Decapitator nose ornament: 1,500-year-old gold jewelry depicting a bloodthirsty South American god

Decapitator nose ornament: 1,500-year-old gold jewelry depicting a bloodthirsty South American god

The figure referred to as the Decapitator in Moche culture. (Image credit: Metropolitan Museum of Art(Public Domain)) FAST FACTS Call: Nose accessory with Decapitator What it is: A gilded copper…

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Why can pumpkins grow so large, but blueberries can’t?

Why can pumpkins grow so large, but blueberries can’t?

[ 19659002]An acclaimed pumpkin weighing 2,507 pounds(1,137 kgs)at the All New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at the Topsfield Fair on Oct. 4, 2025. (Image credit: Photo by Erin Clark/The Boston…

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New blood test can predict risk of postpartum depression with more than 80% accuracy

New blood test can predict risk of postpartum depression with more than 80% accuracy

(Image credit: Justin Paget through Getty Images ) Like numerous novice moms, Lisette Lopez-Rose believed giving birth would introduce a time of happiness. Rather, she had anxiety attack as she…

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‘Extremely rare’ and ‘highly unusual’ Roman-era tomb in Germany is completely empty

‘Extremely rare’ and ‘highly unusual’ Roman-era tomb in Germany is completely empty

The Wolkertshofen stone circle in Bavaria is believed to be a burial place dating to the Roman Empire. (Image credit: Manfred Woidich/ Archäologiebüro) Archaeologists have actually found an uncommon circular…

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Did Neanderthals eat anything other than meat?

Did Neanderthals eat anything other than meat?

Meat, Neanderthals likewise consumed other foods, such as pistachios, lentils and wild peas. (Image credit: Aleksei Gorodenkov by means of Alamy) Neanderthals, our extinct cousins, are frequently depicted as consuming…

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‘I screamed out of excitement’: 2,700-year-old cuneiform text found near Temple Mount — and it reveals the Kingdom of Judah had a late payment to the Assyrians

‘I screamed out of excitement’: 2,700-year-old cuneiform text found near Temple Mount — and it reveals the Kingdom of Judah had a late payment to the Assyrians

The Assyrian pottery sherd with cuneiform text that asks about a postponed tax payment from the Kingdom of Judah. (Image credit: a close-up of a pottery piece with cuneiform text)…

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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can trigger the immune system to recognize and kill cancer, research finds

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can trigger the immune system to recognize and kill cancer, research finds

19459010]> With a little assistance, your immune cells can be powerful growth killers. (Image credit: STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY through Getty Images) The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that conserved 2.5 million…

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Fossil of Carnivorous ‘Swamp Monster’ Found in Brazil

Fossil of Carnivorous ‘Swamp Monster’ Found in Brazil

Paleontologists have actually revealed the fossilized lower ideal dog of a big proborhyaenid sparassodont in the Taubaté Basin of Brazil. The best lower dog of a big proborhyaenid sparassodont from…

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Whale and dolphin migrations are being disrupted by climate change

Whale and dolphin migrations are being disrupted by climate change

Marine mammals are being pushed into brand-new and more hazardous waters, researchers caution. Credit: Martin van Aswegen/NOAA For centuries, a few of the world’s biggest filter-feeding whales, consisting of humpbacks,…

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Science news this week: Comets light up the skies and race toward the sun, our galaxy’s mysterious glow is explained, and scientists tell us why time moves faster as we age

Science news this week: Comets light up the skies and race toward the sun, our galaxy’s mysterious glow is explained, and scientists tell us why time moves faster as we age

In this week’s science news, we reported a trio of comets, a mystical radiance at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, why time moves much faster as we age,…

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