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Neanderthals Were Performing Dental Surgery Nearly 60,000 Years Ago – And It Actually Worked

Would you let a Neanderthal carry out dental surgery?
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Do Platypuses Have Teeth? Not Anymore, But An “Exceptionally Rare” Fossil Proves They Used To

“Platypuses are extremely rare in the fossil record and are often restricted to teeth, so it’s exciting to find new material ...
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The Euphrates River, Linked To Biblical Prophecies Of Armageddon, Appears To Be Drying Up

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Says He Wants To Be Buried, Not Cremated – And The Science Of Why Is Compelling

Yes, it seems a little out of lane for someone who studies the stars to be making bold claims about what one should do with ...
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“This Wasn't Really Something We Were Expecting To Be Able To Do”: Black Hole Collisions Can Now Be Used To “Autotune” Gravitational Wave Detectors

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...
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With El Niño Brewing, 2026 Could See The Most Extreme Weather In Modern History

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For The First Time, H5N1 Bird Flu Has Been Documented Jumping From Pet Cat To Human

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...
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3I/ATLAS Is Fastest Interstellar Comet Ever Recorded, Clocking 130,000 MPH

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Scientists Subjected Fruit Flies To Hypergravity Far Stronger Than At Jupiter's Surface, And Their Behavior Was Counterintuitive

Some of the flies were subjected to extreme hypergravity for 10 whole generations, living out their lives in conditions found ...
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New Method Can Tell Whether Molecules Came From A Biological Source – With Potential For The Search For Life On Mars And Icy Moons

It’s not just about Mars. NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) have missions to the icy moons of Jupiter, and ESA wants ...
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This Is The Weird Reason Why ChatGPT Won't Mention Goblins Unless It's Really, Really Necessary

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Why Is Powdered Sugar So Flammable? Important Lessons In Not Blowing Your Nephew’s Face Off

So infamous is powdered sugar that it’s considered an explosion hazard. An example of this unfolded in 2008 at the Imperial ...