A recent DNA study challenges long-held beliefs about the evolution of skin color in ancient Europeans, revealing that the majority may have had dark skin as recently as 3,000 years ago. Led by Guido Barbujani of the University of Ferrara…
Category: 9. Sci-Tech
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Iron Age ornaments unearthed in Poland found to have secret ingredient from space
Early Iron Age ornaments unearthed in Poland have been found to contain iron from meteorites,…
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Researchers used lasers to create a real-life levitation ray
Scientists have taken a cutting-edge development from 2018 and pushed it even further, creating a levitation ray capable of lifting microscopic material. At the heart of this innovation is a phenomenon called radiation pressure—the…
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City-killer asteroid could strike the Moon instead of Earth, reports claim
A city-killer asteroid is currently on NASA’s radar because it has a small chance of hitting Earth in 2032. However, new reports suggest that it could hit the Moon instead.
Asteroid 2024 YR4 is roughly 180 feet (55 meters)…
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Rare Egyptian skull sheds light on ‘fearsome’ new 30-million-year-old leopard-sized predator
Archaeologists have announced a rare and extraordinary discovery made in the Egyptian desert….
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Revolutionary radioactive diamond batteries could power devices for thousands of years
The future of our spacecraft could all come down to diamonds. While diamonds are often regarded as one of the hardest materials in existence, these hard gems, more specifically radioactive diamonds, could be the basis for a…
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‘Consider again that dot’: How NASA’s Voyager and Carl Sagan showed us E
Thirty-five years have passed since NASA‘s Voyager 1 spacecraft captured the iconic “Pale Blue Dot” image, prompting humanity to reflect on its place in the cosmos.
On February 14, 1990, Voyager 1 turned its camera 180 degrees and snapped a…
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Scientists figured out why we always crave dessert, even when we’re full
We’ve all been there. You’ve just finished a huge meal—perhaps at a birthday dinner—and your stomach is telling you there’s no room left. But then, someone brings out dessert, and suddenly, you find space for a slice of cake….
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Researchers found a way to make metal as transparent as glass
It sounds like something ripped out of a science fiction movie: a metal that’s as strong as aluminum but completely transparent. And yet, transparent metal is very real and could soon appear in everything from electronics to aerospace…
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Female dusky shark washes up dead on beach in Hadera
The carcass of a pregnant female dusky shark (Carcharhinus obscurus) was found washed up on Olga Beach in Hadera on Monday morning, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority (INPA) announced.
This is the third time in two months that a dead…
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