An 11,000-year-old statue of a man holding his penis could reveal secrets about a mysterious Neolithic culture

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A photograph taken at the archaeological site of Karahantepe in Sanliurfa, southeastern Turkey on October 9, 2023, shows a newly found 2.3-meter high human statue

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Animals in the savanna are more scared of the sound of a human voice than lions, dogs, or guns, a study found

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A collage of a group of tourists on safari with binoculars next to a roaring lion.
Animals on the savanna reacted with much more fear when hearing human voices than lions roars.

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Gray whales have been mysteriously washing up dead on the Pacific coast. Now scientists think they might have the answer.

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A dead juvenile Gray Whale sits in the sand on Limantour Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore on May 25, 2019 in Point Reyes Station, California.
A dead juvenile Gray Whale sits in the sand on Limantour Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore on May 25, 2019 in Point Reyes Station, California.

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Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia is so dense it may actually contain elements never before seen on Earth, according to a new study

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Artistic rendering of asteroids in space.

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A part of Afghanistan not known for seismic activity was struck by an 'unprecedented' number of big earthquakes this week and no one knows when they'll end, an expert says

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Thousands of people living in Herat are now sleeping in tents to stay safe from buildings that could collapse in future quakes.

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Vaccine hesitancy is a problem for dogs too, study finds

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Veterinary technicians vaccinate a dog outside the vehicle at a drive-through pet vaccine clinic at Mission Viejo Animal Services Center amid the COVID-19 pandemic on June 23, 2020 in Mission Viejo, California.
A dog is vaccinated at a drive-through clinic in California during the pandemic.

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At age 12, I signed myself up for online astronomy classes under my mom's name. 14 years later I became the first Mexican-born woman to go to space.

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Katya Echazarreta became the first Mexican-born woman in space in June 2022.

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Mars's sad, potato-shaped moon eclipsing the sun shown in NASA video. Be glad you're on Earth for this weekend's solar eclipse.

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That slow-moving blob is Mars's moon Phobos transiting across the sun.

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Antarctica has lost 8.3 trillion tons of ice since 1997, a new study found. That's enough to cover the contiguous US in 3 feet of water.

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A cliff face with melting ice in Antarctica.
Antarctica saw temperatures 39 degrees Celsius above average last year.

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NASA released the first close-up photos of the largest asteroid sample ever collected

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The sample collector with a pile of asteroid material resting on it.

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