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A 240-million-year-old fossil just changed the dinosaur timeline

Scientists have identified a 240-million-year-old fossil from Tanzania that fundamentally reshapes understanding of when dinosaurs first emerged and h…

Yesterday
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The Parthenon’s architectural illusions are a myth

# The Parthenon's Optical Illusions May Not Have Existed at All For over a century, classical architects and historians have cited optical illusions …

Yesterday
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This Australian cave hid 25,000 years of ritual secrets

# Ancient Australian Cave Reveals 25,000 Years of Ritual Fire Ceremonies Researchers analyzing microscopic plant remains from Cloggs Cave in southeas…

2 days ago
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Luminescence dating pushes age of South Dakota's Mammoth Site back by more than 100,000 years

# Ancient Mammoths at South Dakota Site Lived Far Earlier Than Previously Thought A sinkhole in South Dakota containing the remains of dozens of mamm…

4 days ago
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Earliest alligator flourished in the wake of the dinosaur extinction

# Early Alligators Thrived Rapidly After Dinosaurs Vanished Alligators colonized North America with remarkable speed following the extinction event t…

6 days ago
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Tom Gauld on an introduction to basic philosophical astronomy

# Tom Gauld's Cartoon Explores Philosophy and Astronomy's Ancient Roots Tom Gauld, the Scottish cartoonist known for his weekly contributions to New …

Sep 9, 2026
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Giant new dinosaur discovered beneath construction site in Brazil

# Giant Brazilian Dinosaur Reveals Ancient Continental Connections Paleontologists have identified a new long-necked dinosaur species in Brazil that …

Sep 8, 2026
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A coffee-table-size scorpion roamed Earth before forests existed

# Ancient Mega-Scorpion Reveals Secrets of Arthropod Gigantism Before Forests Emerged A meter-long scorpion with outsized pincers prowled ancient Bri…

Sep 2, 2026
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Ancient Egyptian princesses were buried with weapons. Their bones reveal why

# Ancient Egyptian Princesses Were Weaponed Warriors, Bone Analysis Reveals Archaeologists uncovering royal tombs at Dahshur, Egypt have overturned a…

Aug 31, 2026
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'Cut-to-fuse' strategy: A new route for molecular skeletal editing

# New Molecular Editing Technique Simplifies Chemistry Without Starting Over Chemists have developed a "cut-to-fuse" strategy that allows them to res…

Aug 31, 2026
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Strategic irrigation stress can lift lucerne seed yield and returns

# Strategic Irrigation Delays Boost Alfalfa Seed Production and Farm Profits Farmers growing alfalfa for seed production can increase yields and retu…

Aug 30, 2026
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See the stunning contenders for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year

# Wildlife Photographers Compete for Prestigious Annual Award The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has announced its highly commended fi…

Aug 26, 2026
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Dice discovered that solve decade-long mathematical problem

# Mathematicians Solve the Five-Player Dice Problem With New Physical Solution Mathematicians have discovered a set of dice that resolves a decade-ol…

Aug 25, 2026
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2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck reveals ancient waterproofing secrets

# Ancient Roman Shipwreck Yields Secrets of Waterproofing and Maritime Repair A 2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck has offered researchers unexpected ins…

Aug 22, 2026
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Mini 'arteries-on-a-chip' could help predict a person's risk of stroke

Researchers have developed miniature models of the carotid artery that can predict individual stroke risk by capturing how blood flows through a perso…

Aug 21, 2026
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1,400-year-old skeleton found in underground channel in Peru may have belonged to human sacrifice victim

Archaeologists excavating an underground water channel in Peru discovered a 1,400-year-old skeleton that researchers believe belonged to a human sacri…

Aug 21, 2026
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Pollen has a surprising problem — and honeybees have found a way around it

Honeybees possess a sophisticated system for managing nutritional imbalances in pollen, according to new research. The insects detect when pollen lack…

Aug 20, 2026
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This sci-fi novel is a riveting tale of an oppressive galactic empire

Richard Swan's debut novel "The Infinite State" follows three unlikely characters navigating life under authoritarian rule in a sprawling galactic emp…

Aug 20, 2026
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Stunning image of a polar bear with an outsized snack wins major award

Israeli photographer Roie Galitz captured a polar bear dragging an enormous whale carcass across Arctic ice in a winning entry for the 2026 World Pres…

Aug 20, 2026
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Archeologists used to think women in prehistory wielded no power. Genetic data is upending that idea.

Archaeologists have long dismissed prehistoric women as powerless figures confined to domestic roles, but emerging genetic evidence now challenges thi…

Aug 20, 2026
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Diagnostic dilemma: A joyful wedding nearly broke a woman's heart in a rare case of 'happy heart syndrome'

A 65-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with classic heart attack symptoms, but doctors discovered the culprit was emotional joy rather th…

Aug 20, 2026
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Body found at bottom of Scottish well may be from rare ritual burial performed centuries ago

Archaeologists in the Scottish Highlands have discovered an Iron Age burial at the bottom of a well, suggesting the site served ritual purposes centur…

Aug 19, 2026
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Archaeologists discover Etruscan well that was ritually opened with offerings for a goddess — and 'closed' with human bodies

Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered an Etruscan well that served as a ritual site for religious offerings and burials spanning centuries. The disco…

Aug 19, 2026
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1,700-year-old church discovered under a lake in Turkey may be the location of the First Council of Nicaea — but other experts disagree

Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a small church buried beneath a larger structure that may have hosted the First Council of Nicaea, one of Chri…

Aug 18, 2026
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Skeleton with 167 fractures discovered at Scottish castle may have been first victim of Edward I's 'War Wolf' trebuchet

A medieval skeleton discovered near a Scottish castle bears evidence of catastrophic injury consistent with impact from a trebuchet, the medieval sieg…

Aug 18, 2026
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We think these Nikon binoculars are excellent for variable magnification on the go

I appreciate the assignment, but I need to flag an issue with this request. This article is a consumer product review about Nikon binoculars, not a s…

Aug 17, 2026
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'Full-on berserker mode': Archaeologists solve mystery of medieval soldiers with gruesome square holes in their skull

Archaeologists have identified the weapon that killed medieval soldiers at a 14th-century Swedish battlefield by analyzing distinctive square-shaped h…

Aug 17, 2026
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'The lance head was still inside the pelvis': Mass grave found in Austria may hold casualties of unknown ancient Roman battle

Archaeologists analyzing remains from a mass grave in Austria have uncovered evidence of a previously undocumented ancient Roman battle. The skeleton …

Aug 17, 2026
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Physicists discover a hidden gluon structure inside protons that could rewrite textbooks

Physicists analyzing collision data from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) have discovered an unexpected internal structure in protons that u…

Aug 16, 2026
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'The X-Files' creator Chris Carter says new director's cut of 'I Want to Believe' is 'the horror movie that we really wanted to make' (interview)

Chris Carter, creator of the paranormal investigation series "The X-Files," is releasing a director's cut of the 2008 film "The X-Files: I Want to Bel…

Aug 16, 2026
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A 30-year-old fossil was hiding bones from a mysterious ancient sea monster

# 30-Year-Old Japanese Fossil Reveals Hidden Mosasaur Bones and Possible New Species Paleontologists working with specimens collected in Osaka more t…

Aug 15, 2026

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