While we’ve known for a long time that exercise can improve your mood and that it offers a bunch of other health benefits, a new study suggests that it should be thought of as...
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‘Giant Hole’ in The Sun Predicted to Unleash Stunning Light Show Across US : ScienceAlert
Skies across the northernmost US states could be graced with stunning displays of the Northern Lights on Friday, blown into view by a giant ‘hole’ on the Sun. The aurora borealis might appear in...
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Risk of Giant Asteroids Hitting Earth Could Be Worse Than We Realized : ScienceAlert
Our planet hides its scars well. It’s a shame, actually, as evidence of previous asteroid strikes might help us better plan for the next catastrophic impact. In fact, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center chief...
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First Footage of Giant London-Sized Iceberg Reveals Its Breathtaking Scale : ScienceAlert
Researchers have revealed the first aerial footage of the massive iceberg that broke free from an Antarctic ice shelf in January. Designated A81, the Greater-London-sized chunk of ice had finally calved from Antarctica’s Brunt...
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Pharmaceutical Giant Slashes Insulin Cost by 70%, Calling Others to Do The Same : ScienceAlert
US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announced Wednesday it would cut the cost of its insulin by 70 percent, with President Joe Biden calling on others to follow suit to tackle soaring drug prices. Manufacturers...
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A Giant Planet Seems to Be Lurking Somewhere in Our Solar System : ScienceAlert
Our Solar System is a pretty busy place. There are millions of objects moving around – everything from planets, to moons, to comets, and asteroids. And each year we’re discovering more and more objects...
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Neanderthals Hunted Giant Elephants Much Larger Than The Ones Today : ScienceAlert
A new analysis of 125,000-year-old bones from around 70 elephants has led to some intriguing new revelations about the Neanderthals of the time: that they could work together to deliberately bring down large prey,...
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Super-Rare Star System Is a Giant Cosmic Accident Waiting to Happen : ScienceAlert
For the first time, astronomers have positively identified a binary system that is destined to one day end up as a kilonova – the explosive result of a neutron star collision. And, ironically, the...
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Scientists Have a Plan to Turn Earth Into a Giant Observatory : ScienceAlert
Fiber-optic cables stretch across oceans and wind their way underground to handle our communications systems, and scientists think that this vast network of infrastructure could be put to another use: observing Earth’s surface from...
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Couple Captures Rare Footage of a Giant Squid Swimming Off The Coast of Japan : ScienceAlert
A pair of scuba divers has captured rare video and photos of a 2.5-meter (eight-foot) giant squid swimming in the waters off Japan’s west coast. Earlier this month, Yosuke Tanaka and his wife Miki,...
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