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Amazonian anaconda species whose fossils show maximum size reached 12.4 million years ago during the Miocene

Amazon anacondas reached their current size 12.4 million years ago and have barely changed since, fossils from Venezuela show

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March 2, 2026 at 8:20 AM
67,800 year old red hand stencil cave painting discovered in Liang Metanduno cave, Sulawesi, Indonesia

The world’s oldest cave painting: a 67,800-year-old hand stencil found on Muna Island, Indonesia

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March 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Microscopic image of Candidatus Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, a minimal genome archaeon discovered by Japanese scientists

It’s not a virus, it’s not a bacterium… it’s something stranger: Japanese scientists discover a life form that doesn’t fit into any known biological category

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March 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Two brightly colored poison frogs on rainforest leaves, showing how their toxic diet powers their chemical defenses

They measure between 2 and 6 centimeters, but their skin can hide one of the most lethal toxins on the planet, which is why the “poison dart frog” is so fearsome

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March 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Submarine fiber optic cable system used for earthquake and whale detection beneath the ocean

The cables that carry 99% of the internet could become a giant microphone for detecting earthquakes, tsunamis and even whales

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March 1, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Construction work on Mexico’s Interoceanic Corridor rail line across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec

Mexico pulls a “land-based Panama Canal” out of its hat: 303 km across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to connect the Pacific and the Gulf without passing through locks

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March 1, 2026 at 11:39 AM
USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier at sea, the Navy’s newest carrier facing ongoing sewage system failures

The USS Gerald R. Ford’s vacuum toilets keep clogging, and each acid flush costs about $400,000

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March 1, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Ukrainian air defense system preparing to intercept drones using AI guided autonomous technology

Ukraine wants to move from being a “human shield” to a shield that thinks for itself: in the next six months, it will deploy an artificial intelligence-based air defense system capable of predicting Russian attacks and launching autonomous interceptors before you can blink

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February 28, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Illustration of the solar system passing through the Radcliffe Wave, a giant filament of gas and young stars in the Milky Way.

It wasn’t just a simple stroll through the galaxy: 14 million years ago, the solar system passed through a colossal wave of gas and stars that may have triggered the great Miocene glaciation

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February 28, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Amazon Leo internet satellites in low Earth orbit reflecting sunlight and creating bright streaks in the night sky.

Amazon Leo satellites shine brighter than astronomers recommend, a study of nearly 2,000 observations finds

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February 28, 2026 at 11:57 AM
TROPOMI satellite data showing reduced nitrogen dioxide levels over California as zero emission vehicles increased.

A European satellite confirms what many doubted: between 2019 and 2023, California added hundreds of zero-emission vehicles per area, and the TROPOMI satellite detected a measurable decrease in pollution from space

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February 28, 2026 at 10:21 AM
NASA Parker Solar Probe flying through the Sun’s corona during its record breaking close approach

An unprecedented view of the Sun is about to arrive: the Parker probe passed through the solar atmosphere at approximately 429,000 miles per hour (mph) and recorded data that could solve one of science’s oldest mysteries

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February 28, 2026 at 8:56 AM
India SpaDeX satellites performing first in orbit docking maneuver developed by ISRO in 2025

India joins the most exclusive club in space: it has achieved its first docking between satellites in orbit and is already dreaming of having its own space station by 2035

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February 28, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Monte Conero limestone slab showing fossilized Cretaceous sea turtle trackways

The day when dozens of sea turtles panicked and fled at full speed under the sea 79 million years ago: Italian climbers have just found their perfectly preserved footprints after an avalanche caused by a prehistoric earthquake

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February 27, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Exeed Liefeng concept car showcasing solid state battery technology with 1,500 kilometer range target

China promises the “holy grail” of electric vehicles in 2026: an Exeed with a solid-state battery that would exceed 1,500 km and, according to the company, withstand temperatures as low as -30 °C

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February 27, 2026 at 11:54 AM
F-35 fighter jet in flight as the United States pressures Canada over its 88 aircraft purchase and the future of NORAD.

US ambassador Pete Hoekstra warns NORAD “would have to be altered” if Canada drops its purchase of 88 F-35s

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February 27, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Giant Siphonophore filmed at 6,000 meters by a remotely operated vehicle off Australia

They lowered a robot to 6,000 meters, and what appeared on the camera looked like something from another planet: a 15-meter translucent “creature” floating in total darkness

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February 26, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Aerial view of the Colombian Amazon rainforest, now declared free of new hydrocarbon and mega mining projects.

Colombia declares its entire Amazon region free of new oil, gas and large-scale mining projects

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February 26, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency radar facility under the northern lights in the Arctic

The United States grew tired of the northern lights “blinding” its radars and in 2026 launched FROSTY, a DARPA plan to turn that Arctic noise into its new surveillance weapon

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February 26, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Ukrainian technicians inspect the wreckage of a Geran-5 drone, revealing foreign electronic components inside

A Geran-5 is shot down, and what Ukraine finds inside looks like a kind of military globalization: a Chinese TELEFLY turbojet engine, carbon fiber, and foreign chips in a drone carrying a 90 kg payload

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February 26, 2026 at 8:23 AM
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