A genomic study has revealed previously unknown genetic diversity among ancient mammoth lineages. By analyzing DNA samples up to 1.3 million years old, researchers have shed new light on how ancient demographic shifts influenced the genetic…
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“Uncontrolled Reentry”: Soviet Union’s Failed Venus Probe Is About To Slam Into Earth
The Soviet Union’s failed Kosmos 482 Venus spacecraft is set to make a somewhat delayed reappearance as it slams into the Earth in the next few weeks.
Between 1961 and 1984, the Soviet Union launched a series of space probes in order to study the…
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The surprising evolution of the platypus and echidna, the weirdest animals on Earth
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NASA just swapped a 10-year-old Artemis II engine with one nearly twice its age
The shuttle main engines were designed in the 1970s, ahead of the first shuttle launch in 1981. In the 1990s and 2000s, NASA built a new series of upgraded engines with higher thrust and improved reliability, but the…
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An underwater volcano in the PNW is getting ready to blow
SEATTLE — The Pacific Northwest’s most active underwater volcano, is showing signs of an impending eruption, potentially occurring before the end of 2025, according to researchers at the University of Washington.
Located 300 miles off the…
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Massive ‘Gateway to the Underworld’ in Siberia Keeps Growing—Uncovering 650,000-Year-Old Secrets Beneath the Ice!
The Batagay megaslump, also known as the “gateway to the underworld,” continues to expand in Siberia’s permafrost and is offering scientists a rare glimpse into ancient environmental conditions. First observed in the 1970s, this colossal…
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Billion year old meteorite ‘influenced early life forms’
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Scientists studied microscopic crystals to date the meteorite Scientists say a massive meteorite struck north-west Scotland 200 million years later than previously thought – and may have influenced early life on Earth.
The meteorite,…
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Hubble: The telescope that changed our view of the universe
The Hubble Space Telescope, the most celebrated observatory in history, is officially 35 years old.
To mark the milestone, NASA has released a fresh gallery of images spanning our solar system and well beyond – from Mars’s ruddy surface to…
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Starlink satellites spotted in North Carolina skies overnight :: WRAL.com
Multiple WRAL viewers sent in photos of Starlink satellites spotted in the sky Tuesday night.
A viewer in east Raleigh reported seeing the lights “all moving in exact sequence” around…
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Two Theories of Consciousness Faced Off. The Ref Took a Beating.
Consciousness may be a mystery, but that doesn’t mean that neuroscientists don’t have any explanations for it. Far from it.
“In the field of consciousness, there are already so many theories that we don’t need more theories,” said Oscar…
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