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Weird blob creature thought to be the world's oldest octopus isn't an octopus after all. Here's what scientists found. - CBS News
science 2026/04/09 13:38:16

Weird blob creature thought to be the world's oldest octopus isn't an octopus after all. Here's what scientists found. - CBS News

Scientists have found evidence that a 300-million-year-old sea creature previously thought to be the world’s oldest octopus is actually a nautilus relative.

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500-million-year-old clawed predator found in Utah desert forces scientists to rethink origin of spiders - BBC Wildlife Magazine
science 2026/04/09 11:49:17

500-million-year-old clawed predator found in Utah desert forces scientists to rethink origin of spiders - BBC Wildlife Magazine

Named after French explorer Jacques Cousteau, Megachelicerax cousteaui is the oldest of its kind ever found, not to mention one of the strangest…

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Trump’s race to the moon is about dominance over China, not discovery - Salon.com
science 2026/04/09 10:30:45

Trump’s race to the moon is about dominance over China, not discovery - Salon.com

Trump wants a geopolitical win in outer space, while cutting millions from NASA

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A tiny experiment using Artemis II astronaut cells could reshape medicine - The Washington Post
science 2026/04/09 10:03:59

A tiny experiment using Artemis II astronaut cells could reshape medicine - The Washington Post

Chips seeded with the astronauts’ bone marrow cells circled the moon to help probe how deep-space flight affects human biology.

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Artemis II Astronauts Witnessed 6 Meteorites Colliding With the Moon - WIRED
science 2026/04/09 09:00:00

Artemis II Astronauts Witnessed 6 Meteorites Colliding With the Moon - WIRED

The moon gets hit by space debris all the time, but some of it is so large that the impact generates light that can be seen thousands of kilometers away.

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A 289-Million-Year-Old Mummified Reptile From An Oklahoma Cave Shows How We Breathe The Way We Do - IFLScience
science 2026/04/09 08:59:45

A 289-Million-Year-Old Mummified Reptile From An Oklahoma Cave Shows How We Breathe The Way We Do - IFLScience

Every breath you take, every move you make, you should thank Captorhinus aguti.

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