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The newly identified Invictibellatrix amberina lived about 120 million years ago and represents the first megaraptoran dinosaur found in Europe, according to a new study.
Stellar remnants called white dwarfs appear to come in a rainbow of colors, according to a new study.
A rare discovery reveals that 75,000 years ago, a Neanderthal from Shanidar Cave in Iraq died a grisly death, likely from a wooden spear.
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Stellar remnants called white dwarfs appear to come in a rainbow of colors, according to a new study.
Space-based solar power has the potential to meet Earth's energy needs many times over. Will it see the light of day?
Astronauts on NASA's Artemis II mission saw surprising "jaundiced yellow" and "swampy green" colors on the moon during their close lunar flyby, a new report reveals.
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected the farthest "fast radio burst" ever seen, providing more clues about these mysterious explosions.
A new supercomputer simulation traces how thousands of small galaxies eventually became the Milky Way.
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient base camp in Alaska that has evidence of the oldest dwelling and possibly the earliest domesticated dogs in the Americas.
A rare discovery reveals that 75,000 years ago, a Neanderthal from Shanidar Cave in Iraq died a grisly death, likely from a wooden spear.
A study of DNA from early colonial-era skeletons in a Montreal cemetery has revealed that none of them had any Indigenous ancestry.
Researchers have revealed the climate that some of the first people in North America experienced around 23,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Maximum.
Archaeologists excavating a medieval African kingdom have discovered pottery from eastern China, revealing connections across continents.
Analysis of tiny zircon crystals buried within the 10-mile-wide Ames crater in northwest Oklahoma suggests that the submerged structure dates back to 370 million years ago, during the Frasnian-Famennian mass extinction event.
A recent satellite photo shows a patchwork of tens of thousands of size-restricted farms tightly crammed into Taiwan's Yunlin County, which grows a majority of the island's food.
A 9 million-year-old capybara tooth was found in the Atacama Desert, a surprising find given that these rodents love water.
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Women are using testosterone in the hope that it will treat their menopause symptoms, but little evidence supports the approach, experts say.
Movement-induced flares in chronic back pain activate brain regions involved in self-reflection, suggesting chronic pain may be processed differently than acute pain.
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The newly identified Invictibellatrix amberina lived about 120 million years ago and represents the first megaraptoran dinosaur found in Europe, according to a new study.
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A new study that tracked dogs' aging by reading tiny chemical tags on their DNA found that larger dogs aged more quickly.
A new mathematical formula tracks an AI's internal "compass needle" to flag undesirable outputs before they happen.
Hacking incidents by AI agents are creating a legal minefield. The developers and deployers of rogue bots could be held liable.
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A quadruped robot scampered more than 26.2 miles of uneven, hilly terrain alongside human runners without needing to be recharged.
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