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Somewhere beyond Neptune, the Kuiper Belt is bent. Not by much, and not in a way any known planet can account for. A study ...
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Research findings are available online in the journal Nature Astronomy. The original story “ Frozen ocean world found lurking ...
The vast majority of forest restorations contain just one tree species—leaving them vulnerable to pests like the emerald ash ...
Cam Fink, John Kessler, and Ned Koh founded the AI unicorn Aaru when they were 18, 15, and 19. Now they've got even bigger ...
The idea that modern humans inherited DNA from Neanderthal ancestors is one of the 21st century’s most celebrated discoveries ...
The Root Exclusive Series: Black History Month was established 100 years ago, in February 1926. To commemorate this momentous ...