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Scientists find Mars’ moon Phobos is breaking apart and may not survive its slow fall toward the Red Planet

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The story of the first human tool that might not be a weapon, scientists say it was far more important
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Scientists detect a massive new tectonic plate boundary forming in Zambia that could change the world map

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Why geologists are obsessed with this giant slice of ocean crust in Oman
Article image for: A 160-million-year-old ‘technicolour’ dinosaur fossil discovered in China with four wings and bird-like feathers
A 160-million-year-old ‘technicolour’ dinosaur fossil discovered in China with four wings and bird-like feathers
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Scientists found a hidden CO2 sponge beneath the South Atlantic seafloor
These 4-billion-year-old rocks found in Canada may reveal how Earth’s first continents formed
8-year-old exploring ramon crater discovers rare 1,700-year-old statue fragment
In the 1750s, labourers digging a well near Herculaneum found 'charcoal' rolls that were actually a lost Roman library
In 1820, a Greek farmer clearing rocks in his field accidentally unearthed the Venus de Milo, revealing a lost fragment of the ancient Mediterranean world
Cities could become twice as deadly without trees: Study reveals how urban forests slash heat by nearly 50%
In 1856, a group of quarrymen in Germany tossed aside a few 'deformed' bones and accidentally discovered Neanderthal 1
More than a legend: The 9 buried cities hidden inside the mound of Troy
Quote of the day by Alfred Nobel: “A heart can no more be forced to love than a stomach can be forced to digest food by persuasion.”
The hidden reason humans may never build a self-sufficient city on Mars
Saudi Arabia’s scientists create NESCOD: A cooling system that works without electricity even in extreme heat
Archaeologists used 1,500-year-old map to uncover a lost city buried under the desert in Jordan
China develops AI-powered technology that converts dirty wastewater into valuable fertiliser
Scientists uncover 770,000-year-old glacier beneath the Canadian Arctic that could rewrite climate history
Hantavirus most contagious at onset of symptoms, WHO warns amid cruise ship outbreak
Rewriting history: The 3.8-billion-year-old clue found in a Quebec rock
In the 1920s, Clarence Birdseye watched fish freeze instantly in Arctic air and this insight helped create the frozen food industry
Spiral galaxy's brilliant heart shines bright in a new picture from Nasa's Webb telescope
In 1953, Norm Larsen failed 39 times to prepare a rust-prevention spray for Atlas missiles and his final attempt led to WD-40
In 1964, a strange background noise led two scientists to uncover how the universe began
Inside mercury: The surprising diamond layer scientists believe exists
The 317 skeletons under Debenhams: A lost Medieval church found in Gloucester
Meet Kuljeet Kaur Marhas: First Indian woman elected Fellow of The Meteoritical Society for pioneering planetary research
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft captures a haunting crescent view of Mars before a dramatic May 15 flyby
The universe hidden in ink: A 2,000-year-old lost map of the night sky is coming back into recognition hidden in ancient manuscripts
Quote of the day by American psychologist Carl Rogers: “When someone really hears you without passing judgment on you, without trying to take responsibility for you, without trying to mould you, it feels damn good…”
Why the world’s tallest tree is hidden from tourists
Hidden under the Chesapeake: The 53-mile blast zone scientists just proved is real
Scientists discover coral reefs may hold the secret to future medicines, including new antibiotics
The 2,800-cubic-kilometre secret: Why fresh water is hiding under the Atlantic
The deep-earth mystery hidden beneath Bermuda’s pink sands
In 2008, a nine-year-old boy chasing his dog tripped over a rock and found a lost ancestor of the human race
In 1921, a miner’s dynamite blast in Zambia unearthed a face that rewrote the map of human evolution
Inside ‘mommy brain’: How pregnancy and childbirth rewire the maternal mind
Ancient secrets under the mall: Excavation reveals a massive Roman estate from 2,000 years ago
Mysterious underground structures found beneath ancient Olympia
Miners unearthed an 11,000-carat ruby in Myanmar, but the real story goes beyond size
In 2023, North Dakota coal miners spotted a white curve in the debris and unearthed a rare giant from the Ice Age
In 1878, coal miners struck a glittering seam of 'fool's gold' and unearthed a massive dinosaur graveyard
In 1861, a single feather found in a limestone quarry became the fossil that bridged the gap between dinosaurs and birds
Beyond the bone: The rare 'dinosaur mummy' uncovered in Alberta
Forgotten fossils reveal the giant egg-laying mammals of ancient Australia
Why one place on Earth gets lightning almost every night
In 1916, Jan Czochralski mistakenly dipped his pen into molten metal, and the strange discovery became the foundation of modern silicon chips
This sunken Roman city was hidden for centuries until satellite scans helped reveal it
In 1856, William Henry Perkin was cleaning a failed experiment and noticed a strange stain, which unexpectedly helped launch the synthetic dye industry
Scientists found something frozen inside Greenland that could rewrite climate history
Quote of the day by James Watson: “Worrying about complications before ruling out the possibility that the answer was simple would have been damned foolishness.”
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