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A Mysterious Network of Tunnels Were Once Dug Beneath Europe—And Scientists May Finally Know Why

By Connie Chang

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All About Math

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A New Formula for Pi Is Here. And It’s Pushing Scientific Boundaries.

By Caroline Delbert

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Are We Close to Solving a Notorious Math Problem?

By Caroline Delbert

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Could This Maze Help Improve Carbon Capture Tech?

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Billiards With Memory Creates Intricate Patterns

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A Wonder Clock Has Rocked the Scientific World

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This Study Backs a Quantum Theory of Consciousness

By Manasee Wagh

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Aliens May Be Hiding Underground, Scientists Say

By John Scott Lewinski

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The Brain Could Be 100 Million Times More Powerful

By Manasee Wagh

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Our Consciousness May Come From a Higher Dimension

By Stav Dimitropoulos

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Animals

This Shark Lives for 400 Years.

By Jackie Appel

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Want To Study Evolution? Consider the Water Flea

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This Sea Anemone Is Immortal. But Why?

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This Glob of Jelly Is a Pong Pro

Archaeology

equestrian statue of the saxon king john, dresden, saxony, germany

Notre Dame’s ‘The Horseman’ Remains Identified

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50 Viking Skeletons Discovered in Denmark

By Michael Natale

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World’s Oldest Cheese Smeared on Mummies

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Students Discover 200-Year-Old Message In a Bottle

Earth

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Mega El Niño Kickstarted Earth's Worst Extinction

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Hidden Physics Inside Van Gogh’s Starry Night

By Jackie Appel

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Scientists Find the Goldilocks of Wood Types

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This 650-Foot Megatsunami Is Only the Beginning

Our Robotic Future

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This Tiny Jumping Robot Can Right Itself Mid-Leap

By Manasee Wagh

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Scientists Turn Dead Spiders Into Creepy Grippers

By Manasee Wagh

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11 Weird Robots That Will Change How We Live

By Manasee Wagh

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Dyson’s New Robot Will Clean Up Your House For You

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Energy

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This Micronuclear Battery Can Run for Decades

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This Is the Heaviest Antimatter Particle Ever

By Caroline Delbert

static electricity

Scientists Found the Secret of Static Electricity

By Jackie Appel

oscillatory movement in the physical environment

Can We Finally Detect a Graviton?

Green Tech

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This Bronze Age Log Is a Climate Change Solution

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Dead Volcanoes May Solve Rare Earth Metal Problems

By Jackie Appel

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We’re Plugging Into the World’s Biggest Battery

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Scientists are Maximizing Perovskite Solar Cells

Health

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Scientists Hit the “Pause Button” on Human Life

By Jackie Appel

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Exploring the Third State of Life After Death

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Scientists Cracked a 50-Year-Old Bloody Mystery

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Scientists Find ‘Glue’ That Holds Together Memory

Physics

futuristic digital illustration glowing spheres in waves the concept of gravitational waves

Why Everything We Know About Gravity May Be Wrong

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A Groundbreaking Discovery For Interstellar Travel

By Manasee Wagh

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Dark Matter Could Unlock a Limitless Energy Source

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The Source of All Consciousness May Be Black Holes

By Tim Andersen

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More Science

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We Can Hear Hot Water Using Secret Physics

By Caroline Delbert

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AI Spots Hundreds of Ancient Desert Drawings

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Scientists Spot One-in-10-Billion Physics Event

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Where You Can Look at Every Single UFO Report Ever

By Esther D'Amico

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Scientists Could Revamp Superconductor Production

By Caroline Delbert

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‘Accidental Discovery’ of Skeleton in Cellar

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Ancient Bronze Shields Found in Collapsed Castle

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No S**t: Bird Droppings Hid Ancient Egyptian Art

By Michael Natale

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Scientists Reconstruct Oldest Genome in Africa

chicagos field museum opens new exhibit on evolution

African Rock Art Depicts Ancient Horned Reptile

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Archaeologists Find New Ancient Board Game Tablets

spooky gravestones in a churchyard on a foggy winters mysterious night

Jamestown Tombstone Via Belgium for English Knight

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Behold, the Electromagnetic Vortex Cannon

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Cold War Satellites Locate Ancient Aqueducts

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One-Dimensional Gas Opens Up New Quantum Avenues

viking warrior archaeology

Viking Treasure Discovered on Norwegian Farm

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Fossilized Finds Buried Under L.A. High School

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Genome of 'Last Neanderthal' Has Been Sequenced

By Michael Natale

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Could This Metal Shard Be Alien Technology?

By Elizabeth Rayne

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Gore Pit from Battle of Waterloo Uncovered

By Michael Natale

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Yukon Gold Miners Keep Finding Mummified Animals

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Japan Is Building the First ‘Zeta-Class’ Computer

By Jackie Appel

glass sphere in striped metal tube

Could a New State of Matter Upend Physics?

the seamount covers an area of about 70 sq km the summit depth is 994m and the base is at 4,103m giving it a prominence of 3,109m over the surrounding seafloor

Ocean Explorers Find Massive Underwater Mountain

By Connor Lagore