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‘Surfing The Unsurfable’: World Record Holder Sebastian Steudtner Rides A 93.73-Foot Wave

The Portuguese town Nazaré is in the spotlight again: Sebastian Steudtner may hit the new Guinness World Record for riding a 93.73-foot wave.

The Portuguese town Nazaré is in the spotlight again: Sebastian Steudtner may hit the new Guinness World Record for riding a 93.73-foot wave.

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“The Future Is Coming”: People React To Viral Video Of Chinese Factory Producing Lifelike Robots

The humanoids are so realistic that one of them could be mistaken for a worker at the factory.

The humanoids are so realistic that one of them could be mistaken for a worker at the factory.

7 Years Behind Schedule, Boeing’s Starliner Is About To Make Its First Crewed Flight

Starliner’s success in its first crewed flight would open the gates for golden era of space exploration.

Starliner’s success in its first crewed flight would open the gates for golden era of space exploration.

Blue Whales Returned To Seychelles: Scientists Recorded 23 Species During Their Surveys

The Seychelles archipelago, that used to be a major whaling ground, recently surprised scientists with a major return of blue whales.

The Seychelles archipelago, that used to be a major whaling ground, recently surprised scientists with a major return of blue whales.

Meet Shanidar Z, A 40-Year-Old Neanderthal Woman Who Lived 75,000 Years Ago

Scientists spent nine months assembling 200 bone fragments to recreate the 75,000-year-old skull of the Neanderthal woman.

Scientists spent nine months assembling 200 bone fragments to recreate the 75,000-year-old skull of the Neanderthal woman.

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Shenzhou 17, The Youngest Crew Ever To Visit Tiangong, Safely Returned To Earth

Shenzhou 17, with the youngest crew ever to visit Tiangong, becomes one more successful example of China's remarkable space exploration.

Shenzhou 17, with the youngest crew ever to visit Tiangong, becomes one more successful example of China's remarkable space exploration.

New Scientific Data Shows That Dark Matter Is Even Stranger Than We Thought

Dark matter appears to be more complex than we thought: a new scientific approach is trying to get to the bottom of the cold dark matter concept.

Dark matter appears to be more complex than we thought: a new scientific approach is trying to get to the bottom of the cold dark matter concept.

“What Scientific Breakthrough Are We Closer To Than Most People Realize?” (40 Answers)

Science is awesome. Just recently, surgeons in the U.S. transplanted a pig kidney into a man. Last year, scientists finally successfully sequenced the Y chromosome.

Science is awesome. Just recently, surgeons in the U.S. transplanted a pig kidney into a man. Last year, scientists finally successfully sequenced the Y chromosome.

Alien Life On K2-18b?: Scientists Excited To See Observations From Planet Twice The Size Of Earth

Scientists are one step closer to finding possible life on Planet K2-18b, which is twice as big as Earth and 120 light-years away.

Scientists are one step closer to finding possible life on Planet K2-18b, which is twice as big as Earth and 120 light-years away.

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Theory Of Advanced Civilizations By Nikolai Kardashev

Humanity has perpetually cast its gaze toward the stars, nurturing a profound curiosity about civilizations beyond our own. There Was a Russian astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev. In 1964 he introduced his eponymous scale as a method of classifying civilizations based on their...

Humanity has perpetually cast its gaze toward the stars, nurturing a profound curiosity about civilizations beyond our own. There Was a Russian astrophysicist Nikolai Kardashev. In 1964 he introduced his eponymous...

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Delivered A Spectacular Aerial View From Io, Including Mountains And A Lava Lake

Io has been studied by the Pioneer and Voyager probes in the 1970s and the Galileo spacecraft in the 1990s, but only now with Juno we can finally have such detailed images of the surface.

Io has been studied by the Pioneer and Voyager probes in the 1970s and the Galileo spacecraft in the 1990s, but only now with Juno we can finally have such detailed...

Scientists Hold A 20-Minute ‘Conversation’ With A Whale Named Twain In His Own Language

A female humpback whale named Twain has been known to researchers since the 1980s, yet only now surprised the entire world by replying to recorded “whup-throp” calls 36 times, in a humanlike conversation style.

A female humpback whale named Twain has been known to researchers since the 1980s, yet only now surprised the entire world by replying to recorded “whup-throp” calls 36 times, in a...

Advanced Recycling Claims To Convert Dirty, Mixed Plastic Into Brand New Over and Over Again

If the current situation continues, by 2050, there will be 12 billion metric tons of plastic, which is 35,000 times as heavy as the Empire State Building. Therefore, advanced recycling takes a major step to make a change.

If the current situation continues, by 2050, there will be 12 billion metric tons of plastic, which is 35,000 times as heavy as the Empire State Building. Therefore, advanced recycling takes...

Voyager 1, The Spacecraft That’s Been Traveling Through Space For 46 Years, Sends Data To Earth After Months

NASA finally received proper communication after months from Voyager 1, "the most distant human-made object in existence."

NASA finally received proper communication after months from Voyager 1, "the most distant human-made object in existence."

Pluto Got Its Heart “Mark” After Collision With Planetary Body Roughly Twice The Size Of Switzerland

After the first 3 billion miles of New Horizons probe's journey to Pluto in 2015, a new study finally reveals the secret behind Pluto’s broken heart.

After the first 3 billion miles of New Horizons probe's journey to Pluto in 2015, a new study finally reveals the secret behind Pluto’s broken heart.

“If Buying Isn’t Owning, Piracy Isn’t Stealing”: 35 Tech Products That Are Huge Scams

In real life, there’s too much friction, bad design, and customer-unfriendliness compared to the technological awesomeness we see in movies and on TV.

In real life, there’s too much friction, bad design, and customer-unfriendliness compared to the technological awesomeness we see in movies and on TV.

Meet Gaia-BH3, The Largest Stellar Black Hole Ever Spotted And The 2nd-Nearest To Earth

Analysing data from ESA’s Gaia mission, scientists made a remarkable discovery - they spotted Gaia-BH3, the largest ever stellar black hole.

Analysing data from ESA’s Gaia mission, scientists made a remarkable discovery - they spotted Gaia-BH3, the largest ever stellar black hole.

Scientists Have Finally Gotten Closer To The Answer About How Massive Stars Get Their Magnetic Fields

A star system located about 3800 light-years away from Earth finally provided scientists with direct evidence of magnetism in massive stars.

A star system located about 3800 light-years away from Earth finally provided scientists with direct evidence of magnetism in massive stars.

A Rainbow-Like ‘Glory’ Effect Was Spotted On A Planet That Is 640 Light Years Away From Earth

For the first time outside our solar system scientists have discovered extraordinary rainbow-like ‘glory lights’ on the hot gas giant planet WASP-76b, 640 light-years away.

For the first time outside our solar system scientists have discovered extraordinary rainbow-like ‘glory lights’ on the hot gas giant planet WASP-76b, 640 light-years away.

NASA Announces It’s Looking To Bring 30 Samples Collected On Mars To Earth Before 2040

NASA revealed its intention to bring over 30 samples collected on Mars to Earth before 2040.

NASA revealed its intention to bring over 30 samples collected on Mars to Earth before 2040.