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Mummy mask with wig: A 1,000-year-old 'false head' found in Peru that was crafted with real human hair and toxic red cinnabarAstonishing Artifacts Stylized masks like this one adorned pre-Inca mummies in Peru hundreds of years ago.
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What does 'heliosphere' mean?Science word of the day Pronunciation: HEE'-lee-uhs-feer
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James Webb telescope uses trippy Einstein prediction to probe the farthest reaches of the universeSpace photo of the week The James Webb telescope peers through a warped bubble of space-time to study galaxies from the first billion years after the Big Bang.
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What's the oldest weapon in the world?Life's Little Mysteries There are a few contenders for the world's oldest weapon, and one is over 400,000 years old.
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What does 'autotroph' mean?Science word of the day Pronunciation: AW'-tuh-trohf
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'A dangerous proposition': How AI is warping the social fabric and the ways we collectively imagine the futureExcerpt In this excerpt from "Predicted: How AI Is Restructuring Social Life," author Mona Sloane examines how artificial intelligence is reconfiguring our understanding of the world and how we imagine the future.
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What is the roundest animal?Life's Little Mysteries It's fairly uncommon to find a spherical creature, although they're more common in the sea than on land. So which one is the roundest?
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What does 'neuroplasticity' mean?Science word of the day Pronunciation: Nur-roh-pla-STISS'-ih-tee
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Heaven Lake: China's deepest lake sits atop a colossal volcano and belongs mostly to North KoreaIncredible Places Heaven Lake is a body of water located 7,200 feet above sea level at the top of a volcano. It is the deepest lake in China as well as the highest and largest crater lake in Northeast Asia.
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