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Bacteria and archaea may have evolved separately from one genetic ancestor

What actually happens when you get trapped in quicksand defies Hollywood

Images reveal tiny plasma whirlpools that may explain the Sun's mysterious million-degree halo

Mapping the entire deep seafloor would take 100,000 years at current speed

Astronomer's 1842 eclipse mystery: why the ground appeared to ripple remains unsolved

Trillions of rogue planets may lurk in the Milky Way, untethered to any star

Antarctic isolation study finds close quarters breed conflict, not camaraderie

A 6,000-ton aspen in Utah may be Earth's heaviest living thing

The popular claim that every star you see is already dead is the opposite of true

AI systems show eerie ability to detect hidden changes in their own neural activity
