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In 1940, four teenagers following a dog into a hillside opening discovered Ice Age paintings sealed for 17,000 years

In 1850, a local Orcadian surveyed a storm-battered shoreline and accidentally discovered a Neolithic village hidden for millennia

In 1985, a professional diver exploring the Calanques found a submerged prehistoric cave hidden for millennia

How to find your name hidden in real satellite images using NASA’s Landsat tool

NASA’s TESS detects a rare exoplanet system where orbits will shift out of alignment in 200 years

Why do humans cry: An evolutionary biologist explains its true purpose

Ever wondered how loud the Sun is? Scientists say it could be louder than 100 trillion jet engines

Leonardo Da Vinci drew this heart structure 500 years ago: Scientists may have just solved the mystery that may predict heart disease

Can Earth’s fungi survive on Mars? Nasa study reveals surprising answers

Quote of the day by Edwin Powell Hubble: “With increasing distance, our knowledge fades, and fades rapidly. Eventually, we reach the dim boundary—the utmost limits of our telescopes. There, we measure shadows, and we search among ghostly errors of measurement for landmarks that are scarcely more substantial. The search will continue. Not until the empirical resources are exhausted, need we pass on to the dreamy realms of speculation.”

Nobel laureate David Gross warns humanity may not survive 50 years; here’s why

Can listening to music while eating make food taste better? Science has a surprising answer

Turning waste into wealth: New study finds that human urine can turn into low-energy fertiliser

Chinese researchers turn desert sand into fertile soil in just 10 months using cyanobacteria

Scientists unearthed an inside view of life and death at this Ancient Ethiopian site

Donald Trump’s ‘cooling planet’ claim clashes with scientific data showing sustained global warming

NASA study reveals young stars dim in X-rays faster than expected

50,000-year-old Neanderthal baby found with completely unexpected growth pattern: New fossil rewrites early human biology

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin eyes breakthrough with reusable New Glenn launch amid SpaceX rivalry

183-million-year-old “golden” fossil fooled scientists for decades: Microscope reveals a completely different truth