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Ancient DNA Reveals History of Hunter-Gatherers in Europe
In the 1800s, archaeologists began to piece together Europe's deep history from the bones of ancient hunter-gatherers and the iconic art they left behind, such as cave paintings,…
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Space and Astronomy in March: What to Expect
Get ready for some roaring new rockets in March.Up to three launchers that have never been in space could try to reach orbit next month.Relativity Space, an American company, can be the…
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Why 23 Dead Whales Have Washed Up on the East Coast Since December
The humpback whale found on February 13 in Manasquan, New Jersey, had been seen feeding about a month earlier in Raritan Bay, 30 miles from where it came ashore.Sheila Dean's phone at…
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Biden Proposal Would Ban Online Prescribing of Certain Drugs
The Biden administration on Friday proposed stricter limits on the online prescription of some medicationsincluding the attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug Adderall and highly…
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Take Water. Add Sodium Chloride. Chill and Squeeze Into Salty Ices.
Scientists have discovered two new forms of salty ice that probably don't exist naturally on Earth, but could be found on icy moons farther out in the solar system.“These structures are…
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What’s Inside the Earth’s Core?
The inner core of the Earth seems to hold a more intimate secret.Geology textbooks almost inevitably include a cutaway diagram of the Earth showing four clearly delineated layers: a…
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We Regret the Fossil Error. It Wasn’t the First.
At its best, paleontology opens windows into billions of other past lives swimming, scuttling, stomping, and flying across this planet. Scientists, the press, and the public alike tend…
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In a First, a Woman Issues a Thunderstorm Watch, Officials Say
Warm, humid air and cooler, drier air collided Wednesday to create conditions for hail, damaging winds and tornadoes across the southern Plains and Southeast, the work of a meteorology…
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Norfolk Southern’s Profits and Accident Rates Rose in Recent Years
El mes pasado, cuando Norfolk Southern, uno de los ferrocarriles más grandes de América del Norte, reportó ganancias operativas récord, Alan H. Shaw, su director ejecutivo, les dijo a…
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New Auroras Found Glowing in the Skies of Jupiter’s Moons
An alien roaming our solar system would do well to observe the emerald and red-orange ribbons of Earth's auroras. But our world is not the only one with spectacular light shows in its…
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