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At 3.5 Billion Years Old, Are These the Oldest Fossils?
A new analysis of this decades-old find suggests that they were indeed once biological life—but not all are convinced
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First Center for Empathy and Art Launched in Minneapolis
The center will bring together researchers, artists, historians and philosophers to learn how art museums can promote empathy and understanding
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Unusual Interstellar Visitor Could Be Shard of Ice
A new study of ‘Oumuamua suggests it’s water ice covered with 20 inches of dry carbon compounds
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Researchers Whack Fake Skulls to Learn About Neolithic Weapons
Was the ‘Thames Beater’ used to kill? Four crushed model skulls say yes
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Shadows of Saturn’s Rings Mess With Its Upper Atmosphere
The Cassini probe’s final swoops through the rings found that they impact the planet’s ionosphere
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Dinosaurs Were Around Before Saturn Had Rings
Data from the Cassini space probe suggests that the rings may be as young as 150 million years old
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New Map Reveals What Lies Below Greenland’s Ice
This map of ‘naked’ Greenland is the most detailed yet and can help in refining climate predictions
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How the Arrival of One Bird Brought $223,000 to a Pennsylvanian Town
The rare black-backed oriole showed up outside Reading, Pennsylvania, and birdwatchers flocked to the scene
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How the Rapidly Changing Shape of This New Island Could Teach Us About Mars
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai has lasted longer than it should, and the processes that formed the island are of interest to NASA
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The Physics Behind the Layers in Your Latte
Layered lattes are a cool trick, but the science of why it happens could help in manufacturing and even studying the ocean
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How AI Found the First Eight-Planet Solar System Beyond Our Own
Google’s neural network sifted through piles of NASA data to find a planet hiding in the spacestacks
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99-Million-Year-Old Tick That Feasted on Dino Blood Found Trapped in Amber
Sorry, there’s no DNA left. But the find does provide the first strong evidence that the parasites preyed on dinosaurs
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What Lurks Below Jupiter’s Great Red Spot?
New results from the Juno spacecraft are helping to unlock the secrets of this centuries-old storm
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What Lemur Guts Can Tell Us About Human Bowel Disease
Similarities between us and the cuddly primates could help us understand the origins of human illnesses—and treat them
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Earth’s Mysterious Hum Recorded in the Deep Sea for the First Time
The discovery could help unlock the planet’s deepest secrets
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Brain Studies Suggest What Books to Read to Your Baby—and When
Psychologists looked at infant brains to find that both timing and content can impact mental development
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Gaze Into a 530-Million-Year-Old Eye, the Oldest Yet Discovered
Found on an Estonian trilobite, the eye once processed 100 “pixels” of information
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New Species of Extinct Marsupial Lion Deepens Their Fierce Family Tree
The dog-sized animal adds more diversity to the history of Australia’s largest predator
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Narwhals Have a Strange Stress Response
When the creatures are frightened, they both flee and freeze
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Air Pollution May Diminish the Benefits of Exercise
You might want to rethink that walk along the smoggy roadway
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