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The dataset covers the period between September 2004 and December 2023 and will enable researchers to explore and model some ...

A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains uncovered an ancient forest, and these trees have stories to tell about dynamic ...

A coin hoard dating to the 15th century has been discovered near a medieval synagogue in Israel. Why it was deposited there, ...

In the animal kingdom, the deadliest food is probably fugu, a puffer-fish-based sushi consumed primarily in Japan, where ...

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Astronomers have discovered two strange objects that could be young stars — except they're completely surrounded by ice.

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A study suggests that catching COVID-19 significantly raises the risk of developing ME/CFS (formerly called "chronic fatigue ...

The first dinosaurs may have evolved near the equator, and not in the southwest of the supercontinent Gondwana, as ...

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