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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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A Pacific volcano erupted with an explosive force more than 600 times the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, scientists said
Scientists say the underwater volcano's eruption may be the loudest since Krakatau, a devastating e…
Julie Coleman
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Geologist Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor and helped solve one of science's biggest controversies
In the 1950s, geologist Marie Tharp turned depth measurements into detailed maps of the ocean floor…
Jenny McGrath
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Fully vaccinated American tourists will be allowed to visit the European Union this summer, The New York Times reports
EU and US officials are in talks about vaccine certificates that could be used to prove tourists' v…
Kelsey Vlamis
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An Indian state just made history, literally
And it’s just not Meghalaya on its own. The entire Holocene epoch has been sub-divided into th…
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Nukes aren't just for bombers and subs. Here are some unusual ways militaries have also planned to drop the bomb
The US and Soviet militaries developed an array of smaller nuclear weapons for tactical use, and bo…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Russia will pull out of the International Space Station over economic sanctions: report
For years, the ISS had been a bright spot in US-Russia relations after the tumult of the Cold War-e…
John L. Dorman
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President of flight attendants union slams CDC for shortening quarantine period for asymptomatic people
Nelson told CNN that companies asked for the change over staffing issues, and Delta's statement "ha…
Taylor Rains
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Taliban calls for aid as it struggles to respond to massive earthquake that killed 1,000 in Afghanistan
Afghanistan just suffered its deadliest earthquake in two decades, and the new Taliban government i…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The Russian cosmonauts who wore the colors of Ukraine's flag to the ISS were blindsided by speculation that they were protesting the war, US astronaut says
Russian cosmonauts were photographed wearing yellow and blue suits last month, sparking speculation…
Sophia Ankel
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A growing dent in Earth's magnetic field could wreak havoc on satellites and the space station, NASA says
Earth's magnetic field is weakening. NASA is monitoring one particular weak spot over the Atlantic,…
Aylin Woodward
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The EU rewrote a report detailing China's coronavirus 'disinformation' campaign following pressure from Beijing
References to a Chinese campaign of "global disinformation" about the coronavirus were removed befo…
Adam Payne
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'Putin might do the unthinkable': Former intelligence chief warns that the conflict in Ukraine has increased the risk of nuclear war.
In a striking departure from Cold War doctrine, experts say, Russia is asserting its right to use "…
Mattathias Schwartz
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Tsunami triggered by a huge volcanic eruption under the Pacific ocean left towns across Tonga damaged, say reports
The Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano eruption has left towns flooded and the capital Nuku'alofa cl…
Bethany Dawson
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Earth's magnetic field first formed thanks to a magma ocean, research shows. That means more planets in the universe could have atmospheres than we thought.
Today, a swirling layer of liquid metal powers Earth's magnetic field. Billions of years ago, a mag…