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An extensive cache of Aztec ritual offerings provides new insight into pre-Hispanic religious rites and political propaganda — excavations continue in downtown Mexico City, where the empire's holiest shrine was historically situated

reuters.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_z3ypk5 on November 25, 2022 at 12:10 AM in history

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Animal bones, ancient Romans’ snack food found in Colosseum

cyprus-mail.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_z3sqzu on November 24, 2022 at 7:39 PM in history

115 comments

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Lost islands cited in Welsh folklore and poetry are plausible, new evidence on the evolution of the coastline of west Wales has revealed

swansea.ac.uk

Submitted by marketrent t3_z2q75q on November 23, 2022 at 2:14 PM in history

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Ancient Ukrainian “megasites” may have been the world’s first cities, challenging long-held views on the beginnings of urbanism

blog.degruyter.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_z2p7b4 on November 23, 2022 at 1:31 PM in history

7 comments

Known since Aristotle, no one understood the argonaut octopus—until a 19th-century seamstress turned naturalist took it upon herself to solve its mysteries

sciencefriday.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_yvbtch on November 14, 2022 at 8:35 PM in history

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NASA leaders recently viewed footage of an underwater dive off the East coast of Florida, and they confirm it depicts an artifact from the space shuttle Challenger

nasa.gov

Submitted by marketrent t3_yrugkj on November 10, 2022 at 10:59 PM in history

114 comments

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More Flooding in Australia’s Soggy Southeast | NASA Earth Observatory

earthobservatory.nasa.gov

Submitted by marketrent t3_yzzkjw on November 20, 2022 at 9:07 AM in dataisbeautiful

7 comments

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Global wildlife populations have sunk 69% since 1970 - WWF report

reuters.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_y2kk33 on October 13, 2022 at 12:37 AM in worldnews

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Surprise discovery of radio signals could help track space junk and limit global security risks

abc.net.au

Submitted by marketrent t3_y6oxrf on October 17, 2022 at 10:33 PM in space

21 comments

NASA spacecraft records epic ‘marsquakes’ as it prepares to die

nature.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_yfa5pz on October 28, 2022 at 1:43 AM in space

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NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Space Station Cargo Launch, Docking

nasa.gov

Submitted by marketrent t3_ydm2hy on October 26, 2022 at 2:01 AM in space

6 comments

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As many as a fifth of all asteroids in the asteroid belt may have been formed out on the fringes of the solar system. Findings suggest that both Ryugu and the CI chondrites originate from the same region of space, and could even have shared the same parent body.

nhm.ac.uk

Submitted by marketrent t3_y9u9o9 on October 21, 2022 at 1:50 PM in science

24 comments

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Fossil bird’s skull reconstruction reveals a brain made for sense of smell more than birds today, and eyes made for seeing in daytime more than in nighttime.

academic.oup.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_ydnhr1 on October 26, 2022 at 3:14 AM in science

8 comments

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Formation of Namibia’s fairy circles isn’t due to termites. Plants are "ecosystem engineers" that survive by forming optimal geometric patterns.

arstechnica.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_ybdycn on October 23, 2022 at 10:12 AM in science

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Using paleoclimatic and archaeological data, this study’s findings indicate that the steppe, semi-arid and desert zones of Central Asia were once favorable environments for hominins and their dispersal into Eurasia.

journals.plos.org

Submitted by marketrent t3_yamtch on October 22, 2022 at 12:43 PM in science

8 comments

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Norway raises military alert in response to Ukraine war

reuters.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_yibcr9 on October 31, 2022 at 12:58 PM in news

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US Air Force to deploy nuclear capable B-52 bombers to Australia as tensions with China grow

abc.net.au

Submitted by marketrent t3_yhresw on October 30, 2022 at 10:05 PM in news

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Hong Kong authorities seize 1.8 tonnes of liquid meth hidden in coconut water cartons bound for Australia

abc.net.au

Submitted by marketrent t3_ygui1d on October 29, 2022 at 8:55 PM in news

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EU approves ban on new combustion-engine cars from 2035

apnews.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_yfj2a4 on October 28, 2022 at 9:05 AM in news

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Software biz accused of colluding with 'cartel' of landlords

theregister.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_ycvihx on October 25, 2022 at 4:10 AM in news

77 comments

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Number of Indigenous Australians in prisons more than doubles, despite drop in crime rates

sbs.com.au

Submitted by marketrent t3_yirr97 on October 31, 2022 at 11:02 PM in news

5 comments

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Gunmen attack major Shiite holy site in Iran, killing 15

apnews.com

Submitted by marketrent t3_yhgl0e on October 30, 2022 at 3:08 PM in news

198 comments

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Chinese cities brace for wave of Foxconn workers from COVID-hit Zhengzhou

swissinfo.ch

Submitted by marketrent t3_yi21u6 on October 31, 2022 at 5:42 AM in news

28 comments

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Neanderthal extinction may have been caused by mating with Homo sapiens

nhm.ac.uk

Submitted by marketrent t3_yiqtqw on October 31, 2022 at 10:22 PM in history

3 comments

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