The first known hand fossils from an extinct human relative have been unearthed in Kenya, revealing a species with unexpected dexterity and a gorilla-like grip. The hand bones, which were discovered alongside…
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Cheaper than Prime Day: Our favorite telescope is now $300 off at Amazon
We saw some great deals during Prime Day, but just one week later, Amazon has slashed $300 off the Celestron NexStar 8SE.
Known as the “world’s most beloved telescope,” it’s rated exceptionally well across the board and loved by both seasoned…
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Magnifying the minuscule: Nikon Small World photomicrography 2025 – in pictures | Science
Weevils, spores, slime mold and cells are in extreme closeup for the 51st anniversary of the Nikon Small World competition. For more than five decades, the award has brought…
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‘Bored aliens’: has intelligent life stopped bothering trying to contact Earth? | Science
For centuries, great thinkers have pondered why, given the hundreds of billions of planets in the galaxy, we have seen no compelling signs of intelligent life beyond Earth.
Now, scientists are mulling an intriguing possibility: if aliens exist,…
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James Webb telescope finds something ‘very exciting’ shooting out of first black hole ever imaged
New images from the James Webb telescope have captured previously unseen details of the gargantuan jets shooting out of the famous black hole M87* — the first-ever black hole to be directly imaged by the Event Horizon Telescope.
The new James…
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New Images of Nickel and Cyanide Around 3I/ATLAS from the Keck Telescope | by Avi Loeb | Oct, 2025
Press enter or click to view image in full sizeAn image of 3I/ATLAS on August 24, 2025, taken by the Keck Cosmic Web Imager (KCWI) on the Keck II telescope in Hawaii at the wavelength range of 0.3425 to 0.55 micrometers. The yellow arrow points… Continue Reading
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Men’s Brains Shrink Faster than Women’s. What That Means for Alzheimer’s
October 15, 2025
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Men’s Brains Shrink Faster than Women’s. What That Means for Alzheimer’s
Women’s brains age more slowly than men’s, but they still have higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease
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Cervantes, an influencer of his time
A previously unpublished sonnet by Cervantes, recently discovered in an account of Neapolitan festivals, reveals the exceptional socio-professional status of the author of “Don Quixote” in the Renaissance.
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30 astonishing close-up images that make the smallest things look epic
Ever seen a weevil unfurl its wings on a grain of rice? Photographer Zhang You from China has. In fact, he captured the moment in extraordinary detail – and the image has just been named the winner of this year’s Nikon Small World…
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We all have a (very tiny) glow of light, no movie magic needed
Many science fiction and fantasy stories are enveloped in a warm glow, and it’s not just because of nostalgia. Some characters literally glow — from ET’s fingertip to the demon markings in this year’s hit movie K-Pop Demon…
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