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Denver Museum Unearths Rare 67-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Bone Under Parking Lot

In an astonishing twist of fate, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science stumbled upon a treasure far older than any exhibit inside its walls—a 67.5-m...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

7/12/2025

3 min read

New York Skies Abuzz: 66 UFO Sightings Reported in Early 2025

In an intriguing turn of events, New York state has become a hotbed for the unexplained, with a staggering 66 Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sigh...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

7/7/2025

3 min read

Brain Plastic Panic: How Sensational Headlines Undermine Trust in Safe Materials

Let’s cut through the noise: earlier this year, a headline screamed that we’ve all got a spoon’s worth of plastic in our brains. It was the kind of se...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

7/5/2025

3 min read

Gut Microbes May Hold Key to Defeating Toxic PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'

A groundbreaking study from the University of Cambridge reveals that gut microbes could be our secret weapon against toxic PFAS chemicals, often dubbe...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

7/3/2025

3 min read

Pharaoh's Curse Fungus Targets Cancer, Vapes Outdo Cigarettes in Toxicity

In a stunning twist, a fungus tied to the ancient pharaoh's curse might just be the next big thing in cancer treatment. Researchers have found that th...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

7/3/2025

2 min read

Harvard Scientist Kseniia Petrova Hit with New Charges in Frog Embryo Smuggling Case

In a dramatic turn of events, Kseniia Petrova, a 30-year-old Russian-born scientist at Harvard University, has been hit with additional federal charge...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

6/26/2025

3 min read

Leprosy in Americas Predates Europeans: Shocking New Study Unveils Ancient Bacterial Strain

A groundbreaking study has turned the history of leprosy in the Americas upside down, revealing that this infectious disease was present long before E...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

6/5/2025

3 min read

New Dwarf Planet Discovery Fuels Planet Nine Mystery in Outer Solar System

A team of astronomers at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, has uncovered a potential new dwarf planet, dubbed 2017OF201, stir...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

5/31/2025

3 min read

China’s Tianwen-2 Probe Targets Asteroid Samples to Unravel Earth’s Cosmic Past

China's space ambitions soared to new heights with the launch of the Tianwen-2 probe, rocketing toward asteroid 2016 HO3, also known as Kamoʻoalewa, t...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

5/31/2025

3 min read