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Into the “Zeptoverse”: CERN Experiments Detect Evidence of Something So Rare It Could Potentially Reveal New Forces of Nature

An extraordinarily rare form of particle decay could help to reveal as-yet unknown particles and other forces of nature.
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A Controversial New Theory Claims the Universe Could Be Twice as Old as Once Thought—and It Just Passed Several Key Tests

In the latest shakeup to modern cosmological research, a controversial new theory that suggests our universe could be vastly older than once thought—perhaps nearly double its currently accepted ...
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This Unusual Fossil Sat Unstudied for Years—Now Scientists Say It Was a Giant That Lived Alongside the “Hobbits” of Flores

A mysterious fossil retrieved from the former home of Indonesia’s "Hobbits" reveals that a giant once inhabited the same ...
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“Hidden” Disasters in Japan’s Past Revealed by Deep-Sea Core Experiments

University of Tokyo researchers studying sediment cores from the Kumano Sea have found evidence of several hidden disasters in the country’s past, including previously unrecorded earthquakes, tsunamis ...
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DARPA Robot Builds a Structure in Space for the First Time, Opening the Door to Giant Orbiting Spacecraft

A DARPA robot has assembled a structure in orbit for the first time, paving the way for giant space telescopes and solar power arrays.
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Scientists Have Achieved the Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Space Aboard China’s Tiangong Station

Scientists have achieved the lowest equivalent temperature ever recorded in space aboard China’s Tiangong space station.
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NASA’s Simulated Mars Crew Emerges After 378 Days of Isolation in 3D-Printed Habitat

A team of four volunteers participating in a NASA simulation of life on Mars have finally emerged from more than a year of living in an isolated habitat.