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First Vera Rubin Observatory image reveals hidden structure as long as the Milky Way trailing behind a nearby galaxy — Space photo of the week
Even before its full science operations have begun, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has alrea ...View More
Were there female gladiators in ancient Rome?
The Roman Empire is famous for its arenas like the Colosseum where gladiators fought each other in g ...View More
New drug could prevent diabetes complications not fixed with blood sugar control, study hints
An experimental drug compound could prevent and treat some complications of diabetes, such as poor w ...View More
Medieval Hungarian duke was murdered in a brutal and coordinated attack, forensic analysis reveals
Forensic analysis of a 750-year-old skeleton has revealed that a Hungarian duke was brutally murdere ...View More
Science news this week: Powerful solar storms, exploding comets and pigs from hell
The stars of the show in this week's science news were actually the stars themselves. It was a truly ...View More
Science history: 'Patient zero' catches SARS, the older cousin of COVID — Nov. 16, 2002
In January 2003, epidemiologists in China identified two cases of "atypical pneumonia" in patients w ...View More
Quantum computing will make cryptography obsolete. But computer scientists are working to make them unhackable.
Quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, they are going to upend the way we protect sensi ...View More
New Jersey man dies from meat allergy triggered by tick bite
A New Jersey man has died in the first documented fatal case of alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy t ...View More
Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface
An astrophotographer has captured a spectacular shot of a falling skydiver perfectly aligned with th ...View More
Giant North American 'hell pigs' could crunch bones like lions 30 million years ago, tooth analysis reveals
Giant North American "hell pigs" may have munched on bones around 30 million years ago, while their ...View More
