⌛ Rhinoceros teeth; the tool of the Neanderthal?

👉 Neanderthals may have used rhinoceros teeth as tools. Researchers found wear marks on molars in Spanish and French caves. Experiments with modern teeth produced similar damage. The discovery shows that Neanderthals knew how to use these materials as...

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🚀 Look at this; a truly strange world!

👉 Scientists have unexpectedly discovered an atmosphere around the distant object 2002 XV93. The small celestial body lies deep within the well-known Kuiper Belt, far beyond Neptune. The atmosphere may have formed due to cryovolcanoes or a (recent) col...

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🧪 Freezing and thawing turns out to be the source of life

👉 Researchers have discovered that freeze cycles could make ancient protocells grow and merge. Membranes with more unsaturated fats retained DNA better during these processes. As a result, primitive cells may have been able to evolve faster on the stil...

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⌛ Bizarre: the largest coin in the world (44 lb / 20 kg)

👉 Sweden once used enormous copper plate coins as official legal tender. The largest known coin weighs nearly twenty kilos (twenty pounds) and can be admired in the museum. The heavy plates eventually caused (indeed) practical problems during trade and...

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🚀 This strange star is escaping the Milky Way!

👉 A certain star was once flung out of the center of our own Milky Way at enormous speed. Researchers discovered that the star in question is both very old and very light, which turns out to be an unusual combination. That suggests that there are proba...

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🧪 Mayflies dance in an advanced way

👉 Mayflies perform an ancient vertical dance to find mates and avoid confusion. And that exact flight helps them achieve certain goals and ultimately reproduce successfully. Scientists discovered that this movement strongly resembles advanced navigatio...

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🧪 Can we soon stay young forever?

👉 Scientists have compared two small animals to better understand the concept of aging. The outcome shows that hydra stays young through constant cell renewal, while rotifers deteriorate much faster. Researchers now want to modify certain genes. The go...

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🚀 AI discovers more than a hundred new planets

👉 AI is increasingly helping scientists discover hidden planets, doing so within enormous amounts of space data. The new AI system RAVEN recently confirmed more than a hundred of these worlds and, along the way, found thousands more candidates...

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⌛ Nope, Bosnia has no pyramids! 📖

👉 The hill Visočica (Bosnia) is seen by some as an ancient pyramid. Scientists, however, say it is simply a natural formation with no evidence of human construction. Still, the theory remains popular and, thanks to ongoing government support, continue...

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🧪 This fast chip shows a real virus attack

👉 Researchers have designed a new microchip that, using just a drop of blood, shows how the immune system responds directly to viruses. The chip works much faster and in greater detail than previous methods and helps in designing better vaccines. The t...

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