The first hexagonal-structured diamond was discovered in 1967 within the Canyon…
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Chinese scientists create meteorite diamond in laboratory breakthrough
Researchers in China say they have recreated the elusive “meteorite diamond” in a laboratory – settling six decades of debate about the material’s existence. -
Why do cats and dogs eat grass?
You may have noticed that your dog or cat tends to munch on grass from time to time. This may seem like an unusual choice for a snack, especially for cats, which are carnivores. So why do our pets eat grass?
“There’s quite a few theories,” said
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Video: ‘College Party Dog’ Is the Center of Attention on Wedding Dance Floor
Dogs love attention, and there’s nothing like that when it comes from a big group of people. This video captured a wholesome moment where a “college party dog” named Goose became the center of attention on the dance floor of a wedding…
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Move over Mercury – Chiron is in retrograde. What even is Chiron?
You might have seen an interesting phrase popping up in your social media feeds lately: “Chiron is in retrograde.” If you’re anything like me, you’ve never heard of Chiron before – and I’m a professional astronomer.
So what is…
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New Discovery Sheds Light on Ancient ‘Hobbits’
Before there was the human, there was the hobbit. Now, after discovering stone tools that are 1.48 million years old, archaeologists are gaining a clearer picture of how our diminutive and elusive primate cousins, Homo floresiensis, used to live….
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Northern lights could be visible in Michigan Friday night. Here’s what to know
The northern lights could be visible in more than 10 states, including parts of Michigan, on Friday and Saturday.
A coronal mass ejection, which is a large expulsion of plasma and magnetic field from the sun’s atmosphere, is expected to spark…
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Buried Lake Erupts Under Greenland’s Ice, Unleashing A Colossal Crater
A hidden lake beneath Greenland’s Harder Glacier unexpectedly erupted, unleashing a powerful surge of water that carved a massive crater in the ice. The dramatic event caught researchers off guard, as water surged upward through thick ice,…
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Scientists Discover Sea Spiders Thriving in Total Darkness, Feeding on Methane Deep on the Ocean Floor
A fascinating study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reveals a groundbreaking discovery about the feeding behavior of sea spiders in methane-rich ecosystems off the coast of Southern California. Marine…
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James Lovell, the steady astronaut who brought Apollo 13 home safely, has died
After the Apollo 13 mission, Lovell was named the deputy director of science and applications at NASA’s Manned Spacecraft Center (today, Johnson Space Center) before retiring from both the space agency and Navy on March 1,…
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Science news this week: A 400-year trip to Alpha Centauri and the malevolent AI that may make us consider it
It’s been a space-heavy week for science news, with a team of engineers winning a design competition for a spaceship that could carry 2,400 passengers on a one-way trip to Alpha Centauri. The craft’s designers say it could be built in as little…
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