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Mask of Mictlantecuhtli: A 500-year-old mask of the Aztec god of the underworld, who tore apart the dead as they entered his realm

This rare example of an Aztec ritual mask was carved from wood over five centuries ago to represent Mictlantecuhtli, the god ...
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Hundreds of hidden earthquakes discovered beneath Antarctica — and they're happening in a very odd location

The findings, published May 28 in the journal Science, reveal that Antarctica is more seismically active than previously thought and that new technologies can help to uncover hidden earthquakes in ...
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'Melted in a pot somewhere': Vikings used Islamic silver coins to make their early pennies, study finds

Some of the earliest Viking "pennies" were made with silver that contained melted-down coins from the Islamic world, a new study reports. The finding confirms the relationship between early Viking and ...
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Artemis II crew captures rare double-auroras on the dark side of Earth — Space photo of the week

Space Space Exploration Artemis II crew captures rare double auroras on the dark side of Earth as they zoom toward the moon — Space photo of the week The four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission ...
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Atacama Desert’s center dried out 20 million years earlier than previously thought — before the Andes formed

Planet Earth Atacama Desert’s center dried out 20 million years earlier than previously thought — before the Andes formed Chile's Atacama Desert, which gets less than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) of ...