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chernobyl
The cause of the recent uptick in radiation is unknown, but speculation about another catastrophe at Chernobyl is hyperbolic.
U.S. states vary radically in terms of electricity generation. Vermont is the cleanest, while Delaware is the dirtiest.
hot big bang
The universe is only 13.8 billion years old, but we can see back 46.1 billion light-years. Here's how the expanding universe does it.
Neanderthals
Our ancestral cousins far more intelligent than we credit them for, and they did things most of us cannot.
Soviet nostalgia
As Russia’s youth welcomed a new era of capitalism in the 1990s, their parents and grandparents clung to fleeting memories of Soviet life.
Woolly mammoth
A biotech startup has received $15 million in funding to genetically recreate woolly mammoths and rewild them in Siberia.
Gravitation, all on its own, can reveal what's present in the cosmos like nothing else.
How many satellites are orbiting earth today?
With the huge growth in satellites, fears of a crowded sky are coming true.
autonomous underwater vehicles
His family has finally gotten closure after 50 years of uncertainty.
Cryptocurrency nuance
Cryptocurrency “news” is dominated by enthusiasts and haters. Surely, an intellectual discussion can be had.
robotic nose
One day, this powerful tool could be in millions of smartphones.
european military
The EU is slowly realizing that it cannot count on the U.S. to meet its security needs. Has the time finally come for a European military?
Beethoven's 10th symphony
Due to deteriorating health, all Beethoven left behind for his final symphony were some musical sketches.
gain-of-function
Smallpox, Ebola, HIV, influenza, the plague, malaria, and a whole host of terrible bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites were cooked up by Mother Nature, all on her own. Apparently, Mother Nature hasn't banned gain-of-function research.
an archeologist holding a human skull
An unexpected finding shows us how little we know about the early human story in our region.
human migration
Fossilized footprints found at an excavation site in southwest New Mexico prove humans colonized the continent much earlier than previously thought.
Cave art
In the perilous mountains of Tibet, archaeologists unearthed ancient hand and footprints that seem to be the creative work of children.
stellar remnants
Are the stellar remnants in our cosmic backyard actually our parents and grandparents?
Tournament Theory
American and French troops turned capturing Hitler’s chalet into a game.