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M. Kornmesser/ESO An artist's illustration shows a massive black hole as it wakes up at the center of a distant galaxy. The black hole pulls in an accreting disk of…
M. Kornmesser/ESO An artist's illustration shows a massive black hole as it wakes up at the center of a distant galaxy. The black hole pulls in an accreting disk of…
A star is dead? Keep your eyes skyward, stargazers: NASA predicts that a long-awaited “once-in-a-lifetime” star explosion — or nova — will be visible to the naked eye sometime this…
In a serendipitous discovery, researchers have created a new class of materials called "glass gels" that are semi-liquid but difficult to break.Elastic, strangely sticky, and capable of "self-healing" if cut,…
For thousands of years, philosophers have argued about the purpose of language. Plato believed it was essential to thinking. Thought "is the silent inner conversation of the soul with itself,"…
7 picturesPhoto: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASUIt's not every day that the US space agency NASA says something shocking. A respected organization by profession, the organization generally avoids sensational headlines. Not this week, however,…
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Nearly 200 years ago, human blood was said to have been included in a ceremonial tomb built in a royal palace complex in present-day Benin, according to legend. Now, an…
Early humans appear to have experienced a sudden and rapid advance in technology around 600,000 years ago, according to new findings by a team of anthropologists studying the use of…
The face of our oldest human ancestor has been recreated (Photo: Cicero Moraes/Pen News)If you've ever wondered what your ancestors looked like 300,000 years ago, look no further.The face of…
Jupiter's Great Red Spot - a storm larger than our entire planet - is one of the most visible features of the Solar System, believed to date back to not…