Jumping spiders — one of the largest spider families — get their name from the extraordinary jumps they …
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Science Unmasked
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Science Unmasked
An Unexpected Anomaly Was Found in the Pacific Ocean — and It Could Be a Global Time Marker
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesEarth must have experienced something exceptional 10 million years ago. Our study of rock samples from the floor …
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Technology
Rare, Almost Mythical Australian Tree Kangaroos Can Finally Be Studied, Thanks to New Tech
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesBennett’s tree kangaroos, one of Australia’s most mysterious marsupials, have long eluded researchers. Our new study, published in …
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Whale Song Patterns Follow a Universal Law of Human Language, New Research Finds
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAll known human languages display a surprising pattern: the most frequent word in a language is twice as …
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Space
Astronomers Have Spied an Asteroid That May Be Heading for Earth. Here’s What We Know So Far
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOn December 27 last year, astronomers using the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile discovered a small asteroid moving …
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Space
New Analysis of Asteroid Dust Reveals Evidence of Salty Water in the Early Solar System
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn October 2020, a van-sized robotic spacecraft briefly touched down on the surface of Bennu, a 525-meter-wide asteroid …
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Space
Blinking Radio Pulses From Space Hint at a Cosmic Object That ‘Shouldn’t Exist’
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen some of the biggest stars reach the end of their lives, they explode in spectacular supernovas and …
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Space
Why Is One Half of Mars So Different to the Other? ‘Marsquakes’ May Have Just Revealed the Answer
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery of the Solar System: the so-called Martian dichotomy, which has …
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Science Unmasked
New Excavation of ‘Rings of Mystery’ in Victoria Reveals Rich Aboriginal History
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOn the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia, there is a series of large rings which rise mysteriously out of …
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Science Unmasked
New Research Reveals Why Saber-Toothed Predators Evolved Their Deadly Teeth
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesSaber teeth – the long, sharp, blade-like canines found in extinct predators such as Smilodon – represent one …