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Scientists say bizarre Rocky Mountains origin is finally exposed
Read More: Scientists say bizarre Rocky Mountains origin is finally exposedThe Rocky Mountains have always looked like a geological non sequitur, a towering spine of peaks sitting far from the…
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Shark attacks in Hawaii surge in October, and scientists think they know why
Read More: Shark attacks in Hawaii surge in October, and scientists think they know whyFor years, Hawaiʻi surfers and lifeguards have talked about “Sharktober,” a stretch of fall weeks when encounters with sharks seem…
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Ancient humans shaped 430,000 year old wooden tools, oldest ever uncovered
Read More: Ancient humans shaped 430,000 year old wooden tools, oldest ever uncoveredA simple stick, shaped by ancient hands roughly 430,000 years ago, is rewriting what researchers thought they knew about early…
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Meat eaters more likely to hit 100, study finds, but there’s a big catch
Read More: Meat eaters more likely to hit 100, study finds, but there’s a big catchNew research into extreme longevity is challenging some of the cleanest narratives in modern nutrition. A large study of older…
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Can your shoes hack your brain? Neuroscience links feet to laser focus
Read More: Can your shoes hack your brain? Neuroscience links feet to laser focusSports brands are racing to turn footwear into a mental performance tool, promising that the right pair of sneakers can…
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NASA Curiosity spots Mars rock that looks uncannily like ocean coral
Read More: NASA Curiosity spots Mars rock that looks uncannily like ocean coralNASA’s Curiosity rover has photographed a knobbly Martian rock that looks strikingly like a piece of ocean coral, a reminder…
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Magnetic cloaking device proves invisibility tech is suddenly very real
Read More: Magnetic cloaking device proves invisibility tech is suddenly very realInvisibility has quietly shifted from fantasy to engineering problem, and the most convincing proof is not a shimmering cape but…
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Scientists discover mysterious new energy bubble wrapped around Earth
Read More: Scientists discover mysterious new energy bubble wrapped around EarthEarth, it turns out, is far from naked in space. New measurements reveal that our planet sits inside a faint…
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Venus’s bizarre spin has astronomers completely stumped
Read More: Venus’s bizarre spin has astronomers completely stumpedVenus looks like Earth’s twin at first glance, yet its rotation behaves like a cosmic prank. The planet spins backward,…
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Impossible quasar that defies physics is lighting up the early universe
Read More: Impossible quasar that defies physics is lighting up the early universeThe brightest quasar ever seen in the young cosmos is powered by a black hole that appears to be breaking…
