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Using Artificial Intelligence to Chart the Universe
Astronomers in Germany have developed an artificial intelligence algorithm to help them chart and explain the structure and dynamics...
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Humongous, Gassy Halo Found Surrounding Milky Way
Our galaxy — and the nearby Large and Small Magellanic Clouds as well — appears to be surrounded by...
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When Knowledge Explodes
We like to believe that more information allows us to make more informed decisions, to be more knowledgeable. That's...
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Fossil Forest May Sprout Again as the Arctic Warms
A fossilized forest that flourished more than 2.5 million years ago could return to life thanks to a warming...
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Genetic Mutation Explains Human Migration
Homo sapiens appeared 180,000 years ago, but for the next hundred thousand years stuck to a comparatively small area...
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Quasars: Mileposts Marking the Universe’s Expansion
Scientists can’t travel deep space the way Columbus sailed and charted the New World or Lewis and Clark mapped...
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Cosmic Magnifying Lens Unveils Oldest Galaxy
Scientists have discovered the strongest evidence yet for a 13.2-billion-year old galaxy, a finding that provides a key piece...
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The Surprising Evolutionary History of Lizards and Snakes
A new study, published online in Biology Letters, has utilized a massive molecular dataset to reconstruct the evolutionary history...
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Icy Particles of Space May Have Been Ingredients for Life on Earth
In an effort to better understand how life started on Earth, researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory are cooking...
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Did Jesus Have a Wife?
A newly discovered fragment of Coptic writing suggests some early Christians believed Jesus was married. In a paper presented...