A groundbreaking discovery in southern Chile has brought to light the first complete pregnant ichthyosaur from the Early Cretaceous period. The fossil, nicknamed Fiona, was found near the Tyndall Glacier in Torres del Paine National Park and…
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Perseverance watches moonrise on Mars photo of the day for May 16, 2025
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured Deimos, the smaller of Mars’ two moons, shining in the pre-dawn sky over the Red Planet on March 1, 2025. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA’s Perseverance rover captured this pre-dawn view of Mars’ moon…
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‘Sea moth’: Ancient three-eyed predator was ‘unlike any living animal’
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Subatomic wormholes could be responsible for universal expansion
The universe isn’t just growing—it’s speeding up as it does. That discovery stunned scientists, upending long-held ideas about gravity and motion in space. This rapid expansion wasn’t predicted by Einstein’s general relativity. If space…
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This Couple’s Quiet Day Fishing Turned Into a $100,000 Jackpot
A couple fishing with a strong magnet in a lake in Queens’ Corona Park made an astonishing discovery: an old safe packed full. This unusual find came during what James Kane and Barbie Agostini call a “poor man’s treasure hunting,” a…
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‘I can just copy-paste things, so do I really need to learn?’ — Harvard Gazette
How is generative AI shaping academia? Faculty, students, and staff from across Harvard gathered recently to tackle that urgent question.
Speakers at the half-day event, co-sponsored by the Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard, the Office…
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Scientists Warn of a Dangerous Phenomenon
Scientists have identified two new species of poison dart frogs in the remote Brazilian Amazon, shedding light on the hidden biodiversity of this vast rainforest. Published recently in ZooKeys and PLOS One, these rare discoveries come after…
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166-Million-Year-Old Dog-Sized Baby Dinosaur Fossil Discovered on Isle of Skye
A remarkably well-preserved juvenile dinosaur skeleton dating back approximately 166 million years has been discovered on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. This fossil represents the first and most complete partial dinosaur skeleton from the Middle…
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Astronomers Stunned by What They Found on a Second Look at Twin Star Systems
A recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters explores how binary star systems—two stars born together orbiting each other—can serve as natural laboratories for understanding planet formation. The research, led by Yale…
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Scientists Uncover Hidden Giants in Yellowstone’s Toxic Hot Springs That Challenge Everything We Know About Life’s Birth
Yellowstone National Park’s famous hot springs have long fascinated visitors with their vibrant colors and steaming pools. For microbiologists, these extreme environments offer a unique glimpse into where life on Earth may have first taken…
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