The tall, stony coastlines of the northeast Pacific Ocean are much quieter than they were just a…
Category: Science
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Violent superflares explode from sun-like stars every 100 years
High-energy, powerful, and violent stellar explosions called “superflares” have been found to erupt from…
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Our sun may be overdue for a ‘superflare’ stronger than billions of atomic bombs, new research warns
Our sun could produce catastrophic superflares far more often than previously thought — and one may…
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DNA Analysis Reveals 7,000 Years of Human-Neanderthal Relations
Scientists have spent years assembling evidence to fill out the intricate Neanderthal timeline from…
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Modern human ancestors and Neanderthals mated during a 7,000-year-long ‘pulse,’ 2 new studies reveal
Neanderthals and modern humans interbred for several millennia, shortly after the ancestors of all…
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A Decade of Observation Decodes the Storms of the Outer Solar System
When studying the outer planets of our solar system, there’s no solid ground. Literally. Jupiter,…
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When ribosomes go rogue | Knowable Magazine
In the 1940s, scientists at the recently established National Cancer Institute were trying to breed mice…
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Astronomer captures possible Geminid meteors smashing into the moon (video)
As we approach the peak of the Geminid meteor shower overnight on Friday (Dec. 13), the skies are…
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Why Earth’s Atmosphere Doesn’t Crush Us—and Why It Doesn’t Hurt Us
The Earth’s atmosphere exerts a constant pressure on everything at its surface, including us. Yet, this…
