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A Lost Planet Created the Moon. Now, We Know Where It Came From.
The remains of Theia are scattered deep inside the Earth and its satellite. By analyzing these remnants, scientists have proposed an origin.
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Scientists Discover the Origin of Kissing — And It’s Not Human
Kissing is ubiquitous among many animals, especially primates, suggesting deep evolutionary roots of the behavior.
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Scientists Make Genetic Breakthrough with 39,000-Year-Old Mammoth RNA
The newly sequenced RNA is 25,000 years older than the previous record-holder, opening a new window into genetic evolution and revealing a surprise about a famous mammoth mummy.
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Remnants of Lost Continents Are Everywhere. Now, We Finally Know Why.
Waves within Earth’s mantle can carry traces of past continents across hundreds of miles, explaining why their chemical fingerprints appear in unlikely places.
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A Fundamental ‘Constant’ of the Universe May Not Be Constant At All, Study Finds
New research “suggests that dark energy may no longer be a cosmological constant” and that the universe’s expansion is slowing down.
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Advanced 2.5 Million-Year-Old Tools May Rewrite Human History
Early humans crafted the same tools for hundreds of thousands of years, offering an unprecedented glimpse of a continuous tradition that may push back the origins of technology.
There’s a Dinosaur ‘Mummy Zone.’ Here’s What Scientists Found There.
The mummified remains of two duck-billed dinosaurs exposing skin, spikes, flesh, the first reptilian hooves ever discovered.
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Chimps Are Capable of Human-Like Rational Thought, Breakthrough Study Finds
In a series of experiments, chimpanzees revised their beliefs based on new evidence, shedding light on the evolutionary origins of rational thought.
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What Really Doomed Napoleon’s Army? Scientists Find New Clues in DNA
DNA from the teeth of French soldiers that died in the disastrous 1812 retreat from Moscow revealed previously unidentified pathogens.
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Breathing Through Our Butts Declared Safe After First Human Trial
The first application of enteral ventilation—aka breathing through the bum—to humans proved the technique is safe.
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Scientists Discover Rogue Star-Eating Black Hole Far From Home
A massive black hole feasting on a star outside of a galactic nucleus was observed in bright radio waves for the first time.
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Earth’s Climate Has Passed Its First Irreversible Tipping Point and Entered a ‘New Reality’
The second Global Tipping Points Report warns that the world has crossed a key threshold as ocean heat devastates warm-water reefs.