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Does This Supergiant Sea Bug Look Like Darth Vader to You?

Nature and Environment

Scientists have baptized a newly-discovered sea bug as "Bathynomus vaderi" in honor of Darth Vader. I... don't see it.

While Searching for Treasure, They Found Gold. This Is the Dmanisis Gora, the Mega-fortress in the Caucasus Mountains Built 3,000 Years Ago

Research

The structure is 3,000 years old and features three walls, one of which is 0.6 mile long.

Producing Materials in Space to Make Chips Isn’t Science Fiction. It’s a Real Plan Already Underway

Research

Scientific experiments in microgravity offer fascinating possibilities.

A Cave in France Hid a Strange Rock Formation. Researchers Believe It May Be the Oldest Known 3D Map

Research

According to archaeologists’ estimates, the inhabitants created the map about 20,000 years ago.

Nivida’s CEO Says ‘Truly Useful’ Quantum Computers Are a Couple of Decades Away

Research

Fully functional quantum computers will be able to correct its own errors.

A Filter Made of Squid Bone and Cotton Could Be the Solution to Our Microplastics Problem

Research

We’ve found microplastics in every place imaginable, even human testicles. Scientists say a filter made of natural materials may be one of the solutions to this mess.

These Are the Real Reasons Why Archaeologists Are Reluctant to Open the Tomb of China’s First Emperor

Research

Concerns over 2,000-year-old traps, mercury, and the risk of irreparably damaging the site are among the explanations.

Oldest Gun in the U.S. Found in Ruins of Spanish Stone-and-Adobe Building. It’s 480 Years Old and Was Never Fired

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When archaeologist Deni Seymour found the rarest artifact of her career, she worried about one thing: how she was going to get it past the police.

Mysterious Tablet Found in 2021 Remains Indecipherable. It Features 39 Unique Characters from an Unknown Society

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Researchers remain unsure who created the enigmatic inscription or when.

Museum Worker Find Thousand-Year-Old Medieval Sword While Out for a Swim

Research

Experts say the sword is possibly a Viking weapon from the 9th or 10th century.

This Atomic Battery Exceeds Expectations: It Lasts 5,700 Years Thanks to Diamond and Carbon-14

Energy

Although other atomic batteries exist, this one stands apart—at least theoretically.

SMRs Are Set to Bring a Groundbreaking Innovation to Life: The First Floating Nuclear Power Plants

Energy

Westinghouse and Core Power have teamed up to create floating nuclear power plants equipped with eVinci reactors.

A Look Inside the Varna Necropolis: The Greatest Treasure of Antiquity and the Mystery of a Civilization

Research

Decades ago, researchers uncovered a necropolis in modern-day Bulgaria that provided invaluable insights into one of the richest cultures of its time—and an early form of capitalism.

This New Meat Substitute Isn’t Made From Plants or Created in a Lab: It Comes From an Unknown Sea Creature

Research

Traditional meat burgers have a new competitor. It’s unlike anything we’ve seen before.

An Old Hypothesis on the Origin of Life Gains New Momentum With the Solution to the ‘Chicken-and-Egg’ Problem

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Over the past two billion years, life on Earth has evolved from simple single-celled organisms to complex life forms in which billions of cells coordinate their activities.

Trump Has Promised Budget Cuts During His Administration. However, NASA’s JPL Is Already Laying Off Staff: This Is Why

Research

The lab has recently announced the layoff of 325 employees.

Astrophysicists Make a Groundbreaking Discovery: For the First Time, They’ve Observed the Creation of Atoms During an Explosive Cosmic Event

Research

“For the first time, we see the creation of atoms, we can measure the temperature of the matter, and we can see the microphysics in this remote explosion.”

High School Students Discover 10 New Ways to Prove 2,000-Year-Old Pythagorean Theorem

Research

Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson proved the Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry, something that mathematicians had long thought was nearly impossible.