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Inside Quantum Immortality, The Mind-Bending Theory That Suggests Consciousness Never Dies

The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics suggests that you would never perceive your own death, because if you were to die in one reality, your consciousness would simply transfer to a different reality where you survive.

By Amber Morgan • Mar 24, 2025

Inside Quantum Immortality, The Mind-Bending Theory That Suggests Consciousness Never Dies

The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics suggests that you would never perceive your own death, because if you were to die in one reality, your consciousness would simply transfer to a different reality where you survive.

By Amber Morgan • March 24, 2025

Mummified Ice Age Wolf Pup And Caribou With Fur Intact Discovered In The Canadian Permafrost

"The remains are highly evocative because they enable us to make almost face-to-face connection with animals that are tens of thousands of years old."

By Caroline Redmond • Mar 22, 2025

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Mummified Ice Age Wolf Pup And Caribou With Fur Intact Discovered In The Canadian Permafrost

"The remains are highly evocative because they enable us to make almost face-to-face connection with animals that are tens of thousands of years old."

By Caroline Redmond • March 22, 2025

Archaeologists In Austria Just Unearthed A 25,000-Year-Old Site Full Of Mammoth Bones

Archaeologists at the Langmannersdorf an der Perschling site in Lower Austria found bones belonging to five mammoths as well as evidence of how prehistoric people processed their remains.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 21, 2025

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Archaeologists In Austria Just Unearthed A 25,000-Year-Old Site Full Of Mammoth Bones

Archaeologists at the Langmannersdorf an der Perschling site in Lower Austria found bones belonging to five mammoths as well as evidence of how prehistoric people processed their remains.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 21, 2025

Scientists Just Discovered That Most Europeans Had Dark Skin As Recently As 3,000 Years Ago

Analysis of 348 genetic samples taken from 34 countries revealed that, across prehistoric and ancient Europe, 63 percent of people had dark skin, 29 percent had "intermediate" skin, and only 8 percent had light skin.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 20, 2025

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Scientists Just Discovered That Most Europeans Had Dark Skin As Recently As 3,000 Years Ago

Analysis of 348 genetic samples taken from 34 countries revealed that, across prehistoric and ancient Europe, 63 percent of people had dark skin, 29 percent had "intermediate" skin, and only 8 percent had light skin.

By Austin Harvey • March 20, 2025

New Study Suggests That Prehistoric Iguanas Rafted 5,000 Miles Across The Pacific From North America Before Landing On Fiji

The study theorizes that Fiji's iguanas made their way across 5,000 miles of ocean from North America atop "rafts" made from vegetation or uprooted trees.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 19, 2025

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New Study Suggests That Prehistoric Iguanas Rafted 5,000 Miles Across The Pacific From North America Before Landing On Fiji

The study theorizes that Fiji's iguanas made their way across 5,000 miles of ocean from North America atop "rafts" made from vegetation or uprooted trees.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 19, 2025

A New Jersey Paleontologist’s Priceless Fossil Collection Was Dumped In A Landfill By UPS Because His University Wasn’t Paying Their Bills

Professor Martin Becker of New Jersey's William Paterson University shipped 19 boxes of fossils to a colleague in Florida — then they were dumped in a Tennessee landfill by UPS because the university failed to make their payments.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 19, 2025

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A New Jersey Paleontologist’s Priceless Fossil Collection Was Dumped In A Landfill By UPS Because His University Wasn’t Paying Their Bills

Professor Martin Becker of New Jersey's William Paterson University shipped 19 boxes of fossils to a colleague in Florida — then they were dumped in a Tennessee landfill by UPS because the university failed to make their payments.

By Austin Harvey • March 19, 2025

Hundreds Of Unknown Creatures Found In The ‘Lost City Of The Monkey God’ In Honduras

Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program spent three weeks traversing the rainforests of Honduras, discovering and documenting hundreds of species — and some are entirely new to science.

By Marco Margaritoff • Mar 19, 2025

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Hundreds Of Unknown Creatures Found In The ‘Lost City Of The Monkey God’ In Honduras

Conservation International's Rapid Assessment Program spent three weeks traversing the rainforests of Honduras, discovering and documenting hundreds of species — and some are entirely new to science.

By Marco Margaritoff • March 19, 2025

Newly Recovered Data From A Dead Satellite Reveals A Lost Continent Beneath Antarctica

"These gravity images are revolutionizing our ability to study the least understood continent on Earth—Antarctica."

By Bernadette Deron • Mar 18, 2025

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Newly Recovered Data From A Dead Satellite Reveals A Lost Continent Beneath Antarctica

"These gravity images are revolutionizing our ability to study the least understood continent on Earth—Antarctica."

By Bernadette Deron • March 18, 2025

Where Is The Coldest Place On Earth? Inside 11 Locations That Have Reported Record-Low Temperatures

From Antarctica's remote Vostok Station to the bustling Russian city of Yakutsk, these places frequently see temperatures drop well below zero and are covered in snow and ice for the majority of the year.

By Austin Harvey • Mar 15, 2025

Where Is The Coldest Place On Earth? Inside 11 Locations That Have Reported Record-Low Temperatures

From Antarctica's remote Vostok Station to the bustling Russian city of Yakutsk, these places frequently see temperatures drop well below zero and are covered in snow and ice for the majority of the year.

By Austin Harvey • March 15, 2025

A Paleontologist Just Identified 200-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints In The Office Of A High School In Australia

A stone slab that's been sitting in a high school for more than 20 years contains the "one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur footprints" ever found in Australia.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 13, 2025

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A Paleontologist Just Identified 200-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints In The Office Of A High School In Australia

A stone slab that's been sitting in a high school for more than 20 years contains the "one of the highest concentrations of dinosaur footprints" ever found in Australia.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 13, 2025