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Science • Aug 07

Strange Holes in Ancient Sloth Bones May Rewrite Human History

The objects suggest that humans entered South America thousands of years earlier than previously thought.

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Science • Aug 07

It takes more energy to slow a spacecraft into orbit around Mercury than it does to fly directly to Pluto, because the Sun's gravity accelerates anything falling toward the inner solar system — a counterintuitive physics problem that forced BepiColombo to loop aro

Mercury is close to Earth, but stopping there means shedding the speed gained while falling towards the Sun. BepiColombo spent eight years solving that...

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Science • Aug 07

Weekend rocket launch upcoming at Vandenberg. What to know in Arizona

Another SpaceX rocket launch is planned this weekend at California's Vandenberg Space Force Base. Here's what to know in Arizona.

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Science • Aug 07

An ultramassive white dwarf half Earth's size may hold a rare oxygen-neon core

Astronomers have found evidence that one of the most massive white dwarfs known has an oxygen-neon core instead of the more common carbon-oxygen core.

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Science • Aug 07

Scientists Found DNA from Not One, but Two ‘Ghost Species’ Hiding in Our Genetic Code

Here's what you'll learn when you read this story: UC Berkeley researchers created a framework designed to identify regions of our genome with super-archaic...

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Science • Aug 07

Scientists debunk long-held myth about the most famous animal extinction — turning Darwin’s theory on its head

Researchers have found that the dodo bird's stupidity was grossly exaggerated and that it possessed pigeon-esque smarts and adaptions to low-light...

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Science • Aug 07

Earth’s molten core suddenly reversed direction — and scientists don’t know why

Earth's molten iron core unexpectedly reversed direction beneath the Pacific, revealing a dramatic change in the hidden engine that creates our planet's...

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Science • Aug 07

Quantum mechanics rules out a final theory of the universe

The idea of the universe as a whole doesn't make sense.

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Science • Aug 07

“It was extraordinary – my adrenaline was through the roof” says photographer who captured world-first drone footage of rare marine event

A photographer recorded the “extraordinary” moment a humpback whale gave birth to its calf, in what is believed to be a world-first drone feat.

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Science • Aug 07

Starlink is back: SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral set for Monday

Starlink missions are back to Florida's Space Coast. The next SpaceX rocket launch is set for no earlier than Monday morning from the Cape.

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Science • Aug 07

Get ready for 'meteor Christmas' with an added bonus: a partial solar eclipse

Every August we are treated to one of the best meteor showers of the year: the Perseids. But this year, during the day of the peak, much of Canada will also...

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Science • Aug 07

Scientists Revive Extinct Animal Frozen For Almost 50,000 Years

It may sound like something from a movie, but it's the real deal! Scientists just brought a long-extinct animal back to life.

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Science • Aug 07

Astronomers capture highest-resolution image ever of the Sun’s surface

An international team of astronomers has released the highest-resolution image ever captured of the Sun's visible surface. Taken by the Daniel K Inouye...

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Science • Aug 07

Breakthrough on How Avocado Trees Change Sexes Could Cut Years From Breeding Cycle

Scientists have long known that avocado trees live a somewhat spicy life, changing sexes depending on the time of day. Now, a study helps explain how the...

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Science • Aug 07

What can you expect to see during this month's three major celestial events

You can catch three different celestial events this month: a partial solar eclipse, the Perseids meteor shower and a near-full lunar eclipse.

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Science • Aug 07

Tiny toad, big discovery: New ice age amphibian found in La Brea Tar Pits collection

The extinct toad from the ice age was found among the amphibian collection at La Brea Tar Pits and Museum.

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Science • Aug 07

Maine astronaut Jessica Meir completes ISS spacewalk

NASA astronauts, including Maine's own Jessica Meir, ventured out on a seven-hour spacewalk Thursday.

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Science • Aug 07

Tech barons dream of human colonies on Mars – but I can’t think of a worse place to die | Jordan Prosser

Humans love to do stupid things to reach far-off places – but even the wildest frontiers on Earth have at least the possibility of a return home.

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Science • Aug 06

Earth's core holds enough gold to cover every continent in a layer 50 centimetres deep, but until volcanic rocks from Hawaii were analysed in 2025, geologists assumed it was sealed away forever — the core turns out to be leaking

Earth's metallic core contains almost all of the planet's gold, including enough, by one widely cited calculation, to spread a layer about 50 centimetres...

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