Ötzi the Iceman, a 5,300-year-old man whose mummified remains were dug out of an Italian glacier in the Alps, has fascinated the public since his discovery in 1991.
Firefighters race to save the world’s largest tree as wildfires rage
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California firefighters have wrapped the bases of the world's largest trees in fire-resistant aluminum blankets to protect them from a wildfire that is raging nearby.
Slaughter of more than 1,400 dolphins in the Faroe Islands sparks condemnation worldwide
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Hunters in the Faroe Islands ambushed and slaughtered a super-pod of more than 1,400 white-sided dolphins on Sunday (Sept. 12), leading to worldwide outcry.
Kids discover giant penguin’s fossil skeleton in New Zealand
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A newly described extinct giant penguin from New Zealand has unusually long legs and a long, slender beak, and it dates to a time when much of the region was underwater.
Needle-nose extinct giant penguin from New Zealand is a newfound species
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A newly described extinct giant penguin from New Zealand has unusually long legs and a long, slender beak, and it dates to a time when much of the region was underwater.
A 10-billion-year-old supernova will soon replay before our eyes, new dark matter study predicts
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Scientists predict that an ancient supernova will reappear in the sky for a 4th time in the year 2037, thanks to the meddling influence of dark matter.
Read an excerpt from 'Pump: A Natural History of the Heart'
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For millennia, the function and importance of this singular organ has fascinated physicians, philosophers and artists around the world, with ancient civilizations identifying the heart as the source of human emotions and intellect, and the seat of the soul it
Mysterious stone balls found in Neolithic tomb on remote Scottish island
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Two polished stone balls shaped about 5,500 years ago — linked to a mysterious practice almost unique to Neolithic Britain — have been discovered in an ancient Scottish tomb.
Distant 'Requiem' supernova will be visible again in 2037, astronomers predict
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A distant supernova previously imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope will be visible again from Earth and surrounding space in 2037, astronomers predict.
1st 'atom tornado' created from swirling vortex of helium atoms
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Physicists have created the first-ever atomic vortex beam — a swirling tornado of atoms and molecules with mysterious properties that have yet to be understood.
If you 'heart' trivia about the heart, enter to win a copy of 'Pump'
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Our quest to understand how the heart works — in ourselves and in other animals — has inspired philosophers and artists as well as doctors and researchers.
