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Antarctica just saw the fastest glacier collapse ever recorded - ScienceDaily
science 2026/02/26 16:52:59

Antarctica just saw the fastest glacier collapse ever recorded - ScienceDaily

Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier stunned scientists by retreating eight kilometers in just two months, with nearly half of it collapsing in record time. The rapid breakup was driven by a flat, underwater bedrock surface that allowed the glacier to suddenly float…

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First-Ever Plesiosaur Fossil Found in Algeria, A Major Piece to the Cretaceous Puzzle - Indian Defence Review
science 2026/02/26 16:30:00

First-Ever Plesiosaur Fossil Found in Algeria, A Major Piece to the Cretaceous Puzzle - Indian Defence Review

The first plesiosaur fossil found in Algeria provides new insights into ancient marine ecosystems and fills an important gap in the study of Cretaceous life.

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Mysterious Chinese Space Plane Conducting Unknown Mission in Orbit - Yahoo
science 2026/02/26 16:07:07

Mysterious Chinese Space Plane Conducting Unknown Mission in Orbit - Yahoo

There’s a lot we still don’t know.

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They Thought Life Started in a Cell. A New Study Says It Actually Began in a Glob of Slime - Indian Defence Review
science 2026/02/26 16:00:00

They Thought Life Started in a Cell. A New Study Says It Actually Began in a Glob of Slime - Indian Defence Review

Forget everything you thought about life’s origins. Scientists now say it all began not in a cell, but in a glob of protective primordial slime.

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Terrifying New Details Emerge on Last Year's Stranding of Chinese Taikonauts - Yahoo
science 2026/02/26 13:00:00

Terrifying New Details Emerge on Last Year's Stranding of Chinese Taikonauts - Yahoo

These guys calmly explain a scene that could be straight out of a cosmic horror movie.

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The U.S. Dumped Thousands of Toxic Barrels Into the Pacific Off The Coast of California, Now Scientists Say They're Leaking - Indian Defence Review
science 2026/02/26 12:30:00

The U.S. Dumped Thousands of Toxic Barrels Into the Pacific Off The Coast of California, Now Scientists Say They're Leaking - Indian Defence Review

Decades-old toxic barrels are still leaking off California’s coast, carving ghostly white scars into the deep ocean floor and disrupting life below.

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