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First-of-its-kind video captures the terrifying moment the ground tore apart during major Myanmar earthquake

A security camera near Thazi, Myanmar, captured the earth cracking during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in March.

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'River of fire' unleashes toxic gases as eruption destroys town in La Palma — Earth from space

A 2021 satellite image shows destructive lava flows burning through a residential area in the Canary Islands as molten rock spilled into the sea and unleashed surprising levels of volcanic gas.

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Yosemite's ultra-deep canyon may have been carved in part by a ghost volcano and river, provocative research suggests

A river that drained the slopes of a now-vanished volcano may have carved Yosemite Valley's depths during the last 10 million years.

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Famous tomb said to hold Alexander the Great's father actually contains younger man, a woman and 6 babies, study finds

Ancient human remains in a famous Greek tomb can't be Alexander the Great's father after all, a scientific analysis reveals.

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What's hiding under Antarctica's ice?

Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent by size, so what's hiding under its massive sheaths of ice?

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When was math invented?

Humans started counting tens of thousands of years ago, but when did they begin figuring out advanced arithmetic, algebra and even calculus?

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What's the difference between apes and monkeys?

Primatologists explain how apes and monkeys differ.

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'If it was a man, we would say that's a warrior's grave': Weapon-filled burials are shaking up what we know about women's role in Viking society

New research is finding that some women in Viking Age Scandinavia were buried with war-grade weapons. Experts are divided about what that means.

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Doctors say AI model can predict 'biological age' from a selfie — and want to use it to guide cancer treatment

A new AI model can deduce a person's biological age using a selfie. Could it be used to guide cancer treatment decisions?

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How do archaeologists figure out the sex of a skeleton?

Archaeologists can estimate a person's sex with 95% accuracy, but many experts are focused on what can be learned about humans outside the male/female gender binary.

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Chopped-up skulls found in Maya 'blood cave' were a ritual offering for a good harvest, archaeologists suggest

Archaeologists working at the Cueva de Sangre site in Guatemala have discovered an unusual ancient Maya ritual.

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Scientists find the best crops to grow during the apocalypse

Sugar beets and spinach are the best vegetables to grow if you live in a temperate, midsize city during a nuclear winter, a new study suggests, while wheat and carrots are recommended for industrial production on the outskirts of town.

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T. rex may have evolved in North America after all, scientists say

T. rex was previously suspected to have evolved in Asia and migrated to North America, but new research shows that the direct ancestors of this iconic dinosaur may have been the one to make the journey instead.

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Archaeologists unearth tree-lined walkway that led to ancient Egyptian fortress in Sinai Desert

The ancient Egyptian fortress was in use around 2,000 years ago in the Sinai Desert.

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Yellowstone holds potentially untapped cache of 'carbon-free' helium for rockets, reactors and superconductors

Conventional helium production comes with enormous carbon emissions, so scientists are looking for alternatives in places like Yellowstone, Tanzania's Rukwa Rift and India's Bakreswar-Tantloi province.

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Earth may not have gotten its water how we thought, controversial meteorite study suggests

A meteorite found in Antarctica in 2012 suggests Earth may have formed with the materials needed to make water, a new study hints.

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Ancient jawbone dredged off Taiwan seafloor belongs to mysterious Denisovan, study finds

Researchers have determined that a mysterious jawbone discovered on the seafloor off the coast of Taiwan was Denisovan, proving that the archaic humans were distributed widely over Asia.

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1,800-year-old warhorse cemetery held remains of a beloved horse — and a man considered an 'outsider' to Roman society

A newly excavated horse cemetery in Germany dates to Roman times.

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Shingles vaccine may directly guard against dementia, study hints

The lower incidence of dementia seen in adults who received the shingles vaccine is likely not just a correlation, scientists say, based on new results of an observational study.

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Do other planets have seasons?

Earth has four seasons, but do other planets in our solar system also have hot summer days and cold winter nights?

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Do pandas eat anything besides bamboo?

Pandas are descended from carnivores. Why do they eat an (almost) exclusively vegan diet?

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Physicists create 'black hole bomb' for first time on Earth, validating decades-old theory

Physicists have created a model of a black hole bomb in the lab for the first time, verifying a theory first proposed more than 50 years ago.

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When was beer invented?

Humans discovered fermentation thousands of years ago, but ancient brews would have tasted much differently from the beers of today.

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La Niña is dead — what that means for this year's hurricanes and weather

Scientists thought La Niña was coming. It didn't — at least for now. What could that mean for this year's hurricane season, and how might long-term climate change affect El Niño and La Niña patterns?

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Watch cuttlefish 'waving' at each other in what scientists think might be communication

Cuttlefish flash patterns and colors on their skin to communicate, and they may wave their tentacles to send visual and vibrational signals, scientists hypothesize.

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