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Controlling lightning with lasers, transforming dumps into parks, mapping subterranean passageways and more
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An AI art exhibition, a structure that predates Stonehenge, raising awareness about unpaid labor in prisons and more
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1,700-Year-Old Penis Graffiti Discovered in Ancient Roman Fort
Vindolanda is an ancient Roman fort in Northern England that dates back to the reign of emperor Hadrian in the second century CE. When a team of researchers and volunteers were excavating …
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A "bonkers" dinosaur discovery, candy-colored planes, chatty fungi and more
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Fossil Dated to The Very Day of Dinosaur Extinction
In a discovery described as “absolutely bonkers” by Phillip Manning, professor of natural history at the University of Manchester, scientists have found a leg belonging to a thescelosaurus that died on the …
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Scientists Plan to Uncover Yorkshire’s Sunken “Atlantis”
Daniel Parsons, a professor of sedimentology who leads the University of Hull’s Energy and Environment Institute, plans to utilize high-resolution sonar systems (along with insight from local fisherman) to uncover the sunken …
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“Once-in-a-Lifetime” Roman Mosaic Discovered in London
Archeologists from the Museum of London Archeology recently uncovered the largest Roman mosaic found in the British capital in half a century. Located on a new development in Southwark (that is outside …
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Remains of World’s Largest Pterosaur Discovered in Scotland
The earliest animal known to have the ability to fly is the pterosaur. It was commonly believed that during the Jurassic era these reptiles were small in stature but with a wingspan …