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Ancient marine reptile found on UK beach may be the largest ever
The jawbone of an ichthyosaur uncovered in south-west England has been identified as a new species, and researchers estimate that the whole animal was 20 to 25 metres long
Categories: Astronomy
Ancient marine reptile found on UK beach may be the largest ever
The jawbone of an ichthyosaur uncovered in south-west England has been identified as a new species, and researchers estimate that the whole animal was 20 to 25 metres long
Categories: Astronomy
Ancient humans lived inside a lava tube in the Arabian desert
Underground tunnels created by lava flows provided humans with shelter for thousands of years beneath the hot desert landscape of Saudi Arabia
Categories: Astronomy
Ancient humans lived inside a lava tube in the Arabian desert
Underground tunnels created by lava flows provided humans with shelter for thousands of years beneath the hot desert landscape of Saudi Arabia
Categories: Astronomy
Spiderlike Mars Robot Might One Day Crawl through Unexplored Volcanic Caves
This eight-legged probe would scour Mars’s underground lava tubes for places where explorers might camp—or for signs of past life
Categories: Astronomy
Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas may have gotten huge buried ocean from ringed planet's powerful pull
The discovery of vast subsurface seas on Saturn's tiny moon Mimas has redefined our view of what an ocean world can be. We may now know how this buried ocean was formed, revealing it is shockingly young.
Categories: Astronomy
Milky Way's 'Sleeping Giant' Black Hole Lurks Shockingly Close to Earth
A black hole weighing as much as 33 suns lurks a mere 2,000 light-years away from our solar system
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These photos show AI used to reinterpret centuries-old graffiti
Artist Matthew Attard turned to eye-tracking technology to generate a fresh take on images of ships carved by seafarers on chapels in Malta hundreds of years ago
Categories: Astronomy
May Contain Lies review: How to cut to the truth and think smarter
Can you see through deceiving data and beguiling stories? Read Alex Edmans's new book and take his card test to find out
Categories: Astronomy
These photos show AI used to reinterpret centuries-old graffiti
Artist Matthew Attard turned to eye-tracking technology to generate a fresh take on images of ships carved by seafarers on chapels in Malta hundreds of years ago
Categories: Astronomy
May Contain Lies review: How to cut to the truth and think smarter
Can you see through deceiving data and beguiling stories? Read Alex Edmans's new book and take his card test to find out
Categories: Astronomy
Does the future of boxing lie in humans versus robots? Possibly
Feedback pores over new research that suggests "robot-human boxing" would reduce brain injuries by reducing the number of live opponents involved
Categories: Astronomy
Why we need to change the way we think about exhaustion
One in five adults worldwide is living with fatigue. The general advice is to “do more” - but this isn’t the only solution to our exhaustion epidemic, says Amy Arthur
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A Body Made of Glass review: A very personal history of hypochondria
Millions of people experience symptoms many doctors dismiss as imaginary, but why? Caroline Crampton's moving first-person account is very revealing
Categories: Astronomy
Does the future of boxing lie in humans versus robots? Possibly
Feedback pores over new research that suggests "robot-human boxing" would reduce brain injuries by reducing the number of live opponents involved
Categories: Astronomy
Why we need to change the way we think about exhaustion
One in five adults worldwide is living with fatigue. The general advice is to “do more” - but this isn’t the only solution to our exhaustion epidemic, says Amy Arthur
Categories: Astronomy
A Body Made of Glass review: A very personal history of hypochondria
Millions of people experience symptoms many doctors dismiss as imaginary, but why? Caroline Crampton's moving first-person account is very revealing
Categories: Astronomy
How to see the Lyrid meteor shower and when is the peak?
Caused by debris from a comet thought to originate in the Oort Cloud, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks this year on 22 April and is best viewed from the northern hemisphere, says Abigail Beall
Categories: Astronomy
Old-fashioned pessimism might actually help us fight climate change
Negative thinking is unpopular but it could drive more realistic efforts to limit harm from global warming
Categories: Astronomy
Old-fashioned pessimism might actually help us fight climate change
Negative thinking is unpopular but it could drive more realistic efforts to limit harm from global warming
Categories: Astronomy