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Human spines on sticks found in 500-year-old graves in...
Reed-threaded vertebrae, some of which date to nearly 600 years ago, were found in tombs in coastal Peru. This unusual mortuary practice...
What is the third law of thermodynamics?
According to the third law of thermodynamics, the entropy of a perfect crystal is zero when the temperature of the crystal is equal...
How accurate are Punxsutawney Phil's Groundhog Day forecasts?
Crowds showed up this morning to watch as Punxsutawney Phil came out of his "burrow," only to see ... his shadow on 2-2-22.
2nd 'Trojan Asteroid' confirmed orbiting with Earth
A rocky body spotted orbiting in Earth's path is a "Trojan asteroid" that escorts our planet around the sun, astronomers have confirmed.
Powerful solar flare from recent sun eruption should reach...
A powerful solar flare has been traveling through space and will arrive at Earth Wednesday (Feb. 2).
Killer whales spotted for the first time killing blue whales
Killer whales can hunt and kill blue whales, according to three documented episodes in Australia.
Robotic sub will explore underside of Greenland's glaciers...
An upcoming submarine study of the underside of Greenland's glaciers will reveal how much melt these rivers of ice are likely to contribute...
Lightning bolt breaks record for longest ever recorded
Storms in the U.S. and Uruguay set new records for longest lightning bolt and longest-duration lightning flash.
