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“We Found a Lost World Under the Sea”: Archaeologists Uncover 140,000-Year-Old Submerged Land Teeming With Ancient Giants and Vanished Humans
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Sperm Whale Tooth from Prehistoric Iberia Shines New Light on Ancient Rituals
In a remarkable discovery, archaeologists have uncovered a sperm whale tooth at the Valencina de la Concepción-Castilleja de Guzmán site, located southwest of Seville, Spain. This find, dating to the 3rd millennium BCE, is the first of its…
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Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia May Contain Elements Not Yet Seen On Earth
Some asteroids are dense. So dense in fact, that they may contain heavy elements outside of the periodic table, according to a new study on mass density.
The team of physicists from The University of Arizona say they were motivated by the…
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2 new NASA satellites will track space weather to help keep us safe from solar storms
A new mission set to blast off for low-Earth orbit will study magnetic storms around the Earth and learn more about how they affect our atmosphere and satellites.
NASA’s Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites, or…
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New Gigantic Sauropod Dinosaur Species Found in China’s Jurassic Layers
Paleontologists in China have uncovered the skeletal remains of a new genus and species of sauropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic period, Tongnanlong zhimingi.
This massive dinosaur, which lived approximately 147 million years ago,…
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What happens once we spot the asteroid that will hit Earth? – Financial Times
- What happens once we spot the asteroid that will hit Earth? Financial Times
- Asteroid 2024 YR4 won’t Earth but it could still ruin your day: Here’s how Space
- Tracking ‘doomsday rocks’: How scientists keep guard against surprise strikes The…
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Can coyotes and bears be friends? The Altadena sightings, explained
Altadenans are no strangers to animal sightings — there are peacocks and parrots aplenty around town — but news of a coyote and black bear palling around town together recently has locals talking.
First introduced to the public via a clip…
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Origami Space Planes Could Solve a Major Problem in Orbit
Building a spacecraft could one day be as simple as folding a piece of paper into a plane and letting aerodynamics do the rest. A team of researchers from the University of Tokyo simulated the release…
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Geologists Discover Gigantic ‘Fortresses’ 1,800 Miles Below Earth’s Surface
Geologists recently unveiled groundbreaking seismic evidence of massive, ancient “fortresses” located nearly 1,800 miles below the Earth’s surface, in the mantle. These colossal structures are not only older and tougher than the…
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Scientists solve the 75-year-old mystery of massive ‘gravity hole’ in the Indian Ocean
The ground may feel steady underfoot, but the planet is always in motion. While satellites and sensors have mapped the surface in fine detail, what lies beneath remains largely unknown. The crust, a shell only 35 kilometers thick, is the farthest…
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