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Surprising Evidence of a ‘Lost’ Ancient City is Emerging from Beneath the Sands of Egypt’s Western Desert

Archaeologists have found the remains of an ancient 'lost' city in Egypt’s western desert, Ministry of Antiquity officials have revealed.
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How Did a Crab Become Trapped in a Bottle with an Opening Too Small to Enter? Once-Baffled Scientists Say They’ve Solved the Mystery

An oceanic mystery has unfolded with the discovery of a crab in a plastic bottle with an opening too small for the crustacean ...
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Hidden for More Than 1,000 Years, a Lost Maya City Has Been Uncovered Deep in the Mexican Jungle

An international team of archaeologists reports the discovery of a previously unknown Maya city hidden beneath a millennium ...
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Russia Has Now Lost More Troops in Ukraine Than in Every War Since World War II Combined, New Analysis Finds

Russia has suffered up to 1.4 million casualties in Ukraine, a CSIS analysis finds, exceeding all Soviet and Russian wars ...
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Scientists Used Water to Uncover a Strange, ‘Invisible’ Quantum Phenomenon That Remained Elusive for Decades

In this analogy, a vortex at the center of a water tank replaces the solenoid that creates a magnetic field in the quantum ...
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This Intriguing Exoplanet is Just 25 Light-Years from Earth—Is Its Too Dangerous to Be Home to Life?

Researchers have discovered a potentially habitable exoplanet just 25 light-years from Earth—but is its precarious location ...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover is Investigating Unusual Polygon Structures That Look Like a “Giant Martian Honeycomb”

An unusual discovery on the Red Planet has revealed an odd-looking series of polygon-shaped structures, documented in new images obtained by NASA’s Curiosity Rover. The curious features were ...
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Lost for Centuries, One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Has Been Rediscovered, and is Now Rising from the Mediterranean Sea

After more than seven centuries, the third-longest-surviving of the seven ancient wonders is rising again, offering ...
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Australia Joins Brain-Computer Interface Race With Less-Invasive Brain Tech

A University of Melbourne startup is developing a new device designed to transform how people with speech impairments ...
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2,700-Year-Old Assyrian Artifact Made from Odd Material Should Have Been “Impossible” to Craft with Ancient Tools, Archaeologists Say

Archaeologists have unearthed an artifact they say should have been "impossible" to craft using techniques available to ...