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“Our latest discovery helps solve a 20-year cosmic mystery,” co-lead author Daniel Whalen from the University of Portsmouth's ...

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“Roman cement is durable, it heals itself, and it’s a dynamic system,” Admir Masic, study author and Associate Professor at MIT, said in a statement. “The way these pores in volcanic ingredients can ...

Giant hornets are typically not a force to be reckoned with. With size and a venomous sting capable of taking down a human on their side, there’s a good reason why they’re oft ...

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Fleming adapted the tiny footwear so that it was a good fit for Andy, and in time, he learnt to walk. When they wore out too ...

T he very first artifacts from the “holy grail of shipwrecks” have finally been brought to the surface after lying on the ...

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