One of the most striking examples is an ancient relative of modern dragonflies, Meganisoptera—commonly called griffenfl…
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A team of paleontologists led by Professor Nicholas Longrich of the University of Bath (UK) focused their new study on the tibia of a giant tyrannosaur. Researchers found the bone…
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A team from the University of Miami, led by marine biologist Benjamin Minch and virologist Mohammad Moniruzzaman, used specialized software to identify microbial genomes in seawater samples. During their research,…
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What is a modest roadside weed elsewhere becomes a 9-meter-tall tree on Kilimanjaro. The common giant senecio is a weed often found in wastelands and along roadways. Typically, it doesn’t…
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An international team announced a discovery made during an expedition aboard the research vessel Falkor, operated by the Schmidt Ocean Institute (USA). Near the South Sandwich Islands, they filmed a…
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Radiocarbon dating of tooth fragments from huge animals found in Brazil shows some megafauna species survived much longer than scientists thought. Researchers at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro…
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A massive iceberg called A23a — about 3,360 square kilometers and roughly a trillion tons — has stayed largely intact since 2020 while slowly drifting north. It is now heading…
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This animal is critically endangered. It lives in Southeast Asia, and people in Thailand, China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, the Philippines, and New Guinea consider encountering this remarkable turtle…
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Who is the true ruler of the Andes? One might assume the majestic mountains of South America are governed by the seven countries through which they stretch. But that’s not…
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A Chinese-Australian team of paleontologists discovered 12 two-toed footprints in Fujian Province in southeastern China. The prints fell into two morphological groups based on size and shape. The smaller prints…
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Science & Technology
Giant spinning cannon will hurl hundreds of pancake-shaped satellites into orbit
California space-tech company SpinLaunch is testing a massive spinning cannon for its latest project. It’s planning to launch hundreds of pancake-shaped mini-satellites into space. The first orbital demo is set…