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Face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman revealedScientists have produced a remarkable reconstruction of what a Neanderthal woman would have looked like when she was alive.— BBC
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Enormous 'San Andreas fault' on Saturn's moon could help reveal signs of alien lifeHuge "tiger stripe" fault lines seen on Saturn's moon Enceladus raise hopes that a "long-lived" ocean containing potential alien life may lurk.— Live Science
What Makes a Society More Resilient? Frequent Hardship.Comparing 30,000 years of human history, researchers found that surviving famine, war or climate change helps groups recover more quickly from future shocks.— New York Times
Plastic passenger earns citations for carpool lane driverThe California Highway Patrol shared a photo of a dummy passenger that earned several citations for a carpool lane driver.— UPI
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Grave Built to Contain ZombiesThe fear of zombies has been felt for millennia.— The Vintage News
The Man-Eating Dingonek Lurks Beneath East Africa’s RiversThe 18-foot-long, dog-headed beast-fish didn’t seem so unbelievable to Africa’s early white colonizers.— Atlas Obscura
Investigator of ‘Nazca alien mummies’ says DNA proves they are realJois Mantilla, who worked closely with the mummies to identify their origins, believes he's made a breakthrough DNA discovery.— U.S. Sun
Man says his emotional support alligator, known for its big social media audience, has gone missingA Pennsylvania man credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve his depression.— AP
This Neolithic Monument Found in France Has No EqualA trio of interlocking enclosures, the structure may date to the time of the Bell Beaker culture, but experts are unsure of its exact age and purpose.— Smithsonian Magazine
Asteroid Ryugu holds secrets of our solar system's past, present and futureSignatures of space weathering will give us a better understanding of some of the phenomena occurring in the solar system, says scientist.— Space.com
Deepest blue hole in the world discovered, with hidden caves and tunnels believed to be insideScientists have yet to reach the bottom of the Taam Ja' Blue Hole in Mexico's Chetumal Bay.— Live Science
Creators of AI 'death calculator' issue warning to the publicLife2vec uses artificial intelligence to predict with eerie accuracy when you are most likely to die.— Unexplained Mysteries
Behold the Weird Glory of Häxan, A Wild 1922 Film About WitchcraftThe ground-breaking documentary blended academic research with salacious scenes.— Atlas Obscura
Australian Museum Removes Mummified Body Parts From Display“We have become so accustomed to seeing them on show that we often forget they once belonged to living people,” says Melanie Pitkin, a senior curator.— Smithsonian Magazine
Rep. Burchett: Agencies Need to 'Come Forth' on UFOsBurchett said even as a member of Congress, he is kept in the dark by various agencies.— Newsmax
The Details Are Unreal in New Webb Image of Famous Horsehead NebulaThe telescope captured an incredibly intricate, close-up view of one of the most famous celestial objects.— Gizmodo
Plato’s final hours recounted in scroll found in Vesuvius ashNewly deciphered passages outline Greek philosopher’s burial place and describe critique of slave musician.— The Guardian
Eglin AFB Pilot Likely Saw a Lighting Balloon, Not a UFO Pentagon ConcludesThe high-profile incident over the Gulf of Mexico included a strange craft with an even stranger infrared signature.— The War Zone
15 extinct giants that once roamed North AmericaUntil the end of the last ice age, American cheetahs, enormous armadillolike creatures and giant sloths called North America home.— Live Science
Man Who Likes Living as a Dog Unveils New Hyper-Realistic Canine CostumeA Japanese man who enjoys living as a dog recently unveiled a brand new hyperrealistic dog costume that not only looks cute, but also allows him to wag his furry tail.— Oddity Central
Lasers reveal prehistoric Irish monuments that may have been 'pathways for the dead'Archaeologists used lidar to detect a cluster of rare Neolithic monuments hidden in farmland in Ireland.— Live Science
NASA's mission to an ice-covered moon will contain a message between water worldsMETI International is a scientific organization dedicated to transmitting powerful radio messages to extraterrestrial life.— Space.com
The Mysterious ‘Dark’ Energy That Permeates the Universe Is Slowly ErodingThe largest map of the cosmos to date hints that this mysterious energy has been changing over billions of years.— Wired
Why Images of Ghosts Have Endured in Japan for CenturiesA new exhibition at the National Museum of Asian Art displays haunting, colorful woodblock prints.— Smithsonian Magazine
Chicago’s ‘rat hole’ removed after city determines sidewalk with animal impression was damagedA Chicago sidewalk landmark some residents affectionately called the “rat hole” was removed Wednesday.— AP
Has the mystery of the King Tut 'Pharaoh's curse' finally been solved?More than 20 people who excavated King Tutankhamun's tomb in the 1920s later died young from a range of maladies.— Unexplained Mysteries
Urgent warning for anyone using scarily accurate 'AI death calculator'The team behind an 'AI death calculator' that can predict, well, when you’ll die, issued a stark warning for those keen to find out their life expectancy.— Metro
Can humans see ultraviolet light?Ultraviolet has very short and energetic wavelengths that are shorter than violet on the visible spectrum. But can people see UV?— Live Science
Starless Rogue Planet As Heavy As 10 Earths Found By NASA TelescopeIt takes a chance alignment with a distant star to spot these worlds.— IFLScience
US military tests new weapon to prepare for 'space-enabled' attacks on the USThe device, which looks like a satellite dish, was designed to jam orbiting satellite communication by overloading the airwaves with competing signals.— Daily Mail
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