KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN – JUNE 24, 2010: U.S. Army medical staff carry a critically wounded American soldier to an awaiting MEDEVAC helicopter from the 101st Airborne Combat Aviation Brigade (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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An exploding star reveals what old stars look like before they go supernova (w/video)
A rare supernova let scientists glimpse a star’s interior, revealing a dense silicon-sulphur shell and unexpected helium that should have vanished earlier.
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Arkansas Hosts the Planet’s Only Public Diamond Mine
The diamonds formed under extreme pressure and heat deep in the Earth’s mantle. If you find one, it will most likely look like a metallic or glassy pebble rather than a sparkly cut gem that you might picture in your mind. The volcanic soil also…
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Surprising Discovery Links Brain’s Immune Cells to Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s and stroke may begin at the brain’s outer defenses—not within neurons. A new study reveals how immune and vascular cells at the blood-brain barrier play a surprising and pivotal role in disease risk. The Brain’s Hidden Defenders…
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Lake Superior rocks reveal build up to giant collision that formed supercontinent Rodinia
Around 1.1 billion years ago, the oldest and most tectonically stable part of North America — called Laurentia — was rapidly heading south toward the equator. Laurentia eventually slammed into Earth’s other landmasses during the Grenville…
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Scientists Just Caught Human Embryo Implantation on Camera
The simulation made it possible to appreciate how a human embryo does not merely adhere to the uterine lining, but actively inserts itself. “We observe that the embryo pulls on the uterine matrix, moving and reorganizing it,” explained…
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Russia to redeploy 28,000-ton nuclear battlecruiser after 3 decades
Russia’s nuclear-powered battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov has returned to sea trials for the first time since 1997, marking a milestone in one of the country’s longest and most ambitious warship modernization projects.
The 28,000-ton…
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Warming climate fuels rapid spread of chikungunya
On World Mosquito Day 2025, Europe’s health authorities are warning that the continent is entering a new phase for mosquito-borne diseases, even as global case counts remain historically high. Record outbreaks of West Nile virus (WNV)…
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‘Cursed gummybear’ spotted in Lake Huron
It’s not an alien from here to take over the world (that we know) or some…
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Vietnam’s humanoid robot dance crew dazzles with live performance
Vietnam’s Party Chief To Lam and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Tuesday watched a live performance by humanoid robots developed by VinMotion, a subsidiary of Vingroup.
The demonstration took place in Hanoi during the groundbreaking and…