Ancient Squid 'Beak' Fossils Found on Cretaceous Rocks Reveal They Dominated the Oceans In The Dinosaur Era
A new technique of examination, which digitized cretaceous rocks, led to the discovery of the oldest known squid specimen.
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Scientists Found a Massive Hole In Antarctica in 2016 And Now, They've Finally Discovered What Caused It
Maud Rise olynya was formed due to salt and heat mixing on the surface, but sustains because of other factors
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Archaeologists Stumble Upon Medieval Village While Digging Under a Highway In England
Archaeologists find stone carvings, hunting weapons, pottery, and many more medieval artifacts from a newly uncovered establishment in Norfolk.
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Astronomers Discover 'Cosmic Fossil' Galaxy That Remained 'Frozen in Time' for Billions of Years in Space
KiDS J0842+0059, with a mass around 100 billion times that of the Sun, has remained frozen in time for centuries.
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Archaeologists Digging Under Playing Fields in Wales Find Ancient Burial Ground Dating Back to the New Bronze Age
A team of volunteers finds a burial ground alongside a small structure in Trelai Park, reflecting its rich heritage.
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Mystery Behind the Uncanny Strength of a 2023 Solar Storm Solved by Scientists
Researchers take into consideration data collected by various satellites and spot fast solar winds changing the direction of a 2023 CME.
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Swedish Researchers Extract Ancient Scandinavians' DNA From a 10,000-Year-Old 'Chewing Gum'
The earliest ever human DNA from Scandinavia is set to help humans know about the elusive people who first settled in the area.
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8,000-Year-Old Music Instrument Made From Bird Bone Provides Glimpse of Neolithic Era
The flute unearthed from an important Neolithic settlement in Iran shows how early humans progressed from their primitive roots.
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Biggest Martian Meteorite Is Up For Auction — And It Could Fetch a Whopping $4 Million
NWA 16788 discovered from Niger in 2023 will go for sale in Sotheby's at New York in latter half of July.
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Ochre Fragment Found in African Cave Suggests it was Used for More Than Symbolic Rituals
Seven ochre fragments found in Blombos Cave showcase how early humans used advanced methods to carve their stone tools.
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Cackle of Aurora Borealis Is No 'Malfunction' but a Reality, Researchers Claim
Aurora borealis does pop and cackle not because of the Northern lights, but because of the atmosphere's electrification.
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Meteorite Fireball Lights Up Parts of Georgia During the Day, Crashes Into a Home
A daylight fireball, which is brighter than Venus in the night sky, makes its stunning descent in Georgia.
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Scientists Astounded After Discovering Mummified 'Eyeless' Wasp in Nullarbor Cave
Researchers ventured into the Nullarbor cave system, Australia, and found a treasure house of fossils, hundreds in number and exhibiting immense variety.
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Vision Tests Could Diagnose Dementia 12 Years Earlier Than Usual, Says Research
Assessment finds that people who were less visually sensitive were more susceptible to getting dementia.
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Scientists Befuddled After Finding First-Ever Hominin Fossils In Sundaland — It Could Rewrite Migration Patterns
Dredging leads to the uncovering of thousands of vertebrate fossils, among which two were identified to be hominin species.
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Earthworms’ Genomes Broke The Rules of Evolution And Could Prove Charles Darwin Wrong, Claims Study
Researchers create a genome database of earthworms that goes back 200 million years, and find out how their evolution was facilitated.
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Beachgoers in Portugal Stunned After Spotting a 'Giant Wave' That Looked Like a Tsunami Approaching
After experiencing a heatwave on June 29, 2015, Portugal was subjected to many phenomena, one of them being a 'giant wave in the sky.'
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Precise Readings From a South Pole Telescope Can Change Everything Humans Know About Cosmos
The Cosmic Microwave Background, also known as the earliest light of the universe, was captured through SPT-3G in the South Pole Telescope.
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Researchers Find Orcas Using 'Allokelping' as a Skincare Tool Through Drone Images in Salish Sea
Researchers observe orcas performing a possible skincare routine across multiple days with their close relatives.
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Planetary Scientists Find Unexpected Mineral In 496-Million-Ton Asteroid — And It Defies Ryugu's Origin Story
Researchers find a mineral called djerfisherite in a Ryugu grain, which supposedly forms in circumstances that the asteroid is not known to face.
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