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Two Magma Reservoirs Beneath Nicaragua's Masaya Volcano May Reveal Source of Strange Ground Movements

Learn about the significance of two newly identified magma reservoirs at Nicaragua's Masaya volcano, famous for the lava lake at its summit.

Rare Antelope Proteins Linked to 60,000-Year-Old Ochre Point to Hidden Aspects of Early Human Behavior

Flesh-Eating New World Screwworm Found in Texas Wildlife During Current U.S. Outbreak

The Brain May Use a Common Neural Code to Read Emotion Across Faces and Voices

The Immortal Jellyfish Cheats Death by Reverting to a Polyp When Injured or Stressed

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Therapy During Pregnancy May Influence Infant Brain Development, Though Larger Studies Are Needed

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First-Ever Pair of Hooded Vultures Arrives at Chester Zoo, and They "Look Like They’ve Just Put a Hood Up"

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Drone Scans Reveal 1.5 Miles of Hidden Inca Roads in the Jungle Around Machu Picchu

Shég’ Xdaltth’i’ site with Alaskan range in the background

13,800-Year-Old Alaskan Base Camp Reveals Rare Diamond-Shaped Stone Tools and Other Ancient Artifacts

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A Touch From Healthy Coral Clones Could Help Revive Bleached Corals in a Matter of Weeks

A large, metallic object, approximately 11-feet in diameter, presumably a space object, was present in the cornfield in Minnesota.

A Minnesota Farmer’s Fall Harvest Came With a Surprise — an 11-Foot Object That Likely Fell From Space

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A Mysterious Skeleton in a Roman Sarcophagus May Be One of Westminster Abbey’s Medieval Abbots

Gomez’s Hamburger disk

Enormous Cosmic Hamburger Stacked With Layers of Gas and Dust Provides Sneak Peek of Planet Formation

Orionids meteor shower

The Orionid Meteor Shower Is About to Peak With Colorful Fireballs Leftover from Halley's Comet

Clock ticking close to midnight

Timekeepers Ditch Leap Second Over Concerns of Digital Chaos, Opening the Door to a Future Leap Hour

Cane toad sitting on grass

Cane Toads Are Highly Toxic, but Some Animals Have Learned How to Eat This Invasive Species

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3 Ways to Prepare Your Body for the Flu Shot, From Exercise to Hydration

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