A solid gold swastika disc is the oldest-known reference to Odin of Valhalla, the Norse god of war and death, say archaeologists

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Ancient gold disc showing the worlds oldest inscription referring to Norse god Odin
Ancient gold disc showing the worlds oldest inscription referring to Norse god Odin

National Museum of Denmark

The CDC’s response to COVID was a disaster. Can Silicon Valley get it right?

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The government's response to COVID generally sucked — and it convinced venture capitalists that pandemic response is ripe for disruption.

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Can Silicon Valley stop the next COVID?

Relativity Space's 3D-printed rocket fails to lift off during second launch attempt

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Another day, another scrub for the world’s first 3D-printed rocket. On Saturday, Relativity Space’s Terran 1 rocket failed to get off the ground after two launch attempts. It was a day of false starts. Following Wednesday's scrub, Relativity Space initially set its sights on a 1:45PM ET launch, a window the company later pushed back to 2:45PM ET due to "upper-level wind violations." 

Roman 'shrine' discovered in cathedral graveyard could be a sacrifice site linked to fertility and mystery cults, say archaeologists

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The Roman altar stone found during archaeological excavations at Leicester Cathedral.
The Roman altar stone found during archaeological excavations at Leicester Cathedral.

University of Leicester Archaeological Services

Climate change is making plane turbulence worse, and it could make flights bumpier and more expensive

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The inside of the plane after Lufthansa Flight 469 hit
The inside of the plane after Lufthansa Flight 469 hit "severe turbulence" en route to Frankfurt, Germany.

Dr. Rolanda Schmidt

Photos show a female orca swimming with adopted baby pilot whale in unique case, scientists say

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The orca female and pilot whale calf.
The orca female and pilot whale calf.

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  • A female orca appeared to adopt a baby pilot whale in the first known case of its kind.
  • Scientists observed the orca caring for the calf in western Iceland in 2021, a new study says.
  • The study noted that the orca had never had a calf of her own.

     

Daylight-saving time is literally killing us — it's time to end this switch

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Daylight-saving time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 12.

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Chernobyl's stray dogs are 'genetically distinct' 40 years after the massive nuclear radiation leak, scientists find

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Stray dogs hang out near an abandoned, partially-completed cooling tower at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

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A disturbing image of an elephant with a deformed spine shows the brutal toll that tourist rides can have

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An emaciated elephant is shown standing sideways to the camera. The elephant's back has a marked dent in the spine.
Pai Lin, a rescue elephant who spent over 25 years in Thailand's trekking industry. The Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand said the work has deformed her back forever.

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A 2,000-year-old mummy was found dumped in the trash in Yemen with its insides ripped out

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The mummy is shown wrapped in animal hide, placed on a white plastic sheet. The body is curled up on itself.
The mummy found in the trash in Yemen.

Yemen General Organization of Antiquities and Museums

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