Researchers found what they believe is a 2,000-year-old map of the stars
The star catalog was made by ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus around 162 and 127 BCE, 1,400 years before the telescope.
The star catalog was made by ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus around 162 and 127 BCE, 1,400 years before the telescope.
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A Chinese research team set a new distance record for syncing two timepieces thanks to some very precise lasers.
The enormous ostrich-like bird flocked through the eastern part of North America during the Cretaceous period.
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The DNA of this Neanderthal unit gives a glimpse into the social bonds of our most distant ancestors.
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