Close up of a Nuragic bronzetti, a bronze statuette of circa 10 cm height with the typical horned helmet and the welcoming hand symbol. The bronzetti was found at the Bronze Age sanctuary of Abini in central Sardinia. Credit: Heide W. Nørgaard with permission of the Museo Archaeologica Nazionale di Caglairi As part of the research project Metals & Giants, …
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Earth has a new friend — and it’s been waiting for us to notice it for decades. In a new study published in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, astronomers report the discovery of a mysterious object that appears to be a “quasi-moon,” or a small asteroid that orbits the Sun, but in an arc that puts it …
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New Delhi: A mysterious image streaked over Delhi-NCR, lighting up the skies, in the dead of night. The surprising incident occurred in the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, at around 1.20 am, when the mysterious light was witnessed over the Delhi-NCR. The incident has stirred speculations amongst onlookers and scientists alike. Many have labelled the enigmatic occurrence as either …
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Scientists aboard the submersible Fendouzhe have made an extraordinary discovery in the depths of the Pacific Ocean. At over 3,000 meters below the surface, researchers have identified massive hydrogen-producing structures that could revolutionize our understanding of deep-sea energy sources. This remarkable finding, located west of the Mussau Trench, represents one of the most significant geological discoveries of recent years. The site, christened …
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What you need to know New evidence suggests that Google is reviving the classic Google Home name and ditching the Nest branding for its upcoming smart speaker. The speaker is rumored to feature 360-degree audio, putting it up against Apple’s HomePod Mini. Nest Aware subscriptions are reportedly being rebranded as Google Home Premium and Premium Advanced, with AI-driven alerts and …
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Astronomers have been fascinated after spotting an object earlier this year that came from interstellar space as is now hurtling through our inner solar system. Since then, they’ve been using powerful telescopes to study the mysterious object, trying to understand its unusual composition and exact origins. Most agree that it’s probably a comet, albeit an unusual one, though at least one …
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1. One quick note before we start. You can now get TRAINA THOUGHTS delivered to your inbox every day (Monday through Friday) in newsletter form by signing up here, so click that link. Molly Qerim’s exit as host ofFirst Takewas shocking and abrupt. It all started on Monday night when Sports Business Journal reported that Qerim would be leaving the …
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Material deep inside Earth — thousands of kilometres down, near the planet’s core — has undergone a mysterious shift. Is Earth’s core leaking? Volcanic rocks provide strongest evidence yet Although the change occurred nearly two decades ago, between 2006 and 2008, scientists discovered it only recently, while analysing data from a pair of satellites that once measured variations in Earth’s …
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While many of us are excited about the prospect of finding life on other planets, there’s still also so much about life on Earth we have no idea about. Like, what the heck these floating xenomorph-ish babies become when they grow up. Scientists have known about microscopic facetotectans since the 1880s, yet still haven’t managed to pin the larva on …
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A man claims to have found an alien-like species within a meteorite, causing a stir on social media. The individual, who identifies himself as Kin online, said he discovered a small, silver-colored space rock in a fiery crater in Panama on August 29. Since then, he has shared a series of videos on TikTok showing what he described as the …
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