Astronomers have discovered two strange objects that could be young stars — except they’re completely surrounded by ice.
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The first dinosaurs may have evolved near the equator, and not in the southwest of the supercontinent Gondwana, as researchers previously assumed due to an abundance of fossils in places like Argentina and Zimbabwe.
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The Pamukkale travertines are limestone slopes and thermal water pools that have attracted visitors since before the days of Ancient Greece, when the spa town of Hierapolis was founded at the top.
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Chorus waves are mysterious, chirping signals produced by spiraling plasma inside our planet’s magnetic field. But a new detection suggests scientists may understand less about them than first thought.
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Eight months spent following a “carnivore diet” caused a man to grow big, yellow bumps on his hands, feet and elbows.
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Scientists have captured faint magnetic signatures resulting from the tidal movement of seawater across the planet — and they might have to wait until 2030 to get another shot at it.
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Scientists have traced the evolutionary origin of humans’ outer ears to the gills of ancient fish through a series of gene-editing experiments.
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Capnocytophaga infections in humans are rare, especially in historically healthy individuals, but when it occurs, the disease can be deadly.
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The FDA has given marketing authorization to Zyn nicotine pouches. That doesn’t necessarily mean they’re safe to use, especially for young people, and experts say there’s little evidence that they help adults quit smoking….
A Roman-era cemetery, found ahead of a construction project in England, holds an unusual burial at its center.