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Why were the Nazca Lines built?Life's Little Mysteries The Nazca Lines are sprawling geoglyphs that were constructed on Peru's ground and hillsides around 2,000 years ago. But why were they built?
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Will plants survive climate change? The 'Great Dying' reveals clues about their resilience.Feature Plants can't easily pick up and move when environmental conditions get rough, so they've evolved strategies to weather harsh conditions in place. That could help some plants survive in the face of a warming climate.
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A fighter pilot had unexplained headaches for over a year. The cause was hiding in plain sight.Diagnostic Dilemma A fighter pilot suddenly began experiencing intense headaches, and doctors' initial diagnoses of the problem were wrong.
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Why are there so many marsupials in Australia?Life's Little Mysteries Australia is home to hundreds of marsupials, including koalas, kangaroos and wombats. But how did these marsupials get to Australia?
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'It makes me feel that we can do a lot about it': ESA official shares striking satellite snap of Europe's record-breaking summer heat wavesEarth from space The head of ESA's Earth observation program tells Live Science why a striking image of a recent heat wave scorching Southern Europe gives her hope that we can properly monitor — and eventually prevent — similar extreme weather events in the future.
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'Birdman' copper plate: A 700-year-old depiction of a Native American warrior that may be a woman holding a weapon and a severed headAstonishing Artifacts Discovered in an Indigenous grave in Georgia nearly 150 years ago, the "Birdman" copper plate may actually depict a woman ceremonially dressed as a warrior.
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This 850-year-old 'firework' supernova is full of mysterious knotsSpace Photo of the Week Pa 30, linked to a supernova seen in 1181, reveals chains of tiny gas knots in a new image from the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii.
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Can cuttlefish hypnotize their prey?Life's Little Mysteries Cuttlefish use rapid color-change while hunting. The question is, does it actually hypnotize their prey?
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Has there ever been a mountain taller than Everest?Life's Little Mysteries Mount Everest may be the king of the planet today, but has Earth ever thrust a larger mountain from its surface?
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