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Erich von Daniken

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Physicists just witnessed pinpricks of darkness moving faster than the speed of light - without breaking the laws of relativity

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A New Computer Chip Could Finally Withstand The Hellscape of Venus

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Study Links Eating More Meat to Lower Dementia Risk, But Only in One Group

What's The Difference Between Anxiety And OCD? Psychologists Explain

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A 250-million-year-old fossil egg just revealed how an ancient survivor beat Earth's deadliest extinction.

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World Quantum Day is celebrated annually on April 14th (4/14) to promote global awareness and understanding of quantum science and technology. Initiated by scientists from over 65 countries, this day spotlights how quantum mechanics, from computing to basic natural laws, impacts modern technologies like GPS and semiconductors.

World Quantum Day started on April 14, 2021, as an initiative by an international group of scientists. The initiative was joined by engineers, educators, science communicators, organizations and others to celebrate the first World Quantum day on April 14, 2022. The date April 14 was chosen because "4.14" represents the rounded first 3 digits of the Planck constant - a key number in quantum mechanics. The US Senate passed a resolution on May 2, 2023, commemorating and supporting World Quantum Day.

I used to think that cyberspace was fifty years away. What I thought was fifty years away, was only ten years away. And what I thought was ten years away... was already here I just wasn't aware of it yet.

Giant New Moon Scar Is a Once-in-a-Century Crater, Scientists Discover

Black hole wakes after 100 million years and erupts like a cosmic volcano

After Decades of Searching, Astronomers Finally Track Down the Universe's Missing Hydrogen

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Scientists Discover Liquids Can Snap Like Solids

Scientists Capture Hidden Electron Patterns Inside Quantum Materials

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A New Chapter in Chemistry? Scientists Uncover New Way Metals Bind Oxygen

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Quantum Computers Could Break Encryption Far Sooner Than We Realized

Quantum computers are coming to break our codes faster than anyone expected. Last month, Google and others released results suggesting a new kind of compute - a quantum computer

This robot sees danger, decides its route and powers over obstacles while carrying loads

Revealing the hidden logic behind AI's judgments of people

AI for breakup texts? How 'sycophantic' chatbots are messing with our ability to handle difficult social situations.

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New Study Reveals Earth Is Getting Brighter at Night - About 2% Each Year

Most islands under flood watch as rain lingers over Hawaii

Ocean Heat Waves Are 'Supercharging' Hurricane Damage, Scientists Warn

Gray whales are entering San Francisco Bay and many aren't surviving

Accidental Deep Ocean Discovery Reveals Hidden Carbon Sink

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Ancient Landscape Reveals Bones of Humans Who Lived 100,000 Years Ago

Homo erectus' tools include stunning geodes and fossils, possibly as a way to connect with the cosmos, study finds

In The Greek Islands, Divers Have Discovered More Than 50 Remarkably Preserved Artifacts from a Shipwreck Beneath the Seafloor

Lost seal of Edward the Confessor resurfaces after going missing for 40 years

Revived Nubian royal robes shed light on prestige and authority in a lost Christian kingdom

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Scientists were wrong about lifespan. Your genes matter way more than we thought

Scientists Uncover Hidden Clues to the Origin of the Genetic Code

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Scientists Uncover Brain Changes That Link Pain to Depression

Sibling Stem Cell Transplant Leads to Rare HIV Remission in 'Oslo Patient'

New toothpaste stops gum disease without killing good bacteria

Forget daily pills. This twice-yearly injection shot works when blood pressure meds fail

Stanford scientists discover 'natural Ozempic' without side effects

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Eric plans to resign from Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations

U.S. to launch blockade of Iran's ports; Trump says he doesn't care about new talks

Pope Leo tells NBC News he has 'no fear' after Trump labels him 'weak' and 'terrible' in feud over Iran war

Hungary election: Trump and Putin ally Viktor Orban concedes defeat after 16 years as prime minister

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Britney Spears voluntarily checks into treatment facility. Spears' decision comes the month after the 44-year-old pop star was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

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Guts, grimaces and glory: Augusta National got the full Rory McIlroy experience on Sunday

Holocaust Remembrance Day is a National Memorial Day in Israel. It commemorates the approximately six million Jew people murdered in the Holocaust by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, and for the Jewish resistance in that period.

Worlds revolve around the battle for freedom
no matter where they are in the universe.

Principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776). Second Vice President of the United States (1797-1801), serving under John Adams and in 1800 was elected third President (1801- 09). Jefferson was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights, which motivated American colonists to break from Great Britain and form a new nation. He produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national level.

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.