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Largest Map of Universe Yet Captures 1 Million Galaxies
The largest 3D map yet of the universe’s huge galaxies and bright black holes may serve as a springboard...
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Earth’s Weird Life Helps Curiosity’s Search
Exotic kingdoms and bizarre creatures deep beneath the sea or within the bowels of the Earth have been the...
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Flat-Faced Early Humans Confirmed—Lived Among Other Human Species
New fossils recast a flat-faced oddity as a star species in the first chapter of the human story—perhaps even...
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U.S. Initiatives Aim to Tap Into Scientists’ Skills
The U.S. Department of State has increased its efforts to promote international cooperation in science and engineering by launching...
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Apes and Olympians Celebrate the Same Way
Fist pumps, hands in the air and jumping up and down, seen at every event at the Olympics, turn...
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Genes Tell Intricate Tale of Jewish Diaspora
A new genetic map paints a comprehensive picture of the 2,000 or so years in which different Jewish groups...
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Starbucks of Ancient America?
In the 1600s, Europeans exploring the American southeast wrote of a purification ritual practiced by the native people, involving...
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Scientists Define New Limits of Microbial Life in Undersea Volcanoes
By some estimates, a third of Earth’s organisms live in our planet’s rocks and sediments, yet their lives are...
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Curiosity Lands Safely: ‘Wheels Down on Mars’
Curiosity, the largest and most advanced spacecraft ever sent to another planet, stuck its extraordinary landing in triumphant and...
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Human Cycles: History as Science
Sometimes, history really does seem to repeat itself. For the past 15 years, Peter Turchin, who studies population dynamics...