Observers watching January's total eclipse of the Moon saw a rare event, a short-lived flash as a meteorite hit the lunar surface. Spanish astronomers now think the space rock collided with the Moon at 61,000 kilometres an ...
Space Exploration
Apr 30, 2019
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n the 1980s there was a widespread conspiracy theory that young people who played the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons were prone to murder and suicide.
Mathematics
May 30, 2022
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A remarkable video showing the birth of an octopus at the Virginia Aquarium has been viewed more than 1 million times on social media.
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2018
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If you've ever watched a YouTube video of a Boston Dynamics robot , you probably remember it. But you may not know what the videos leave out.
Robotics
Jun 5, 2018
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Finding dead seals along California's coast is not novel in and of itself. The marine mammals get sick, are stillborn or even wash ashore after being fatally struck by a boat.
Ecology
Dec 27, 2023
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Playing video games could help young people develop the communications and mental adaptability skills required to succeed at university.
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2017
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It's "hammerhead" time according aerial drone footage of blacktip sharks fleeing to shallow waters when confronted by a huge predator along the coast of southeast Florida. Footage from the drone provides the first evidence ...
Plants & Animals
May 13, 2020
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Instagram is making it easier to get in touch with your circle of friends.
Internet
Jul 4, 2019
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A mathematician from the University of Bristol has found a solution to part of a 64-year old mathematical problem – expressing the number 33 as the sum of three cubes.
Mathematics
Apr 2, 2019
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The US space agency NASA on Monday released the first audio from Mars, a faint crackling recording of a gust of wind captured by the Perseverance rover.
Space Exploration
Feb 22, 2021
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