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Artificial intelligence (AI) has revealed hundreds of previously unknown earthquakes beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, including some in an unexpected place: in the middle of a tectonic plate, far…
A rare lunar meteorite that fell to Earth holds evidence of a previously unknown “impact event” that rocked the moon roughly 3.5 billion years ago, researchers say. Studying this ancient…
A painted wood mask of Mictlantecuhtli, the Aztec lord of the underworld.(Image credit: The Walters Art Museum / Gift of John Bourne, 2009 (CC0))QUICK FACTSName: Mask of MictlantecuhtliWhat it is:…
Anthropic is downplaying risks that led the White House to ban foreign use of its powerful “Mythos” and “Fable” AI models – and US officials claim it’s proof that CEO…
Humans are the only species known to use fully symbolic language: a system capable of expressing abstract ideas, imaginary worlds and endless combinations of meaning. But how did we get…
The “Llullaillaco Maiden” — a teenage girl whose mummified body was found atop a frigid volcano in Argentina — was sacrificed centuries ago by the Inca. Now, a new analysis…
To our human eyes, a mouse’s furred face doesn’t betray much emotion. But if you watch the body language of a mouse who’s reunited with one of her sisters after…
Quick FactsWhat it is: A moonlit Earth.Where it is: Image taken from Earth orbit.When it was shared: June 4, 2026.When NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman pointed his camera back at Earth…
If you’ve ever washed uncooked rice, you’ve seen the pale, milky-white water that rinses away. Billions of people across the world eat rice every day. So should everybody who cooks…
Here’s the word on the best medium for reading A new study may have settled the contentious debate over the efficacy of digital readers versus hard copy books by observing…