Darwin Notebooks Reported Stolen from Cambridge Library
The notebooks are estimated to be worth millions of pounds.
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Bodies of Man and His Slave Unearthed from Ashes at Pompeii
Skeletal remains of what are believed to have been a rich man and his male slave attempting to escape death from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago have been discovered in Pompeii.
Moon Holds More Water in More Places Than Ever Thought
The moon’s shadowed, frigid nooks and crannies may hold frozen water in more places and in larger quantities than previously suspected.
Fake Asteroid? NASA Expert IDs Mystery Object As Old Rocket
Instead of a cosmic rock, a newly discovered object appears to be an old rocket from a failed moon-landing mission 54 years ago that’s finally making its way back home.
Flash in Dark Sky Was Probably Random Meteor, Expert Says
Many social media users around the Pittsburgh area reported seeing a streaking fireball shortly after 4 a.m.
US Outlines Sweeping Plan to Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccines
Dr. Robert Redfield, the director of the CDC, said that any vaccine available this year would be in “very limited supply” and wouldn’t be broadly available to most of the U.S. population until the summer of 2021.
Astronomers See Possible Hints of Life in Venus’s Clouds
Several outside experts — and the study authors themselves — agreed the potential sign of life is tantalizing but said it is far from the first proof of life on another planet.
Meteorologists Seek to Confirm 130-Degree Death Valley Temperature
An automated measuring system in California’s Death Valley reported a temperature of 130 degrees (54.4 degrees Celsius) amid a blistering heat wave, a reading that would be among the highest ever recorded globally if it is confirmed.
Poop Scoop: Satellite Images Reveal Antarctic Penguin Haunts
Scientists spotted bird droppings from space to count emperor penguin colonies.
Virus Vaccine Put to Final Test in Thousands of Volunteers
The world's biggest COVID-19 vaccine study is underway with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government.
UK Coronavirus Vaccine Prompts Immune Response in Early Test
Scientists at Oxford University say they might have sufficient data by the end of the year to decide if the vaccine should be adopted for mass vaccination campaigns.
EPA Drops Regulation for Contaminant Harming Babies’ Brains
The Environmental Protection Agency has ended an Obama-era drive to regulate a widespread contaminant in drinking water linked to brain damage in infants.
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Did Dr. Roger Hodkinson Call COVID-19 a Hoax?
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Was a Mysterious Monolith Found in Utah?
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