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08/03/2021

Black holes born with magnetic fields quickly shed them

Aug 03 2021 6:00 AM

New computer simulations show one way that black holes might discard their magnetic fields.

Greece's Santorini volcano erupts more often when sea level drops

Aug 02 2021 11:00 AM

During past periods of lower sea levels, when more of Earth's water was locked up in glaciers during ice ages, the Santorini volcano erupted more.

A hammerhead shark baby boom near Florida hints at a historic nursery

Aug 02 2021 8:00 AM

Finding an endangered shark nursery in a vast ocean is like finding a needle in a haystack. But that's just what scientists did near Miami.

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A super-short gamma-ray burst defies astronomers' expectations

Aug 02 2021 6:00 AM

A faraway eruption of gamma rays that lasted for only a second had a surprising origin: the implosion of a massive star.

New delta variant studies show the pandemic is far from over

Jul 30 2021 4:52 PM

The coronavirus's delta variant is different from earlier strains of the virus in worrying ways, health officials are discovering.

A skeleton from Peru vies for the title of oldest known shark attack victim

Jul 30 2021 6:00 AM

The 6,000-year-old remains of a teen with a missing leg and tell-tale bite marks came to light after news of a 3,000-year-old victim in Japan surfaced.

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A tsunami created by the Chicxulub impact could have formed giant ripples found in rock under Louisiana, a new study finds.

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Newly described wormlike fossils may be ancient sea sponges. If confirmed, the fossils would reveal a remarkably early start to animal life.

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The tiny dot in this image may be the first look at exomoons in the making

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