The age of the earliest human remains in East Africa widely recognized as representing our Homo sapiens species has …
new discoveries
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Organic molecules found in a Martian meteorite that hurtled to Earth from Mars were synthesized during interactions between …
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Archaeologists from the University of Western Australia have discovered people who lived in northwest Arabia in the Early …
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A world-first study has revealed how space travel can cause lower red blood cell counts, known as space …
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By confirming certain light-scattering dynamics first proposed a half-century ago, University of Nebraska–Lincoln physicists are casting fresh eyes …
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Environment
Do Chemical Leftovers From the Early Earth Sit Near Its Core?
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesLet’s take a journey into the depths of the Earth, down through the crust and mantle nearly to …
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Environment
Dark Fiber Network Finds Missed Aftershocks in Chinese Earthquake
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesJust days after a 2020 magnitude 5.1 earthquake in Tangshan, China, researchers turned nearly 8 kilometers of unused …
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EnvironmentFeatured
Mysterious STEVE Light Emissions Emanate From Earth’s Magnetosphere
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesFor years, amateur aurora watchers from Canada have noticed mysterious streaks of pale purple and green light that …
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Space
NASA’s Amazing Parker Solar Probe Has ‘Touched’ the Sun for the First Time
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOn April 28, 2021, at 0933 UT (3:33 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time), NASA’s Parker Solar Probe reached the …
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Space
How to See Comet Leonard, According to the Researcher Who Discovered It
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNow is the best time to get a glimpse of Comet C/2021 A1, better known as Comet Leonard. …