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Scientists have detected a hidden alien planet by examining the orbits of the known worlds in the star system, known as Kepler-139. The newfound exoplanet, called Kepler-139f, is a gigantic world roughly twice the mass of Neptune and 35 times the mass of Earth, and it takes 355 days to orbit its star, astronomers reported in a study published May …

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In a groundbreaking discovery, botanists have identified a towering, ancient species of tree in Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains. Known as Tessmannia princeps, these giants stand at heights of up to 131 feet and are estimated to be between 2,000 and 3,000 years old. The research team, led by Andrea Bianchi, a horticulturist at the Muse Science Museum in Trento, documented the …

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Botanists confirmed recently that a towering tree discovered in Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains is an entirely new species, Tessmannia princeps. The research team is led by Andrea Bianchi, a horticulturist and researcher at Muse Science Museum in Trento, whose group worked with Tanzanian experts to document the species and its remote habitat. Discovering Tessmannia princeps Bianchi and local plant …

Giant sand mounds beneath the North Sea have puzzled scientists for years. Now, researchers have discovered that these mysterious structures were created by a geological process that has never been seen on such a huge scale. Seismic data and rock samples from the northern North Sea, off the coast of Norway, suggest that these miles-wide mounds sank millions of years …

For nearly a decade, cosmologists have wrestled with a nagging mismatch called the Hubble tension. When astronomers measure the expansion of space in the nearby universe, they find a noticeably faster rate than calculations based on the early cosmos predict. A new analysis presented this week at the Royal Astronomical Society’s National Astronomy Meeting (NAM 2025) proposes an eye-catching fix. …

In the remote, icy expanse of Antarctica, beneath layers of sediment untouched for millions of years, a fossil discovery has sent shockwaves through the scientific community. What was once thought to be an anomaly has now been identified as an extraordinary find, challenging long-held beliefs about ancient marine life and reproduction. This remarkable discovery could rewrite the history of prehistoric …