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Fossils of Oculudentavis found encased in amber in Myanmar in 2020 have confounded scientists from around the world.

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Weather on Jupiter may have some surprising similarities to Earth phenomena, but some things it does defy easy explanation.

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This was the B787-8, the smallest and first variant that Boeing released. Despite United having acquired substantially more B787-9s and B787-10s since, it still operates a strategically important ...

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Scientists used to think that they occurred mostly around the Jovian poles. That’s because of the winds spurred by the planet’s rapid rotation rate. So, for a hot spot to occur after a solar ...