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Plague DNA found in a 4,000-year-old sheep is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about humanity’s oldest pandemic

While analyzing livestock DNA from Arkaim, an international team that includes University of Arkansas archaeologist Taylor Hermes detected Yersinia pestis in ...
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Everyone is talking about the latest lunar eclipse — But astronomers say the next one will draw a blazing “ring of fire” across the Sun

Following the last blood moon eclipse that took place in March, NASA has stated that the next lunar eclipse will take place ...
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In the 1970s, an American living off-grid searched for energy beyond sun and wind — He ended up leading a powerful movement

An American man who lived off-grid for decades has revealed that the progress made in solar and wind energy is not sufficient to meet our needs, so what now?
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Scientists create the first ‘liquid’ solar energy in a bottle — It absorbs sunlight and stores it at the molecular level, outperforming batteries

A team of scientists from UC Santa Barbara have created a "solar energy battery" that can store liquid solar energy as chemicals and release it years later.
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It’s a forgotten American island lost in the Pacific — NOAA scientists are racing to study a worrying ocean phenomenon unfolding beneath its waters

A forgotten American island has been studied intensely by the NOAA, and what they found is that the chemistry of our oceans is becoming alarming.
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We were warned microplastics were silently harming our bodies — Now researchers join forces to re-examine the evidence and challenge the narrative

A new study has found that microplastics may not be as prevalent in our bodies and brains as previously thought, reshaping our previously held belief.
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For decades, scientists thought aging brains only decline — Now a study shows super-agers’ neurons simply work differently

A recent study published in Nature has found that the "superagers" among us brains cognitive ability declines differently than their similarly aged peers ...
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The galaxy looked quiet for 100 million years — Then astronomers watched a “space volcano” explode from its core and send jets across a million light-years

NASA has spotted what could only be described as a "space volcano" erupting in a long-dormant galaxy, reversing a theory that ...
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You think you need a light bulb when night falls — But scientists created plants that glow after just 10 seconds of sunlight

A team of eggheads have created what could only be called glow-in-the-dark plants. The MIT team promises that the innovation could light up our homes.
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Scientists managed to charge a phone using only sound waves — But it ended badly and 12 years later you still plug it in

Nearly 12 years ago, a team of scientist from the Queen Mary University of London created a smartphone that could be charged by sound. So what happened?
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Device that can power a whole home 24/7 from thin air and ambient heat unveiled — Experts claim it works even on cloudy days and better than solar roofs

A team of scientists at the National University of Singapore have created a device that can power your home 24/7 from thin ...
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Stargazers were ready with a telescope to have a fun, normal night — They unexpectedly detected a rare galactic “cataclysmic event”

A team of citizen scientist made a truly shocking discovery when they unexpectedly detected a truly cataclysmic event in the ...