As harmful atmospheric carbon dioxide levels continue to increase, understanding the planet’s carbon balance is increasingly important. A …
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Animals
Wolves Have Been Caring for the Pack for at Least 1.3 Million Years
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWolves today live and hunt in packs, which helps them take down large prey. But when did this …
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Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) have made the first direct geometric measurement …
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Space
Can Life Survive a Star’s Death? The James Webb Space Telescope Will Explore
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhen stars like our Sun die, all that remains is an exposed core — a white dwarf. A …
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Space
Infrared Eyes on Enceladus: Hints of Fresh Ice in Northern Hemisphere
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNew composite images made by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft are the most detailed global infrared views ever produced of …
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Humans
DNA From an Unidentified Ancestor Was Passed Down to Humans Living Today
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA new analysis of ancient genomes suggests that different branches of the human family tree interbred multiple times, …
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Animals
New Fossil Shows Ancient ‘Hell Ants’ Hunted With Killer Headgear
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA fossil recently recovered from the age of the dinosaurs is giving scientists the most vivid picture yet …
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Curtin University researchers have discovered two meteorites in a two-week period on the Nullarbor Plain — one freshly …
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Resembling a space butterfly with its symmetrical structure, beautiful colors, and intricate patterns, this striking bubble of gas …
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Our solar system has one habitable planet — Earth. A new study shows other stars could have as …