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Pando, the world's largest organism, may have been growing nonstop since the 1st humans left Africa, study suggests
Pando is the world's largest tree. Its name means "I spread" in Latin, and it does indeed spread: The organism has given rise ...
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How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths
Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – even though it doesn’t have one? – Sejal, age 7, Bangalore, India ...
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What If the Largest Asteroid Hit Earth?
Some seriously large asteroids have threatened Earth before. Some of these asteroids have little chance of hitting us but ...
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Near-Earth dwarf planet's surface is 90% covered by water
Related Stories Planets contain more water than previously thought, research finds Astronomers found the largest water ...
Uranus, the ice giant, may have been misunderstood for nearly 40 years
A rare solar wind event was taking place when NASA’s Voyager 2 zipped by in 1986, a study suggests, which affected what we ...
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The Largest Extinction Event In Earth's History Occurred 250 Million Years Ago
If you thought the mass extinction caused by the Chicxulub asteroid impact 65 million years ago was bad, think again. Travel ...
Earth’s biggest polluters aren’t sending leaders to UN climate talks in a year of weather extremes
The world’s biggest polluters and strongest economies — China and the United States — aren’t sending their No. 1s. Neither ...
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"Terror birds" ate meat and dominated the planet long ago
Fossil of an extinct Phorusrhacid "terror bird" in the Tatacoa Desert reveals insights into ancient predators and ecosystems.
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Scientists found one of the largest carbon-based space molecules ever. Here's why that's a big deal
Scientists have identified one of the largest carbon-based molecules in space yet. It could help us decode the origins of ...
Scientists have fiercely debated the existence of ‘Planet 9’ for a decade. Some say evidence is piling up
After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the ...
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How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths
It’s the largest planet in the solar system, big enough for more than 1,000 Earths to fit inside, with room to spare. While the four inner planets of the solar system – Mercury, Venus ...
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The Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Neptune
Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...