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Science • Apr 22

Paleontologist Uncovers Giant Ice Age Creatures From 100,000 Years Ago in Texas Cave

Paleontologist John Moretti has unearthed a treasure trove of Ice Age fossils deep within Bender's Cave in Central Texas. Among the remains are the massive...

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Science • Apr 22

Classical physics can explain quantum weirdness, study shows

When you throw a ball in the air, the equations of classical physics will tell you exactly what path the ball will take as it falls, and when and where it...

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Science • Apr 22

NASA Targets Early September for Roman Space Telescope Launch

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team now is targeting as soon as early September 2026 for launch, ahead of the agency's commitment to flight no...

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Science • Apr 22

“The Old ‘Did Neanderthals Even Speak?’ Question" Is "Very Hard To Sustain”: Genetic Hardware For Language Abilities Evolved Long Before Modern Humans Appeared

The capacity for complex language may not be unique to modern humans, as new research shows that the genetic regions underpinning this ability emerged...

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Science • Apr 22

Why does life prefer one 'hand' over the other? New study points to electron spin

A team of scientists has identified a new physical mechanism that could help explain one of the most persistent mysteries in science: why life consistently...

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Science • Apr 22

Scientists found a mysterious ‘golden orb’ two miles beneath the surface of the ocean. Now they’ve worked out what it is

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the...

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Science • Apr 22

Earth Day 2026: See breathtaking photos of our planet from Artemis II mission

(WLOS) — Today, millions of people around the world are pausing to celebrate our planet for Earth Day. This year, that celebration comes with a perspective...

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Science • Apr 22

How to stop colour-blind grouse flying into ski lifts

Research reveals black grouse cannot see red warning markers on Alpine ski-lift cables, explaining decades of fatal collisions despite safety measures.

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Science • Apr 22

Night and (Earth) Day

This image, released in celebration of Earth Day, shows the terminator – the line between night and day – on Earth. The Artemis II astronauts captured this.

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Science • Apr 22

NASA Astronaut Anil Menon to Discuss Upcoming Launch, Mission

NASA will host a news conference at 1:45 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 29, from the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston to preview astronaut Anil Menon's...

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Science • Apr 22

Astronomers find an exo-Jupiter, and it seems to have clouds

A team of astronomers led by Elisabeth Matthews at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) has made a discovery that highlights the limits of most...

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Science • Apr 22

Diamonds Get a Little Squishy at the Nanoscale. Here’s Why

A stretchy, mid-level layer of nanodiamonds allows the typically hard, brittle crystal to bend, not break, under pressure.

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Science • Apr 22

In race to prep for Artemis III, rocket’s core stage on way to Kennedy Space Center

The biggest piece of rocketry needed for the next Artemis mission is headed to Florida. While the base of the Space Launch System rocket's core stage has...

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Science • Apr 22

A physicist explains what the Kardashev scale gets wrong

The famous framework ranks civilizations by energy use — but ignores a critical factor that can halt their progress.

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Science • Apr 22

What if the real driver of your health isn’t genes or diet — but energy flow?

“When you compare a dead body with a living one, the only difference is the presence of energy — the physical machinery, the DNA, the proteins, the skin,...

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Science • Apr 22

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Is Ready to Fly

NASA's newest space telescope mission is headed to its final destination ahead of launch. The agency has given us a first look at the fully assembled Nancy...

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Science • Apr 22

Happy Earth Day! Celebrate with these amazing photos of our planet from space, from Apollo 8 to Artemis 2

This Earth Day, we reflect on our home planet and look at Earth from space through history.

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Science • Apr 22

Both bonobos and dolphins form unexpected alliances with 'outsiders'

Cooperation is a pillar of human society, promoting an exchange of skills and knowledge between different individuals and social groups.

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Science • Apr 22

Scientists May Have Found a Strange New State of Matter Twisting Deep Inside Uranus and Neptune

Deep beneath the clouds of Uranus and Neptune, something unexpected may be taking shape. Scientists have uncovered hints of a bizarre form of matter...

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Science • Apr 22

NASA's Curiosity rover finds a surprising number of giant 'dragon scales' littered across Mars

The Curiosity rover snapped a series of peculiar polygons that look suspiciously like giant fossilized reptile scales. Although scientists have seen similar...

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