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Pharaoh’s tomb is the biggest ancient Egyptian discovery since King Tutankhamun

Compared to his royal relatives, King Thutmose II doesn’t get much attention. Depending on the documentation, the monarch only ruled over ancient Egypt for 13 years (1493-1479 BCE) at most, and possibly as little as three (1482-1479 BCE)....

Feb 19, 2025

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The Great Wall of China is 300 years older than we thought

New state of matter powers Microsoft quantum computing chip

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Pharaoh’s tomb is the biggest ancient Egyptian discovery since King Tutankhamun

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The evolution of sunglasses from science to style (and back again)

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Could we really make Captain America’s shield? A materials scientist weighs in.

What do Egyptian mummies smell like? Surprisingly pleasant.

Curiosity rover spots rare shimmering clouds above Mars

Baby seals are wearing heart monitors–for science

Butchered skulls point to Europe’s Ice Age cannibals

500,000 years ago, a bunch of animals fell into a Florida sink hole

Experimental jet achieves supersonic flight, minus the boom

A radioactive deep sea mystery may have cosmic origins

A visit to dog college

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Earth’s inner core is less solid than we thought

How space missions make discoveries on the way to their main destinations

Extremely rare ‘Einstein ring’ discovered close to Earth

This AI chip is the size of a grain of salt

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‘Devil’s money’ discovered at medieval cult site

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Curvy spaceplane is one step closer to its ISS rendezvous

February stargazing: ‘Planet parade’ continues and Venus shines

Most humans haven’t moved these muscles in 25 million years

Agencies plan for near-Earth asteroid’s close encounter in 2032

The electrochemical cells that could power fridges of the future

Fungus-infected zombie spiders discovered in Northern Ireland

What’s the maximum human life expectancy?

Scientists find traces of life’s building blocks in historic asteroid samples

Magma chambers found lurking in dormant volcanoes

Medieval toilet helps uncover lost home of the England’s last Anglo-Saxon King