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'Blood moon' total lunar eclipse: Stunning photos of our celestial neighbor turning red over the AmericasSkywatchers snapped photos of the "blood moon" hovering above North and South America last night. Here's a gallery of images to celebrate the total lunar eclipse.
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2,400-year-old puppets with 'dramatic facial expression' discovered atop pyramid in El SalvadorThese striking puppets suggest that Indigenous people in what is now El Salvador had rituals that were more connected to the rest of Central American culture than previously thought.
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Australia's 'upside down' dinosaur age had two giant predators, 120 million-year-old fossils revealA new study has revealed that "hug of death" megaraptorids and previously unknown carcharodontosaurs shared Australia's unique Antarctic dinosaur ecosystem during the Cretaceous.
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Thule snow goggles: 1,000-year-old Arctic eyewear carved from walrus tusksThese carved snow goggles were a necessary accessory for Arctic existence centuries ago.
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'We are creating the fire equivalent of an ice age': Humans have plunged Earth into the 'Pyrocene'Humans have become a geologic force by cooking the planet — using fire on a scale that is altering land, water, air and ecosystems.
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Turkey vulture: The bird that vomits acid up to 10 feet and poops antiseptic onto its legsTurkey vultures feed on dead carcasses, helping to lower greenhouse gas emissions.
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Flu shot lowers hospitalization risk by 35% in vulnerable groups, data hintData from the Southern Hemisphere hint that this year's flu shot lowers the risk of hospitalization among vulnerable demographics.
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'Knife-wielding orca' and alien-looking figures among 300 Nazca Lines discovered in groundbreaking AI studyScientists used AI to find 303 never-before-seen geoglyphs in Peru's Nazca Desert, including abstract humanoid figures, ancient ceremonies, "decapitated heads" and a "killer whale holding a knife."
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'Sloth virus' reported in Europe for 1st time — but what is it?The Oropouche virus, which some media outlets are calling a "sloth virus," has been seen in European travelers returning home from the Americas.
