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Stunning Astronomical Observatory Unearthed in Ancient Egypt : ScienceAlert

[ad_1] A ruined building in Kafr El Sheikh was where ancient Egyptians once stood, gazing at the stars above. More than 2,500 years ago, the building constituted the largest astronomical observatory known in Egypt in the 6th century BCE, part of what we now call the Temple of the Pharaohs in the town of Buto. […]

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The Milky Way’s Ultimate Fate Could Come Down to a Coin Toss : ScienceAlert

[ad_1] Andromeda is the closest major galaxy to our Milky Way – and it’s getting closer. In fact, astronomers believe that the two galaxies are destined to crash into each other. But a new study suggests this fate isn’t necessarily written in the stars. Andromeda is currently barreling down on us at a speed of

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Scientists Open Up 17th Century Cadavers, Discover Good Old Fashioned COCAINE

[ad_1] A team of researchers from the University of Milan made a surprising discovery while analyzing centuries-old preserved brains found in a burial site in Milan. As detailed in their study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, the scientists found evidence that people in 17th-century Europe were already chewing on the leaves of the coca

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People in One English-Speaking Country Seem to Live Years Longer : ScienceAlert

[ad_1] Countries where English is the official language have a lot in common due to their shared British colonial history – but a new study has found that life expectancy varies greatly between Anglophonic nations. What’s more, one nation in particular – Australia – appears to stand head and shoulders above the rest in terms

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What Is Israel Doing To Palestinians In Tulkarem?

[ad_1] Israel killed three Palestinians in a drone strike on Thursday in Tulkarem, a city and refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. That was during an Israeli raid – a near-daily occurrence in the West Bank – on the Tulkarem refugee camp, during which Israeli troops clashed with fighters from the Qassam Brigades, the

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Ukraine Is Losing The Plot In Africa

[ad_1] On August 5, the government of Mali announced its decision to cut diplomatic ties with Ukraine, citing a Ukrainian official’s boastful admission that Kyiv provided Malian rebels with crucial intel for a rebel assault that killed many Russian Wagner Group mercenaries and Malian soldiers. The northern Tuareg rebels claimed responsibility for the deaths of

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Musical Instrument ‘Stacco ’ Produces Chimes And Sounds By Moving Magnetic Marbles On It

[ad_1] Nicola Privato and Giacomo Lepri introduce Stacco Nicola Privato and Giacomo Lepri have developed Stacco. It’s a wooden-like musical instrument that can produce sound art and chimes by throwing, combining, or moving magnetic marbles on its surface. The instrument employs Neural Audio Synthesis, a technology that helps Stacco create and manipulate sounds using artificial

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Newly Identified Proteins May Explain Devastating Effects of Alzheimer’s : ScienceAlert

[ad_1] Despite decades of research, the direct cause of brain damage in Alzheimer’s disease has remained stubbornly elusive. A team led by Emory University in the US may have just discovered why. Much study has focused, now controversially, on abnormal clumps of naturally occurring proteins that increase in Alzheimer’s brains as the disease progresses: plaques

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Meditation Can Backfire, Worsening Mental Health Problems

[ad_1] Since mindfulness it’s something you can practice at home for free, it often sounds like the perfect tonic for stress and mental health issues. Mindfulness is a type of Buddhist-based meditation in which you focus on being aware of what you’re sensing, thinking and feeling in the present moment. The first recorded evidence for

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