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The ‘Gates of Hell’ Are Closing. That’s a Pretty Big Problem.
This natural gas field in Turkmenistan has been on fire for decades, but officials say it may soon be running on empty.
Archaeologists Were Digging Up a Hospital—and Found the Skeletons of 4 Confederate Soldiers
As archaeologists with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation excavated a site in search of American Revolution history, the ...
Archaeologists Found a 6,200-Year-Old Skull. Then They Noticed Something Very Wrong.
The burial site Chega Sofla has many skeletons with elongated skulls, likely from a practice called cranial bandaging where ...
For 9 Days, Earth Was Sending Out Mysterious Signals. Now We Know What They Were.
As fascinating as bizarre signals from other planets can be—teaching us about earthquakes on Mars or auroras in the skies of ...
A Youtuber Built a Laser Gun That Can Set Copper On Fire
Now, a new video posted by YouTuber Drake “styropyro” Anthony is taking the idea of a laser gun to a whole new level—a level originally set by Anthony himself back in 2020, when he created a 100-watt ...