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Scientists discovered the strangest sea slug in the ocean
Researchers were baffled by a bioluminescent mollusk that lives in the deep ocean. They just discov…
Jenny McGrath
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Earth 2.0? Astronomers have discovered the nearest-yet potentially-habitable planet with Earth-like temperatures!
In our ongoing search for alien life, astronomers have scoured the cosmos, longing for a connection…
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Arecibo Observatory is shutting down — here are some of the most groundbreaking discoveries it inspired, including one that led to a Nobel Prize
The Arecibo Observatory is one of the biggest in the world, responsible for some of the most crucia…
Prabhjote Gill
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What happened to Benjamin Foster, the violent criminal featured in Netflix's new true crime series 'Worst Ex Ever'
The first episode of Netflix's "Worst Ex Ever" tells the story of Benjamin Foster, who tortured his…
Eammon Jacobs
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Astronomers find planet that seems too humongous to be orbiting its parent star!
A group of astronomers has identified a planet over 13 times the mass of Earth in orbit around an u…
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UP, Bihar towns on Mars? Indian scientists name newly discovered Martian craters Mursan and Hilsa
Scientists at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad have not only discovered a trio o…
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We've just discovered the most distant supermassive black hole ever. And boy, is it one massive infant!
Utilizing data from the James Webb Space Telescope, it was revealed that this black hole emerged ju…
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The first-ever exoplanet discovered was born at least a 100 times farther away from its Sun than where it is now — and has six chemicals in its atmosphere to prove it
Osiris, officially called HD 209458 b, is the first-ever planet that astronomers spotted beyond the…
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How Oracle's biggest-ever acquisition turned deadly
Larry Ellison bet $28 billion that Oracle could revolutionize healthcare. So why are so many patien…
Ashley Stewart,Blake Dodge
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Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest wine! Just one little twist—it comes with a side of ancient bones
When it comes to wines, we all know that the older the bottle, the finer (and pricier!) the taste. …
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NASA's James Webb and X-ray telescopes combine powers to discover the most distant black hole ever in a rare state of infancy
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope found the most distant black hole ever growing near the dawn of t…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Photos show what cave divers discovered when they swam inside an iceberg the size of Jamaica. Today, it's gone.
In 2001, divers made history when they ventured inside iceberg B15, the largest moving object on Ea…
Ellyn Lapointe
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A hiker discovered a wealthy traveler's remains on a skiing glacier in Switzerland. They turned out to be 400 years old.
A mysterious man died trekking across Switzerland's Theodul glacier. Archaeologists think he's a sn…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Inside the company that has discovered the ultimate cash cow: teenage athletes
Michael Schwimer calls his company "Shark Tank for athletes." Critics call it indentured servitude.
Joseph Bien-Kahn
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Researchers discovered a 137-year-old shipwreck in the depths of Lake Michigan using sonar imaging
The long-lost ship has been missing since it sank in 1886, but researchers were able to locate it i…
Erin Snodgrass
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Trump's lawyer says presidents could get away with crimes if they aren't discovered until after they leave office
As the saying goes: It's not the crime; it's the cover-up. If former President Donald Trump gets hi…
Jacob Shamsian,Brent D. Griff…
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I became a first-time mom at 43, and I consider my age a plus
After years of infertility and IVF, I became a mom at 43. There are benefits to being an older pare…
Blake Turck
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Scientists discovered the first fossil of its kind that shows 16-foot-long dinosaurs may have chirped like birds
Researchers discovered a throat bone from an older paleontology dig was actually a dinosaur's laryn…
Maiya Focht
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Lovesick: Viruses have been caught leaving 'love bites' on each other for the first time ever!
Some viruses need a "helper" virus to accomplish their goals, helping the "satellite" virus create …
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Exposed: The first exoplanet to bare its core only takes 18 hours to complete a year and sizzles at 1,500 degrees Celsius
730 light-years away an exoplanet— a planet that lies outside the Earth’s solar system — is the f…