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Lyrid meteor shower: How UK stargazers can watch the oldest annual meteor shower | Science & Tech News
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Parts of the UK are being treated to a dazzling display as the oldest annual meteor shower known to man streaks through the Earth’s atmosphere. The Lyrid meteor shower peaks during late April every year and was first spotted in 687 BC by Chinese stargazers. This particular display is known for its fast and bright…
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Scientists discover oldest black hole ever that grew far more quickly than expected | Science & Tech News
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Scientists say they have discovered the oldest black hole ever – and it dates back to the early universe more than 13 billion years ago. The supermassive black hole – about six million times the mass of the sun – is so huge that it should have taken a billion years to grow to its…
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Scientists discover oldest ever black hole and say it could explain universe’s mysteries | Science & Tech News
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Astronomers say they have discovered the oldest black hole yet. It was formed 470 million years after the Big Bang and was detected in X-rays, using NASA telescopes. There is “strong evidence” it was born “massive” – and is believed to weigh between 10% and 100% the mass of all the stars in its galaxy.…
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Egypt’s oldest mummy found ‘covered in layers of gold’ following year-long excavation | World News
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A mummy “completely covered in layers of gold” may be the oldest and most complete ever found in Egypt. The ancient man’s well-preserved sarcophagus has been discovered after a year-long excavation just outside of the capital Cairo. It is just one of dozens of new archaeological discoveries found in Egypt. Researchers believe it belonged to…
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‘Game-changing’ discovery of world’s oldest DNA could hold key to combating climate change | Science & Tech News
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The discovery of the world’s oldest DNA, dating back two million years, could reveal how to counteract global warming, scientists have said. Opening what has been hailed as a “game-changing” new chapter in the history of evolution, microscopic fragments were found buried deep in sediment that had built up over 20,000 years in northern Greenland.…
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Oldest charred food remains reveal earliest evidence of plant cooking by Neanderthals | Science & Tech News
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Scientists have analysed the oldest charred food remains ever found, providing the earliest evidence of plant cooking among Neanderthals. Ancient hunter-gatherers were thought to have a largely meat-based diet, but researchers have found that prehistoric people had a diverse diet in which plants featured heavily. Researchers used a scanning electron microscope to analyse nine samples…