Enlarge / The Sun glints around the lower fin of Starship SN8 on Dec. 9, 2020. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann ) On Wednesday, in South Texas,
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Dire wolves aren’t wolves at all—they form a distinct lineage with jackals
Enlarge (credit: Wikimedia commons) Dire wolves had a burst of newfound fame with their appearance in Game of Thrones, where they were portrayed as a
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Cave Painting of Pigs Might Be the Oldest Known Artwork of Animals
A pig painting inside an Indonesian cave has been dated to 43,900 years old, making it among the oldest—if not the oldest—known figurative art piece
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Intuitive Machines taps SpaceX for second lunar lander mission
The first commercial lunar landers are set to start making their trips to the Moon as early as this year, and now another one has
Read moreTop scientists warn of ‘ghastly future of mass extinction’ and climate disruption
Sobering new report says world is failing to grasp the extent of threats posed by biodiversity loss and the climate crisis The planet is facing
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Trump admin. adopts Biden’s vaccine plan, threatens to punish slow states
Enlarge / Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on December 14, 2020 in Washington, DC. (credit: Getty | Jacquelyn Martin) The Trump administration’s Operation
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