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One of the most famous hominin fossils may not be as familiar as we thought. The specimen, affectionately dubbed “Little Foot”, could represent an entirely new species.

Discovered in Sterkfontein cave in South Africa, Little Foot is believed…

In late November, Hayli Gubbi erupted explosively, sending a towering plume of ash and volcanic gases high into the atmosphere. The MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured the dramatic scene just four hours after the eruption began….

In addition to measuring sea level, instruments aboard the satellite will gather information on wind speeds, wave heights, atmospheric temperature, and humidity. In turn, that data can be used by U.S. agencies as well as to refine the Goddard…

Antarctica often feels like the last place plastic pollution could reach. Ice covers the land, human activity is limited, and the continent seems isolated from the daily environmental damage seen elsewhere.

For a long time, that isolation felt…

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Osteosarcoma is the most prevalent primary malignant bone tumor in children and adolescents. The current standard treatment involves a combination of chemotherapy and radical surgical resection. This approach, however,…