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Can a commercial airplane do a barrel roll?
LiveScience· 1 hour agoAnyone who has ever attended an air show has witnessed the death-defying acrobatics performed by pilots. It should come as no surprise that accomplishing...
Hurricanes can kill from 1,000 miles away — and other terrifying dangers
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 56 minutes agoHurricanes and tropical storms offer all the necessary weather elements to spawn tornadoes: They...
'More Neanderthal than human': How your health may depend on DNA from our long-lost ancestors
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 days ago"In some places in our genome, we're more Neanderthal than we are human," Joshua Akey, a professor...
A high school had a mummified head in its library for over 100 years
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAccording to Live Science, the mummified head has been in the library since 1915, when it was...
The mystery of the disappearing Neanderthal Y chromosome
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 days agoNon-Africans carry around 2% Neanderthal DNA in their genomes — yet there's one chromosome where DNA...
Newfound autoimmune syndrome tied to COVID-19 can trigger deadly lung scarring
Live Science via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe disease looks similar to the known condition MDA5 dermatomyositis, which is seen almost entirely...
Long-lost branch of the Nile was 'indispensable for building the pyramids,' research shows
LiveScience· 4 days ago"The enormity of this branch and its proximity to the pyramid complexes, in addition to the fact...
Killer whales attack and sink sailing boat off Gibraltar
Fox News· 6 days agoAn unknown number of orcas rammed a sailing yacht in Moroccan waters in the Strait of Gibraltar on...
Snake Island: The isle writhing with vipers where only Brazilian military and scientists are allowed
LiveScience· 3 days agoWhy it's incredible: The island is so dangerous, only the Brazilian navy and scientists with special...
Could Neanderthals talk?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 days ago"Before modern humans split from Neanderthals, the last common ancestor already possessed articulate speech," Andrey Vyshedskiy, a neuroscientist at...
