The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature characterised by the combination of a human head and a lion’s body.
Situated on the Giza Plateau along the west bank of the Nile in Giza, the Great Sphinx…
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Archaeologists find a medieval skeleton with a prosthetic hand
According to a press announcement by the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation, a 15th century burial in Freising, Germany, has been unearthed containing a skeleton with a prosthetic hand.
The discovery was made during excavation works…
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Mars: News & Features – NASA Science
NASA JPL Unveils Rover Operations Center for Moon, Mars Missions
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The center…
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NASA Is Locating Ice on Mars With This New Map
The map could help the agency decide where the first astronauts to the Red Planet should land. The more available water, the less missions will need to bring.
Buried ice will be a vital resource for the first people to set foot on Mars,…
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Geological puzzle of lost continent of Argoland solved
Approximately 155 million years ago, a 5000 km piece of continent broke off from western Australia, leaving behind a basin hidden below the ocean known as the Argo Abyssal Plain.
This underwater feature lends its name to the newly formed continent…
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The Moon is 40 million years older than previously thought
According to the giant-impact hypothesis (also known as the Theia Impact), the moon was formed when a giant object such as a protoplanet crashed into the Earth when the solar system was still young.
This celestial object is often referred to as…
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Cosmic radio burst offers path to weigh the Universe
In an article published in the latest issue of Science, Dr. Stuart Ryder from Macquarie University and Associate Professor Ryan Shannon from Swinburne University of Technology, leading a global team, have unveiled their groundbreaking discovery:…
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Research suggests Stonehenge Altar Stone is not from Wales
A new study suggests that the Altar Stone at Stonehenge was not sourced from the Old Red Sandstone of the Anglo-Welsh Basin as previously thought.
The Altar Stone, identified as Stone 80, is a recumbent central megalith within the Stonehenge…
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‘Is Math Real?’ asks simple questions to explore math’s deepest truths
Is Math Real?
Eugenia Cheng
Basic Books, $30Every mathematician has a story that goes something like this. You’re at a party, and someone asks what you do for a living. “I’m a mathematician,” you say. “You must be a…
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The Maya predicted annular solar eclipses
On October 14th, 2023, a celestial event will unfold as the Sun, Moon, and Earth, align to create an annular solar eclipse.
An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves between the Sun and Earth, but is positioned near its farthest point…
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