Astronomers have just found a cosmic cannonball. Around a star some 730 light-years away orbits an exoplanet the size of Jupiter, but with a density that boggles the mind. Astronomers have determined that the...
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Oldest Ichthyosaur Known to Science Discovered on Remote Arctic Island : ScienceAlert
Bones found on the remote Arctic island of Spitsbergen suggest the ancient marine reptiles known as ichthyosaurs roamed Earth’s oceans for much longer than we thought. Dated to 250 million years ago, the remains...
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Newly Discovered Species of Orchid Looks Like Delicate Piece of Glass Art : ScienceAlert
A new species of orchid with delicate, glass-like blooms has been discovered by Japanese scientists, who found the pink and white plant hiding in plain sight. Despite its presence in Japan’s parks and gardens,...
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Easter Island Statue Submerged For 200 Years Has Just Been Discovered : ScienceAlert
A new Moai, one of Easter Island’s iconic statues, was found in the bed of a dry laguna in a volcano crater, the Indigenous community that administers the site on the Chilean island has...
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Corridor Discovered in Great Pyramid “Could Be Protecting The Actual Burial Chamber” : ScienceAlert
Scientists have discovered a hidden passage inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid, the authorities announced on Thursday, part of a seven-year international research project. The passage is 9 meters (30 feet) in length and more than...
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Recently ‘Discovered’ Whale Behavior Was Actually Documented Thousands of Years Ago : ScienceAlert
An unusual whale feeding technique only recorded for the first time in 2011 may have been around for at least two thousand years, according to researchers from Flinders University in Australia. Though whales have...
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2,200-Year-Old Flush Toilet Found in China Likely One of The Oldest Ever Discovered : ScienceAlert
Archeologists in China uncovered a flush toilet that is likely one of the oldest ever discovered, China’s state news agency reported earlier this week. While excavating two large buildings in the ruins of the...
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A Lost Interview With The ‘Father of The Big Bang’ Was Just Discovered : ScienceAlert
It’s not every day you get to rediscover the words of a world-famous thinker, an influencer of Albert Einstein himself. A nearly 20-minute video interview with the ‘father of the Big Bang’ was found...
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Newly Discovered Fossil Reveals Hundreds of Teeth ‘Never Seen Before in a Pterosaur’ : ScienceAlert
A bizarre spatula-billed pterosaur with ridiculous amounts of teeth has been discovered in a German quarry. Its unique facial anatomy suggests it shares feeding traits seen in today’s ducks and whales. While Pterodaustro from...
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Archaeologists May’ve Discovered The ‘Oldest’ And ‘Most Complete’ Egyptian Mummy Yet : ScienceAlert
A team of archaeologists unearthed what could be the “oldest” and “most complete” mummy ever discovered in Egypt, the leader of the excavation announced on Thursday. Thought to be the remains of a man...
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