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The Higgs, Boltzmann Brains, and Monkeys Typing Hamlet
Amir D. Aczel blogs about physics and cosmology for Discover’s Crux: If somebody told you that there are angels...
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The Real Question: Who Didn’t Have Sex With Neanderthals?
The only modern humans whose ancestors did not interbreed with Neanderthals are apparently sub-Saharan Africans, researchers say. New findings,...
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Oldest Town of the Old World Found in Bulgaria
Bulgarian archaeologists have found what they believe to be the oldest town in Europe, a salt production center called...
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Superbright Star Explosion Is Most Distant Known
A newly spotted ultra-bright star explosion burst onto the scene just 1.5 billion years after the big bang, making...
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The Space Race Is On
The Space Shuttle may have taken its final, valedictory tour across the United States, but that’s no reason to...
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Curiosity Mars Rover Finds Soil Similar to Hawaii’s
Nasa’s Curiosity rover has found soil on Mars to be similar to Hawaii’s after sifting and scanning its first...
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What’s a Lake Doing in the Middle of the Desert?
One place you don’t expect to see waves lapping against the shore is in the middle of a desert....
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Mass Extinction Study Provides Lessons for Modern World
The Cretaceous Period of Earth history ended with a mass extinction that wiped out numerous species, most famously the...
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New Study Sheds Light on How and When Vision Evolved
Opsins, the light-sensitive proteins key to vision, may have evolved earlier and undergone fewer genetic changes than previously believed,...
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Boeing Engineers to Develop Rocket to Take Humans to Mars
After having launched the space rover Curiosity to Mars, researchers at NASA are now planning to send people to...