Dying giant star, not a peaceful event. It explodes its outer material in a tremendous explosion, irradiating the space with high-energy gamma radiation for many years. The empty space is not just exposed to this radiation. New research suggests that ancient trees on Earth may have evidence of celestial explosions. …
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We know that Mars was once wetter than it is now, but questions about when water formed and evaporated are more difficult to answer. Now a new study suggests that there was water on the Red Planet about 4.4 billion years ago, much earlier than previously thought. It is based …
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According to new research, an underground ‘conveyor belt’ of magma pushed over the Earth’s surface for millions of years was responsible for the longest eruption of supervolcans found on Earth, according to new research. Researchers say that due to changes in the seabed, channels were formed through which magma could …
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About 600,000 years ago, humanity split into two. One group stayed in Africa, grew into ours. Others formed in Asia, then in Europe, and went underground Homo neanderthalnsis – Neanderthals. They were not our ancestors, but a sister species, growing in parallel. Neanderthals fascinate us because of what they tell …
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WARSOW, Poland (AP) – The leader of Poland’s powerful ruling party on Tuesday urged his supporters to defend churches, primarily in the Catholic nation, setting the stage for clashes with angry protesters over a court ruling potentially banning abortion. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Tuesday’s call, will draw strong condemnation from a conservative, …
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