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'Freak of Nature': Scientists Think Greenland's Ice Is Churning Like Molten Rock

'Freak of Nature': Scientists Think Greenland's Ice Is Churning Like Molten Rock Nature 3 hours ago

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Something Strange Altered Earth's Magnetic Field 40 Million Years Ago Nature 7 hours ago

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Gaia Detected an Entire Swarm of Black Holes Traveling Through The Milky Way Space 9 hours ago

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This Comet Mysteriously Reversed Its Spin After Passing The Sun, But Why?

This Comet Mysteriously Reversed Its Spin After Passing The Sun, But Why? Space18 hours ago

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This Tiny Glass Square Could Store 2 Million Books of Data For 10,000 Years Tech19 hours ago

California's Death Cap Mushrooms Are Making New Compounds, Scientists Discover

California's Death Cap Mushrooms Are Making New Compounds, Scientists Discover Nature19 hours ago

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Astonishing Spinosaur Unearthed in The Sahara Is Unlike Any Seen Before Nature1 day ago

Scientists Grew Mini Brains, Then Trained Them to Solve an Engineering Problem

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A Record-Breaking Drill Beneath Antarctic Ice Revealed a Big Surprise Environment1 day ago

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Deer Create Mysterious Ultraviolet Signals That Glow in Forests Nature2 days ago

Giant Gravity Anomaly Under Antarctica Is Getting Stronger, Scientists Reveal

Giant Gravity Anomaly Under Antarctica Is Getting Stronger, Scientists Reveal Nature2 days ago

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