Though Mars, the Red Planet, is a vast and inhospitable land today, scientists think it once resembled our very own Earth — the Blue Planet, if you will. More specifically, experts say Mars once had a warm, wet climate, and their belief is…
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AI Still Falls Short in Understanding Human Social Interactions
Summary: Humans significantly outperform AI models in interpreting dynamic social interactions, a skill critical for technologies like autonomous vehicles and assistive robots. In a new study, participants reliably judged short videos of social…
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Iceberg tracks found off UK coast could shed light on Antarctica
Icebergs as large as cities, potentially tens of kilometres wide, once roved the coasts of the UK, according to scientists.
Researchers found distinctive scratch marks left by the drifting icebergs as they gouged deep tracks into the North Sea…
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Stunning Photos Show Construction of World’s Largest Telescope
A side-by-side view of the Extremely Large Telescope in August 2023, left, and April 12, 2025, right. | E. Garcés/ESO The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has shared spectacular progress photos of the world’s largest telescope which…
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This Texas cave was hiding a 6,500-year-old treasure, archaeologists are stunned by the discovery.
In a remarkable archaeological discovery, researchers have unearthed hunting weapons dating back 6,500 years inside a remote Texas cave. This extraordinary find offers unprecedented insights into the lives of early North American…
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Scientists made ‘tiny earthquakes’ to find where Yellowstone’s magma begins – The Washington Post
- Scientists made ‘tiny earthquakes’ to find where Yellowstone’s magma begins The Washington Post
- Hidden magma cap discovered at Yellowstone National Park AOL.com
- Scientists discover magma cap keeping lid on Yellowstone National Park’s…
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Hubble Telescope snaps stunning portraits of Mars, a celestial moth and more in spectacular 35th anniversary photos
As scientists and space enthusiasts commemorate the Hubble Space Telescope’s 35 years in orbit, the mission team joined in by delivering a fresh collection of awe-inspiring images.
Launched on April 24, 1990 aboard the space shuttle Discovery,…
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Reusable rockets are here, so why is NASA paying more to launch stuff to space?
• 1998: Deep Space 1 — Delta II rocket — $86 million
• 1999: Mars Polar Lander — Delta II rocket — $88 million
• 2001: Mars Odyssey — Delta II rocket — $96 million
• 2003: Spirit and Opportunity Mars…
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Hiltzik: New frontiers in pseudoscientific baloney
Anyone weary of the fire hose of dire news from the White House might have found respite in an uplifting story emanating from Colossal Biosciences, a Dallas-based genetics startup, early this month: Colossal reported that it had successfully…
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