Paris Exhibition Shines a Light on Gold Clothes
A new exhibition in Paris, titled “Golden Thread,” shows how the precious metal has been used in clothing from North Africa ...
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Mapmaking in the mind: How the brain builds mental maps of the world
Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.
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Analysis of Gemstones at GIA Laboratories
GIA’s laboratories use advanced instrumentation and research to deliver accurate grading, identification, and origin ...
These animals evolved to be ‘ultrablack’—here’s why
An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black ...
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The Bennu asteroid reveals clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returned from space with a sample of an asteroid named Bennu and scientists got to dive into a tale ...
Bennu asteroid reveals its contents to scientists − and clues to how the building blocks of life on Earth may have been seeded
New findings reveal that a NASA mission traveled to an asteroid that may have once been covered in salty lakes containing ...
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Bennu asteroid samples yield watery history, key molecules for life
The instruments on the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft made observations of reflected light that revealed the most abundant minerals ..
Xtra Energy Corp. Reveals Positive Petrological Data, Reinforcing Bernice Canyon Antimony Potential with New Mineral Study Results
AUSTIN, TX / ACCESS Newswire / February 10, 2025 / Xtra Energy Corp. (OTC Pink:XTPT) a leading antimony exploration company, ...
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Ancient Water, Alien Salts, and Life’s Building Blocks Were All Found in Bennu Asteroid
This photo of asteroid Bennu is composed of 12 Polycam images collected on Dec. 2, 2024, by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. NASA A ...
Mapmaking in the mind: new research details how the brain builds mental maps of the world
Researchers at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the ...
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Asteroid samples hint at how life formed on Earth, researchers say
The instruments on the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft made observations of reflected light that revealed the most abundant minerals ... These included CT scanning, electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction, ...