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Star's Violent Death Could Reveal a Rare 'Missing Link' Black Hole
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Star's Violent Death Could Reveal a Rare 'Missing Link' Black Hole

Betrayed by a snack.

Cosmic Rays Could Support Life Just Under the Ice
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Cosmic Rays Could Support Life Just Under the Ice

If you've ever dreamed of traveling through space as an explorer, you know there'll be some serious "downside dangers". One of them is cosmic rays. These high-speed particles slam through anything, including our bodies, damaging DNA and ripping molecules apart. As dangerous as they sound to unprotected spacefarers, they could actually help microscopic life survive hiding under the icy surfaces of places like Europa or Enceladus.

2,300-year-old arm tats on mummified woman reveal new insights about tattooing technique in ancient Siberia
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2,300-year-old arm tats on mummified woman reveal new insights about tattooing technique in ancient Siberia

A new analysis used near-infrared photography to shed light on the methods and tools for creating tattoos in the Early Iron Age Pazyryk culture.

Mars Glaciers Have More Water Content than Previously Thought
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Mars Glaciers Have More Water Content than Previously Thought

On the slopes of Martian mountains and craters clings what appears to be flowing honey, coated in dust and frozen in time. In reality, these features are incredibly slow-moving glaciers, and their contents were once thought to be mostly rock enveloped in some ice.

'Bad Omen': An Ancient Pyramid in Mexico Collapsed Into A Pile of Rubble
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'Bad Omen': An Ancient Pyramid in Mexico Collapsed Into A Pile of Rubble

Extreme weather triggered a tragedy.