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Space Age Technology Reveals Secrets of Bronze Age Sword
Scientists in Berlin performed a battery of tests on a 3,400-year-old weapon -
The Long, Dirty History of Our Capitol’s Waters
The recent Potomac River disaster follows centuries of pollution—but things are looking up -
Newly Discovered Prehistoric Crocodilian Had Legs That Went All the Way Up
This stilt-legged reptile stalked the grasslands of Triassic Britain -
The Retiree Who Inspired the Wright Brothers to Take Flight
Octave Chanute’s engineering prowess laid the foundation for powered planes -
A Rare Great White “Ghost” Caught in the Mediterranean
It’s good news for a vulnerable species on the decline -
Did Astronomers Finally Witness a Black Hole Eat a White Dwarf for the First Time?
Analysis of a violent, unprecedented cosmic outburst -
The Mountain Man Who Measured the Sky’s Brilliance
Pioneering alpinist and scientist Horace Bénédict de Saussure brought us a curious relic to capture the blues above us -
The 3-D Secrets of the “Gravity Hole” Under Antarctica
“How does our climate connect to what’s going on inside our planet?” -
The World Is Becoming Too Loud for Birds
Some sound baffling could give birds the reprieve they need from our noise pollution -
Chins: The Evolutionary Accident Unique to Homo Sapiens
New research reveals the evolutionary accident that is the human chin -
Does Belief in God, not Political Party, Drive Conservatism?
Religious “nones” may be less socially liberal than they used to be -
Scientists Create Map of Deadly Scorpion Hotspots
“The findings could save lives”
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Giant Pythons Once Roamed Prehistoric Taiwan
The discovery of a vertebra is another piece of the puzzle of missing apex predators
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Here’s What the Whiskers on an Elephant’s Trunk Do
It’s an elephant’s way of getting a feel for their surroundings
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This Forest Rodent Serves as a Reservoir for the Deadly Mpox Virus
Maybe we should call mpox “squirrelpox”
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Pulsar Found Near the Center of the Milky Way Could Test Einstein’s Theories
A cosmic timekeeper near a supermassive black hole has astrophysicists salivating
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Dogs Can Have Dementia, Too
Like their owners, many of them face diminished mental capacity in their old age
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ChatGPT Gave Out My Office Address. Then Someone Showed Up.
AI consciousness expert Susan Schneider on being stalked by chatbot users, the Moltbook meltdown, and why agentic AI isn’t ready for prime time
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The Cosmic Collision That Formed Saturn’s Rings
Computer simulations offer new insights into the oddities of the ringed planet’s moons -
How the Fastest Land Animal in North America Got Its Need for Speed
Their speediness was likely an adaptation to dashing around increasingly patchy habitats -
Is the Supervolcano in Yellowstone About to Erupt?
Weird things are happening in Yellowstone National Park -
When Galileo’s Cosmic Convictions Landed Him in Court
More than 300 years later, the astronomer was finally vindicated -
This Is What an Egyptian Mummy Smells Like
Every smell tells a unique story