Over the past five years, archaeologists have identified more than 1,600 monumental stone structures known as mustatils dotted …
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Space
Astronomers Just Discovered a Comet That Could Be Brighter Than Most Stars When We See It Next Year.
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesHot on the heels of the disappointing Green Comet, astronomers have just discovered a new comet with the …
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Environment
The Most Detailed Geological Model of Earth’s Past 100 Million Years
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesEarth’s surface is the “living skin” of our planet — it connects the physical, chemical, and biological systems. …
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Archaeology
Extinct Elephant Birds Were 3 Meters Tall and Weighed 700kg. Now, DNA From Fossil Eggshells Reveals How They Lived
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMadagascar’s extinct elephant birds — the largest birds ever to have lived — have captured the public’s interest …
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Experts have long understood that snakes can feel sound vibrations through the ground — what we call “tactile” …
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Chinese Culture
Most assume writing systems get simpler. But 3,600 years of Chinese writing show it’s getting increasingly complex
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAt this very moment, the words you are reading are entering your mind at the speed of thought. …
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Environment
They Say We Know More About the Moon Than About the Deep Sea. They’re Wrong
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThis idea about the deep sea has been repeated for decades by scientists and science communicators, including Sir …
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Space
Astronomers reveal the most detailed radio image yet of the Milky Way’s galactic plane
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesTwo major astronomy research programs, called EMU and PEGASUS, have joined forces to resolve one of the mysteries …
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Science
Physicists Have Used Entanglement to ‘Stretch’ the Uncertainty Principle, Improving Quantum Measurements
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAlmost a century ago, German physicist Werner Heisenberg realized the laws of quantum mechanics placed some fundamental limits …
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Space
10 Times Last Year the Webb Telescope Blew Us Away With New Images of Our Stunning Universe
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIt is no exaggeration to say the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) represents a new era for modern …