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Mystery of what led to extinction of large animals 50,000 years ago is SOLVED

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Scientists have long debated why woolly mammoths, giant sloths and 44 more giant, plant-eating ‘megaherbivores’ went extinct starting around 50,000 years ago. ...

Forbidden black holes and ancient stars hide in these ‘tiny red dots’ (image)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Forget “little green men”  — it is “little red dots” in the infant universe that caught the eye of the James Webb ...

Firefly is building fast and breaking things on path to a reusable rocket

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Enlarge / A test version of Firefly’s Miranda engine fires up on a test stand in Briggs, Texas. Firefly Aerospace BRIGGS, Texas—The ...

Several shark species are facing extinction. Here’s how you can help

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Older than dinosaurs and trees, sharks have endured a lot throughout their 450 million years on Earth. They’ve even survived five mass ...

AI Unveils Evolutionary Patterns Predicted by Darwin and Wallace

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Summary: A novel AI-powered study explores evolutionary differences between male and female birdwing butterflies, shedding new light on a historical debate between ...

High heat and fire danger loom for California ahead of Fourth of July weekend

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Much of California faces a one-two weather punch this week as a dangerous heat wave and high fire risk loom at a ...

Scientists Discover New Way To Effectively Treat Cancer

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Dr. Sarah Adams

A breakthrough treatment uses nutrient-based nanomedicine to reactivate dormant metabolic pathways in cancer cells, effectively stopping melanoma growth. This new method could ...

NASA administrator weighs in on China’s historic lunar far side samples — and potential US access

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The government of ...

Hurricane Beryl broke a startling record before making landfall in the Caribbean

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Hurricane Beryl is breaking records as it wreaks havoc in the southeastern Caribbean. On Sunday, Beryl became the first Category 4 storm ...

Great megafauna mystery solved? Humans really did drive ancient giants to extinction

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Prehistoric humans hunt a woolly mammoth. More and more research shows that this species – and at least 46 other species of ...