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The night-sky image so incredible the NZ man behind it has been accused of using AI
A New Zealand astrophotographer layered hundreds of real exposures into one image of a sky crowded with satellites, and thousands of viewers could not believe it was genuine. The picture looks like something a computer might dream up: a dense, criss-crossing web of bright lines thrown across the night sky above a snow-capped volcano. Yet…
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Scientists Discover Two Enormous Tears in a Tectonic Plate Beneath Iran
Deep under the country’s southeast, a slab of Earth’s outer shell is splitting in two places at once, and geologists say the rifts may one day join. On the scale of a human life, the plates that make up Earth’s crust and upper mantle barely seem to move at all. Yet they never stop, and…
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Your Mother’s Cells May Still Be Living in Your Body — Science Calls It Microchimerism
The placenta was once thought of as a wall between mother and baby. It turns out to be more like a two-way border crossing, and some of the…
Disabled dog abandoned with a bag of diapers and a note
Adopting a dog with special needs isn’t the right choice for every household, but for the right family it can be deeply rewarding. Lunita’s story shows both sides:…
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Cat dyed purple and used as a chew toy – but transformation 3 months later is wonderful
A tiny kitten with bright purple fur became an online favorite after he was rescued and nursed back to health. Smurf’s story…
Woman who stabbed and killed her ‘stupid’ dog she adopted avoids jail by blaming PTSD
A judge called the case “egregious” cruelty, but handed down a community order because of the defendant’s mental health. What Happened to…