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Mammals Evolved into Ant Eaters 12 Times Since Dinosaur Age, Study Finds

A first-of-its-kind study traces the rise of ant- and termite-eaters, revealing how mammals returned to the evolutionary table — at least a dozen times — to hone traits for feasting on the social insect bonanza that exploded after the extinction of the dinosaurs. Mammals have developed some unusual eating habits over the past 100 million years, but a new study …

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Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells for $5.3M in Sotheby’s auction

Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells for .3M in Sotheby’s auction

The largest piece of Mars on Earth is seen on display as part of Sotheby’s Geek Week series of auctions in New York on Tuesday. Photo by Sarah Yenesel/EPA July 17 (UPI) — A meteorite from Mars, the largest piece ever found on Earth, sold for $5.3 million to an anonymous bidder at a Sotheby’s auction in New York on …

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Yellowstone eruption: This is how a supervolcano explosion will unfold

Yellowstone eruption: This is how a supervolcano explosion will unfold

Barely a month goes by these days without the Yellowstone supervolcano hitting the headlines somewhere or other, and this one is no exception. It might be a swarm of Earth tremors or a minor steam-driven explosion that sets the hearts of news editors and disaster preppers racing. Or, on occasions like this, a new piece of research that sheds light …

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Strange things found by NASA on Mars that will blow your mind

Strange things found by NASA on Mars that will blow your mind

NASA’s Viking 1 orbiter photographed this region in the northern latitudes of Mars on July 25, 1976, while searching for a landing site for the Viking 2 lander. The image shows a mesa that resembles a human face (centre), which helped to spawn a cottage industry of pseudoscientific claims about ancient Martian civilisations. Further high-resolution images from later missions revealed …

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Stand back! This explosive cucumber is bursting with seeds : NPR

Stand back! This explosive cucumber is bursting with seeds : NPR

Researchers set out to find the clues behind this cucumbers seed dispersal superpower. Stanislav Gorb/Helen Gorges hide caption toggle caption Stanislav Gorb/Helen Gorges Three summers ago, Kiel University biomechanist Stainslav Gorb, returned to Germany after a vacation in Turkey with a present for Ph.D. student Helen Gorges. “He came back and was like, ‘Helen, I brought you something. They might …

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NASA preps key piece of Artemis IV moon rocket for lunar mission photo of the day for July 17, 2025

NASA preps key piece of Artemis IV moon rocket for lunar mission photo of the day for July 17, 2025

Recently, NASA tested a payload adapter at the Marshall Space Flight Center as part of the preparation for the upcoming Artemis IV mission. What is it? The massive, dark circular payload adapter was carefully lowered from Test Stand 4697 to Test Stand 4705 for storage, after successfully completing initial structural tests. The next stage is for flight engineers to run …

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