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A Controversial New Theory Claims the Universe Could Be Twice as Old as Once Thought—and It Just Passed Several Key Tests

A controversial new theory that suggests our universe could be vastly older than once thought has just passed the first round of observational testing.
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This Unusual Fossil Sat Unstudied for Years—Now Scientists Say It Was a Giant That Lived Alongside the “Hobbits” of Flores

A mysterious fossil retrieved from the former home of Indonesia’s "Hobbits" reveals that a giant once inhabited the same ...
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DARPA Robot Builds a Structure in Space for the First Time, Opening the Door to Giant Orbiting Spacecraft

A DARPA robot has assembled a structure in orbit for the first time, paving the way for giant space telescopes and solar power arrays.
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“Hidden” Disasters in Japan’s Past Revealed by Deep-Sea Core Experiments

Radiocarbon tests of cores extracted from the sea around Japan have revealed a geophysical record of hidden disasters in the ...