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Has there ever been a mountain taller than Everest?

Mount Everest may be the king of the planet today, but has Earth ever thrust a larger mountain from its surface?

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New 4,300-mile-long internet cable will shuttle data along the ocean floor at 1 million gigabits per second

Petal, the world's first petabit transoceanic fiber cable, could theoretically support simultaneous music streaming for...

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Archaeologists discover the oldest dwelling in the Western Hemisphere at a 13,800-year-old site in Alaska

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient base camp in Alaska that has evidence of the oldest dwelling and possibly the...

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Physicists froze a 'necklace' of atoms — and witnessed a quantum phenomenon predicted 100 years ago

Atoms confined to a single line can bind into clusters called Bethe strings. A new experiment points to a mix of many su...

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The uranium cubes that exposed Nazi Germany’s nuclear failure

Scientists investigating Nazi Germany's secret nuclear program have uncovered evidence that its final experimental react...

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NASA captures strange waves high above Hurricane Simon

As Hurricane Simon unleashed destructive winds and flooding along Mexico’s coast, NASA satellites captured an extraordin...

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“Crawzilla” was huge. Then scientists found an even bigger crayfish

A nationwide search for giant crayfish uncovered a record-breaking Tennessee specimen and a surprising mystery about how...

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Antarctica’s sea ice has undergone a stunning reversal

Antarctic sea ice reached its third-lowest winter maximum in 2026, extending a remarkable decline that began after years...

Nature

The pianist who never played

Nature

Unprecedented atlas explores mitochondria across the tree of life

Nature

Memory stays strong in old age when this brain enzyme is active