia has signed the Artemis Accords, which outline norms of behavior for safe space exploration, joining a group of now 60 countries.
In an Oct. 31 statement on a government-affiliated website, the Latvian government…
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Wooden sculpture depicting Hercules found in ancient refuse pit
A rare wooden sculpture depicting Hercules has been discovered in a refuse pit on the Spanish Island of Ibiza.
Known in antiquity as Ebusus, Ibiza became part of the Roman world after the fall of Carthage in 146 BC. Under Roman rule, Ebusus…
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This Is What Antarctica Would Look Like If All Its Ice Disappeared
Ice blankets about 98 percent of Antarctica, concealing nearly all of its land beneath a frozen shell. But thanks to remarkable advances in imaging technology, scientists can now reveal what the continent truly looks like beneath all that ice.
The…
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Secret Atomic Patterns Have Been Discovered Hidden Inside Metals : ScienceAlert
When metal alloys are processed during manufacturing, the atoms of the combined elements are mixed together at random, according to conventional wisdom – but new research challenges this thinking, revealing hidden atomic patterns that…
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How to spot November’s supermoon, the closest of the year
NEW YORK — The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of the year.
The moon’s orbit around the Earth isn’t a perfect circle, so it gets nearer and farther as it swings around. A so-called…
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We Were Not Alone: Earliest Humans Lived Beside Australopithecus, Fossils Reveal
New findings reveal the geological age, context, and anatomy of hominin fossils discovered at the Ledi-Geraru Research Project in Ethiopia. Although scientists have uncovered much of the story of human evolution, several key chapters are still…
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How common is sexually abusive behavior between children? How should daycare centers respond?
Parents have spoken about harrowing cases of their young children being abused by other children in daycare centers, as part of an ABC investigation into the New South Wales sector.
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Blue Origin fires up powerful New Glenn rocket ahead of NASA Mars mission launch (video)
New Glenn is vertical on the pad and its engines are hot.
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Why Lung Cancer Screening Remains Underused, And How The USPSTF Meeting Cancellation Could Make It Worse
Division of Pulmonology and Critical Care nurse practitioner Jeanne Millett, left, and pulmonologist Dr. Thomas Smith review lung cancer screening scans at Albany Medical Center Friday Feb. 5, 2016 in Albany, NY. (Photo by John Carl D’Annibale…
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