How the spirit of ancient Stonehenge was captured with a 21st-century drone
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How the spirit of ancient Stonehenge was captured with a 21st-century drone
Photographer Reuben Wu took innovative risks to show one of the world's most-photographed sites in a new light.
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Babies Rapidly Learn Language Sounds, Even Just Hours After Being Born
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Babies Rapidly Learn Language Sounds, Even Just Hours After Being Born
We often think of babies as blank canvases with little ability to learn during the first few weeks of life. But babies actually start processing language and speech incredibly early. Even while in the womb, they learn to discern voices, along with
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Offshore fish farms: a new wave of food production β¦ or the βwild westβ of ocean pollution? | Environment
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Offshore fish farms: a new wave of food production β¦ or the βwild westβ of ocean pollution?
Deep-sea aquaculture is proliferating around the planet, promising to βfeed the worldβ. Yet many fear the harm this new frontier could wreak on marine life
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Biodiversity loss: Birds aren't just going extinct β they're becoming more alike
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As more bird species go extinct those that are left may be more alike
A global analysis predicts that as we lose more bird species to extinction, those that remain will be more similar in terms of size, beak shape and other features
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New Giant Dinosaur Discovery Reveals Why Many Prehistoric Carnivores Had Such Tiny Arms
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New Giant Dinosaur Discovery Reveals Why Many Prehistoric Carnivores Had Such Tiny Arms
Discovery provides insight into the evolution and anatomy of big, carnivorous dinosaurs. Researchers discovered a new huge, meat-eating dinosaur, dubbed Meraxes gigas. The new dinosaur provides fascinating clues about the evolution and biology of dinosaursβ¦
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Grace Victory: 'Three months in a coma has taught me how to live'
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Grace Victory: 'Three months in a coma has taught me how to live'
Grace Victory says being in a coma due to Covid, just after giving birth, has changed her outlook.
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2 Ways to Overcome the Awkwardness of Offering Condolences
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2 Ways to Overcome the Awkwardness of Offering Condolences
Psychologists explain why support should come from the heart, not the head.
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Plesiosaur fossils found in the Sahara suggest they weren't just marine animals
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Plesiosaur fossils found in the Sahara suggest they weren't just marine animals
Fossils of small plesiosaurs, long-necked marine reptiles from the age of dinosaurs, have been found in a 100-million year old river system that is now Morocco's Sahara Desert. This discovery suggests ...
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Terrawatch: how mass extinctions can spur on evolution | Science |
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Terrawatch: how mass extinctions can spur on evolution
Evidence from 252m years ago shows surviving animals bounced back stronger, fitter, faster and smarter
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Octopus lures from the Mariana Islands found to be oldest in the world
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Octopus lures from the Mariana Islands found to be oldest in the world
An archaeological study has determined that cowrie-shell artifacts found throughout the Mariana Islands were lures used for hunting octopuses and that the devices, similar versions of which have been ...
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What Science Says About the Exercise Habits That Slow Aging β Eat This Not That
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What Science Says About the Exercise Habits That Slow Aging
Want to make your body and brain 10 years younger? We're here to share everything science says about the exercise habits that slow aging.
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In simulation of how water freezes, artificial intelligence breaks the ice
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In simulation of how water freezes, artificial intelligence breaks the ice
A team based at Princeton University has accurately simulated the initial steps of ice formation by applying artificial intelligence (AI) to solving equations that govern the quantum behavior of individual ...
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Itβs time Australia recognised cats and their impact as a major environmental issue | Invasive species |
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Itβs time Australia recognised cats and their impact as a major environmental issue | Trent Zimmerman
Domestic cats destroy over one million native animals a day β but Australians still find it hard to accept their own cute little moggie could be a killer
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Itβs time Australia recognised cats and their impact as a major environmental issue | Invasive species |
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Itβs time Australia recognised cats and their impact as a major environmental issue | Trent Zimmerman
Domestic cats destroy over one million native animals a day β but Australians still find it hard to accept their own cute little moggie could be a killer
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Ants can be better than pesticides for growing healthy crops, study finds | Environment
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Ants can be better than pesticides for growing healthy crops, study finds
Harnessing natural insect power can. with proper management, have higher efficacy than resorting to harmful chemicals
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How livestock grazing is benefiting the planet | Food |
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How livestock grazing is benefiting the planet | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to George Monbiotβs article about the damage caused by organic, pasture-fed beef and lamb
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Which animal has the largest brain relative to its body size?
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Which animal has the largest brain relative to its body size?
Smaller animals have larger brains relative to their bodies.
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Extraordinary Trove of Ancient Gold Rings Discovered in Romanian Grave
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Extraordinary Trove of Ancient Gold Rings Discovered in Romanian Grave
A phenomenal cache from 6,500 years ago.
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Scientists discover new extinct ant species encased in amber
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Scientists discover new extinct ant species encased in amber
An international team of scientists has discovered a previously unknown extinct ant species encased in a unique piece of amber from Africa. Using the X-ray light source PETRA III at the German Electron ...
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Exercising Isn't Just About Weight Loss, Say Cardiologists. It's About a Healthy Heart
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Exercising Isn't Just About Weight Loss, Say Cardiologists. It's About a Healthy Heart
Get moving.
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Researchers Discover the Secret to a Small Mammalβs Exceptional Lifespan
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Researchers Discover the Secret to a Small Mammalβs Exceptional Lifespan
A recent study headed by University of Maryland scientists explains why small mammals like bats live such long lives. The big brown bat, which is the most common type of bat in the United States, has an incredibly long lifespan of up to 19 years. One of theβ¦
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