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Climate Change Drove Evolution of Earliest Horses
Back in the day of the first mammals, horses started out the size of house cats, weighing about 8...
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Cosmic Hurricane: Black Hole Has 20 Million MPH Winds
Scientists have measured the fastest winds yet observed from a stellar-mass black hole, shedding light on the behavior of...
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Flowers Regenerated From 30,000-Year-Old Frozen Fruits
After more than 30,000 years, and some care from Russian scientists, some ancient fruits have produced a delicate white...
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Rare Earth Element Discovered In Ancient Stars
In three stars far, far away, one of the rarest elements known to man has been spotted, improving our...
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How Earth’s Primordial Soup Came to Life
Just as species are thought to have evolved over time, the individual molecules that form the basis of life...
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The Origin of Photosynthesis Revealed
Atmospheric oxygen really took off on our planet about 2.4 billion years ago during the Great Oxygenation Event. At...
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Building Blocks of Early Earth Survived Collision That Created Moon
Unexpected new findings by a University of Maryland team of geochemists show that some portions of the Earth’s mantle...
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How the First Plant Came to Be
Earth is the planet of the plants—and it all can be traced back to one green cell. The world’s...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Kinship With the Cosmos
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson relates his personal story of how he became a scientist and his peak spiritual experiences...
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Supermassive Black Holes Are Cannibals
Astronomers have found black holes and supermassive black holes. But the discovery of a mid-size black hole could support...