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Archaeology Mar 6, 2024

Lost tombs and quarries rediscovered on British military base in Cyprus

More than forty archaeological sites in Cyprus dating potentially as far back as the Bronze Age that were thought lost to history have been relocated by University of Leicester scientists working for the Ministry of Defence.

Ecology Feb 15, 2024

A salamander hiding in Eastern Kentucky is rare, but is it on the verge of extinction?

If you've seen a strange light and a shadowy figure stalking the bluffs of Eastern Kentucky at night, it's likely not a cryptid but Kentucky Fish and Wildlife biologist John MacGregor.

Plants & Animals Feb 8, 2024

A fungal plague is killing Georgia's bats. Scientists are fighting back

On a bright December morning, three wildlife biologists waded through knee-deep water and past scribbled graffiti into a dark drainage culvert in northeast Georgia.

Space Exploration Feb 5, 2024

NASA is looking for commercial Mars missions. Do people still want to go to Mars?

Mars has been a source of myth, lore and inspiration since antiquity. It is also an interesting place to research—a legitimate candidate for us to find some form of alien life.

Planetary Sciences Jan 12, 2024

Planetesimals are buffeted by wind in their nebula, throwing debris into space: Study

Before planets form around a young star, the protosolar disk is populated with innumerable planetesimals. Over time, these planetesimals combine to form planets, and the core accretion theory explains how that happens. But ...

Earth Sciences Jan 8, 2024

How magma and water shaped the iconic Columbia River Gorge

University of Oregon researchers are adding new details to the geological history of the iconic Columbia River Gorge, a wide river canyon that cuts through the volcanic peaks of the Cascades along the border between Oregon ...

Space Exploration Jan 4, 2024

Two companies will attempt the first US moon landings since the Apollo missions a half-century ago

China and India scored moon landings, while Russia, Japan and Israel ended up in the lunar trash heap.

Ecology Oct 16, 2023

Environmentalists are turning a rugged stretch of California coast into a lab for conservation

In the spiritual tradition of the Chumash people, it's revered as the "Western Gate"—a portal through which the souls of the dead enter paradise.

Space Exploration Oct 13, 2023

Psyche spacecraft launched to mysterious and rare metal asteroid in first mission of its kind

NASA's Psyche spacecraft rocketed away Friday on a six-year journey to a rare metal-covered asteroid.

Plants & Animals Oct 11, 2023

Bouldering in south-central Madagascar: A new 'rock-climbing' gecko species of the genus Paroedura

Named after its habitat preference, Paroedura manongavato, from the Malagasy words "manonga" (to climb) and "vato" (rock), is a bouldering expert. Part of its "home range" is also very well-known to rock climbers for its ...

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