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Scientists Just Exposed a 300 Million-Year-Old Fossil Mistake - SciTechDaily
science 2026/05/10 03:27:04

Scientists Just Exposed a 300 Million-Year-Old Fossil Mistake - SciTechDaily

The “world’s oldest octopus” was actually a 300-million-year-old fossil impostor hiding its secret in tiny teeth.

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Ravens Don’t Follow Wolves, They Predict Them - SciTechDaily
science 2026/05/10 02:52:02

Ravens Don’t Follow Wolves, They Predict Them - SciTechDaily

New research shows ravens use memory to locate areas where wolves are likely to make kills. Instead of trailing wolf packs, the birds rely on mental maps of productive hunting grounds.

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Study Argues Dante's Inferno Mapped a Planetary Impact 500 Years Before Science - Ancient Origins
science 2026/05/09 18:11:43

Study Argues Dante's Inferno Mapped a Planetary Impact 500 Years Before Science - Ancient Origins

A new study presented at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly in Vienna in April 2026 has put forward a striking argument: that the geometry of Hell as described in Dante Alighieri’s

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Newton's Law of Gravity Just Passed Its Biggest Test Ever - ScienceAlert
science 2026/05/09 18:02:10

Newton's Law of Gravity Just Passed Its Biggest Test Ever - ScienceAlert

The motion of galaxy clusters in the distant Universe has just yielded the largest-scale test yet of the laws of gravity.

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Scientists Have Found Fossil in Wisconsin's Mudstones of a Creature Whose Legs Were Built for Walking on Land, But It Never Left the Ocean - The Daily Galaxy
science 2026/05/09 17:50:00

Scientists Have Found Fossil in Wisconsin's Mudstones of a Creature Whose Legs Were Built for Walking on Land, But It Never Left the Ocean - The Daily Galaxy

Paleontologists have cracked the 437-million-year-old fossil mystery of how centipedes got their many legs, revealing how their underwater ancestors helped them make the leap to land.

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Spot the Milky Way’s Core Like Never Before This May: Here’s When and Where to Watch! - The Daily Galaxy
science 2026/05/09 16:45:00

Spot the Milky Way’s Core Like Never Before This May: Here’s When and Where to Watch! - The Daily Galaxy

The upcoming new moon provides skywatchers with the ideal conditions to observe the Milky Way’s brilliant core, a rare opportunity not to be missed!

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