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Antarctic ice shelf the size of France suddenly JUMPS twice a day – and scientists warn it could trigger a devastating icequake
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Antarctica’s biggest ice shelf is on the move and could trigger icequakes, a new study warns. Researchers found that the Ross Ice Shelf ...
Inside ‘world’s deadliest cave’ that could cause next pandemic: Kitum in Kenya gave rise to Ebola and ‘eye bleeding’ Marburg virus
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Carved by the tusks of elephants, who visit its caverns to scrape the walls for salt, Kitum cave in Kenya hosts some of ...
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites could be eroding Earth’s magnetic field and slowly poisoning us all, ex-NASA scientist warns
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An ex-NASA physicist warns cheap satellite ‘megaconstellations’ like Elon Musk’s Starlink could disrupt Earth’s magnetosphere exposing all life to deadly cosmic rays. Dr. ...
NASA spots incredible pink ‘flames’ pulsing out from behind the total solar eclipse – what are they?
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A NASA photographer captured spellbinding images that appear to show majestic fuchsia-pink flames bursting forth from behind the solar eclipse. Snapper Keegan Barber ...
The NASA jets that’ll fly in complete DARKNESS to study the solar eclipse in mission that could lead to scientific breakthroughs
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As Monday’s eclipse moves from Mexico, up into the US above Texas, and onward toward Maine and then Canada, two specialized NASA jets will be ...
CERN tests world’s most powerful particle accelerator – dubbed ‘the Big Bang machine’ – by smashing particles together at nearly 671 million miles per hour
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The world’s largest and most powerful particle accelerator smashed protons together on Friday, bringing scientists closer to understanding the Big Bang. CERN ...
Piece of 5,800lb battery pallet tossed from NASA’s ISS crashes through Florida home – and nearly kills homeowner’s son
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A piece of metal came crashing through a home in Florida that is believed to be from a 5,800-pound battery pallet discarded ...
Scientists discover why you forget some memories and remember others
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Life events you take time to reflect upon shortly after they happen are more likely to be etched into your brain as ...
Antarctica ‘super vortex’ is speeding up due to climate change – and it could melt thousands of square miles of sea ice, study reveals
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A massive vortex of ocean water encircling Antarctica, a swirling volume 100-times larger than all the world’s rivers combined, is getting faster ...
‘Barbie pigs’ and ‘unicumbers’ among several bizarre, new species discovered at proposed site for deep-sea mining site in the Pacific
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Between 13,000-16,000 feet under the sea, biodiversity researchers have raced to document whimsical, new marine life in advance of a green energy ...
