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Category: Science
The rise and fall of the Great Library of Alexandria
The Great Library of Alexandria in Egypt was the most important repository of knowledge in the ancient world.
Vast 4,500-year-old network of ‘funerary avenues’ discovered in Saudi Arabia
Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have discovered 4,500-year-old “funerary avenues” alongside thousands of pendant-shaped tombs.
Science and the scientific method: Definitions and examples
Science is a systematic and logical approach to discovering how things in the universe work.
What is a law in science?
A scientific law is the description of an observed phenomenon. It doesn’t explain why the phenomenon exists or what causes it.
Huge Tonga underwater volcano eruption captured in stunning satellite video
A powerful underwater volcano eruption in Tonga on Saturday (Jan. 15) was captured as it happened in stunning satellite images.
How to watch the ‘Ice Moon’ rise on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The first full moon of 2022 will rise at 6:48 p.m. EST on Monday (Jan. 17), which is also the day the U.S. observes the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rare octopus video shows ‘once-in-a-lifetime encounter’
A mesmerizing new video of an elusive blanket octopus swimming above the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia shows a “once-in-a-lifetime encounter.”
Are daddy longlegs really the most venomous spiders in the world?
Is there any truth to the tale that daddy longlegs are the most venomous spiders?
Infamous Mars meteorite contains organic molecules. But they aren’t proof of life.
Organic molecules in a Mars meteorite that crash-landed on Earth are not signs of life, but instead formed in chemical reactions between water and rock.