Contemporary snow leopards are rare — and fossils of their ancient ancestors are even more scarce….
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Hubble Telescope sees rare supernova explosion as a violent ‘pale blue dot’ (image)
The Hubble Space Telescope recently captured a snapshot of a rare supernova that sits in the Gemini…
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One of Iceland’s largest volcanoes sees swarm of 130 earthquakes — could it be about to blow?
An “unusually large” ice volcano in Iceland could be about to blow after more than 130 earthquakes hit…
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This Iron Age Society Had a Strong Female-Line Descent — A First for Early Europe
New findings published in the journal Nature suggest that women were at the top of British Iron Age…
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Echoes Near Stone Age Rock Art Suggest Rituals Were Common Practice
Years of experiments at rock art sites in Finland have revealed that the echoes produced by smooth cliff…
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James Webb Space Telescope sees little red dots feeding black holes: ‘This is how you solve a universe-breaking problem’
Astronomers may have “saved cosmology” by gathering the largest sample yet of some of the most ancient…
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‘Warm water’ from deep sea flowing towards one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves
“Warm” water is flowing toward one of Antarctica‘s biggest ice shelves, which, if it melted, could…
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20,000-year-old ‘human’ fossils from Japan aren’t what we thought
The 20,000-year-old fossilized bones of “Ushikawa Man,” thought to be some of Japan’s most ancient human…
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Groundbreaking Study Reveals Key Lifestyle and Health Factors Driving Early Dementia Risk
Dementia is commonly viewed as a condition that affects older adults, but mounting evidence reveals that…
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Lethal snake venom may be countered by new AI-designed proteins
The current way to produce antivenoms is antiquated. Experiments in mice suggest that an artificial…
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