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New Study Suggests Animal Life on Earth May Be 200 Million Years Older
Researchers suggest the first animal life on Earth may have emerged 800 to 700 million years ago, predating the oldest recognized fossil…
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Caltech Simulations Reveal Outer Solar System Could Disintegrate in One Billion Years
New numerical simulations reveal that our outer solar system could disintegrate just one billion years after the Sun becomes a white dwarf,…
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France High School Student Protests Lead to Thousands of Arrests
Thousands of students blockaded high schools across France this week, transforming anger over dilapidated facilities and teacher shortages into violent clashes with…
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Swiss Glaciers and Global Oceans Hit Record Levels of Ice Loss and Heat
Switzerland lost 5.5% of its glacier volume in 2026 alone, contributing to a 20% total ice loss over five years.
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NASA Selects New Science Payloads to Explore Lunar Caves and South Pole
NASA has selected three new scientific investigations and their payload suites to explore the lunar surface, search for hidden ice, and investigate…
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Valdes Peninsula Researchers Investigate Whale Calf Deaths
Waves are washing dozens of dead southern right whale calves ashore around the Valdes Peninsula in Chubut Province, sparking an urgent scientific…
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ESA Tests Rosalind Franklin Rover Prototype in Spain for Mars Mission
Built by Airbus in Stevenage and operated by the European Space Agency, the Rosalind Franklin rover is slated for a 2028 launch…
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Michael Goessling Finds Biological Father Michael McDonald via 23andMe
Michael Goessling, a 59-year-old executive from St.
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Hōlei Sea Arch Collapses into Pacific Ocean in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
The iconic Hōlei Sea Arch in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park has collapsed into the Pacific Ocean after standing on the Big Island's…
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University of Göttingen Study Reveals Voices Transmit Independent Information
A study published in Evolution and Human Behavior reveals that the human voice transmits independent information about a speaker that facial features…
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Astronomers Detect First Natural Radio Signals From Exoplanet Beta Pictoris b
Astronomers using South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope array have directly detected repeating radio emissions from exoplanet Beta Pictoris b.
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Abby Choi Murder Trial Opens in Hong Kong High Court
Hong Kong prosecutors opening the high-profile murder trial of Abby Choi’s former husband and his family detailed a meticulously planned attack involving…