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Haunting 'mermaid' mummy discovered in Japan is even weirder than scientists expected

A new analysis of a mummified "mermaid" found in a Japanese temple has revealed exactly what it is made from, and it's not what scientists thought.

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Rare black hole 1 billion times the mass of the sun could upend our understanding of galaxy formation

The discovery of a hidden primordial black hole, which formed just 750 million years after the Big Bang, suggests that it may be the 'tip of the iceberg' of the cosmic monsters hiding in the early universe.

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3 million years ago, this brutish giant petrel likely eviscerated dead seals with its knife-like beak

Fossils from New Zealand reveal the existence of a giant petrel with a wicked sharp beak that lived 3 million years ago.

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Detecting life on Mars may be 'impossible' with current NASA rovers, new study warns

Research in Chile's Atacama Desert suggests that the science instruments on the Red Planet aren't capable of detecting signs of long-dead microbial life.

logo.png  By WG  Feb 26, 2023