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Workers Were Digging Up a Junkyard—and Discovered Two Mysterious Roman Pools

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Science News

Science

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Space

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Our Planet

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Scientists Finally Created a Perfect Conductor

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Scientists Finally Found a Missing Blob of Water

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Archaeologists Found a Seal From a Lost Society

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Military

Inside the CIA’s Most Daring Underwater Heist: Stealing a Soviet Nuclear Sub From the Ocean Floor

By Tim Newcomb

Jan 5, 2026

9 min

Russia's New Weapon Could Decimate Costal Cities

By Emma Frederickson

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The Truth Is Out There. So Is Lue Elizondo.

David Howard

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China’s New Tank Is Among the World’s Most Advanced

By Sébastien Roblin

Nov 24, 2025

11 min

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By Emma Frederickson

Oct 23, 2025

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Tech

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Cars

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Everything in the Universe May Share a Form of Consciousness—Even Aliens, Scientists Say

Humans May Be Tapping Into a Shared Consciousness

Did Consciousness Develop Before Life Itself?

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Space Particles May Have Caused Airplane Trouble

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