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Scientists make a huge discovery under the Mauritius Islands

Geologists have found traces of a rare mineral in rocks on the surface of the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Zircon pieces as old...
Saturn Rings border - Cassini probe.

NASA publishes pictures of Saturn’s Rings – Cassini Images

In a statement published yesterday, NASA revealed a set of close-up pictures of the rings surrounding the planet Saturn. The images give scientists more...
Holographic Universe picture

Scientists claim they found proof the universe is a hologram

A team of scientists claims the universe could be a “vast and complex hologram,” according to a study published last week in the Physical...
Bar Domestic Violence joke that sparked controversy.

Study says smart people tend to like mean jokes

Ulrike Willinger and a team of researchers from the Medical University of Vienna conducted a study to find out whether there is a relation...
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Elon Musk to change transportation with the Hyperloop

27 teams of college students and other groups from all over the world will put their designs to the test on the Hyperloop Pod...
Donald Trump's presidency puts humanity closer to doomsday

Doomsday clock: We’re 2 minutes to midnight thanks to Trump

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists advanced their Doomsday Clock, which marks the possible countdown to global disaster, 30 seconds closer to its dreaded...
Apollo 1 crew

NASA honors Apollo 1 crew fallen 50 years ago

Hundreds of people gathered along with Kennedy Space Center workers to pay tribute to NASA’s Apollo 1 crew and other astronauts fallen in the...
E. coli microbes

Humanity is closer to creating semi-synthetic life forms

A group of researchers from China, France, and the United States has managed to successfully insert genetic code into E. coli microbes, which essentially...
Japan now has a military communications satellite in orbit

Japan now has a military communications satellite in orbit

Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Kirameki-2 satellite aboard the agency’s H-IIA rocket on Tuesday afternoon. The payload will enhance military communications amid...
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NOAA: GOES-16 Satellite starts sending HD photos of Earth

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released the first images of Earth taken by the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) on the agency’s Geostationary...