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We have a pretty good idea of what’s hidden inside our solar system. We know there is no Mars-sized planet between Jupiter and Saturn, and no brown dwarf nemesis headed …
Scientists Say Planet 9 is Running out of Places to Hide Read More
The cut off top of an old Egyptian mummy found in a loft in Kent, England, has been exposed to a CT filter, uncovering that it had a place with …
Scientists Have Found Clues About The Head of Egyptian Mummy Found in Attic Read More
Among thousands of impressions on the surface of a large rock, one stood out from the crowd. A rigid tubular exoskeleton topped with waving tentacles, now frozen in time, looked …
This 560 Million Year Old Fossil is Earth’s Oldest Known Predator Read More
One of the Milky Way’s most extreme stars just got an even bigger shock. Scientists have measured the mass of a neutron star called PSR J0952-0607, and found it to …
This Record-Breaking ‘Black Widow’ Pulsar is the Largest Neutron Star Ever Discovered Read More
A newly developed, water-powered disposable paper battery promises to make a big impact on single-use electronics — the temporary gadgets used in medical and industrial fields where electronic waste would …
This Paper Battery is as Powerful as an AA. And It Activated by Water Read More
A climate scientist at Tohoku University in Japan ran the data and doesn’t think today’s mass extinction event will match the previous five. At least not for several centuries to …
New study presents a surprising timeline for Earth’s sixth mass extinction Read More
Space and humans are not a great mix. Scientists are constantly discovering new types of space-related health risks, related to how factors like micro gravity and cosmic radiation affect our …
The Stark Isolation of Space cannot be Matched on Earth. But one Place Comes Close Read More
Plans for NASA’s upcoming Mars sample-return mission just got a boost: It will now carry a pair of twin helicopters, each to retrieve samples and deliver them to an ascent …
Important Update About The Mars Sample Return by NASA Read More
Scientists experimenting with mice have found evidence that key parts of the modern human brain took longer to develop than those of our long-extinct cousins, the Neanderthals. Like the hare …
Scientists Have Found a Key Shift Between The Brains of Humans and Neanderthals Read More
During a recent expedition to the largely unexplored depths of the northern mid-Atlantic rim, marine researchers stumbled upon something strange: tiny drill holes in the sediment, all arranged in relatively …
Scientists are Puzzled by the Mysterious Holes They Keep Finding on The Ocean Floor Read More