Most familiar stars peacefully orbit the center of the Milky Way. However, citizen scientists working on NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet …
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Space
Discovery of Ancient Stars on the Stellar Thin Disk of the Milky Way
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMachine learning shed new light on the formation history of our Milky Way: a surprising discovery about the …
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Archaeology
Tiny Fossil Arm Bone Sheds Light on Evolution of Ancient Indonesian ‘Hobbits’
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWe have discovered rare and very old human fossils on the Indonesian island of Flores, including an astonishingly …
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The barely-there lunar atmosphere is likely the product of meteorite impacts over billions of years, a new study …
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A tiny fossil penguin plays a huge role in the evolutionary history of penguins, an international study shows. …
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Science
Australia’s Largest Iron Ore Deposits Are 1 Billion Years Younger Than We Thought
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIron ore is the key ingredient in steel production. One of the fundamental resources for the Australian economy, …
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For at least 3,500 years, dingoes have been Australia’s top terrestrial predator. And in current times, they are …
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Science Unmasked
We Can Now Show the World’s Oldest Figurative Rock Art Is 51,200 Years Old
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesFigurative rock art — art that presents lifelike representations of subjects — provides visual insights into ancient cultures, …
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Science
A Groundbreaking Discovery: How We Found Remnants of Earth’s Primordial Crust Near Perth Australia
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOur planet was born around 4.5 billion years ago. To understand this mind-bendingly long history, we need to …
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Science
South Australia’s Enigmatic Pink Sand Was Born in Ice-Covered Antarctic Mountains.
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn parts of South Australia, long stretches of beach are often blanketed in large patches of pink sand. …