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While Guinness World Records officially lists the Djoser Step pyramid in Egypt as the world’s oldest pyramid (around 2,630 BC), one paper published in October claimed a layer of the Gunung Padang pyramid in Indonesia was constructed as far back as 25,000 BC – though there has since been doubts as to whether the structure was ever man-made at all.In research led by Danny Hilman Natawidjaja of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, and published in the journal Archaeological Prospection, the academics write that “the pyramid’s core consists of meticulously sculpted massive andesite lava” and that the “oldest construction” element of...

'World’s oldest pyramid' built 25,000 years ago was not made by humans, archaeologists claim

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Virgo season will progress well on August 27. Three struggling zodiac signs will tap Gemini’s immense energy which will help them end their grief. The Half Moon will test their resolve to heal and desire to continue facing hardships. Still, Gemini’s healing vibe will inspire them to end their hardships and change existing circumstances.

3 Zodiac Signs Whose Hardships End on August 27, 2024

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 One of the largest diamonds ever found has been unearthed and will be put on show on Thursday.The Botswana government believes the huge 2,492-carat stone is the second biggest ever brought out of a mine.Canadian mining company Lucara Diamond Corp said in a statement on Wednesday that it recovered the “exceptional” rough diamond from its Karowe Mine in Botswana. Lucara said it was a “high-quality” stone and was found intact. It was located using X-ray technology.“We are ecstatic about the recovery of this extraordinary 2,492-carat diamond,” Lucara president and CEO William Lamb said.The weight would make it the largest...

One of the world’s biggest ever diamonds has been discovered in Botswana

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

HMS Victory has survived the cannonballs of Napoleon's navy, being rammed by another warship, a World War II bomb, even UK navy plans to scrap her. The vessel is the only surviving ship to have taken part in the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.

Deathwatch beetle threat to celebrated British warship

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A 7-foot (215-centimeter) sea creature that washed ashore in Southern California has been identified as a hoodwinker sunfish, a recently identified rare species thought to live in the Southern Hemisphere. The University of California, Santa Barbara, said an intern spotted the stranded fish last week at Sands Beach in the...

Rare sea creature washes ashore in Southern California

What does the universe have for your zodiac sign today? The current planetary energy opens the doors of financial abundance for some zodiac signs. With the presence of the Moon in Taurus, the universe is favorable to these lucky signs; there is a significant boost in their intellect and innovation, which could open doors for financial prosperity. There is more to today's financial blessings, however. Keep reading if you wish to find out today's lucky zodiac signs and their financial predictions.

3 Lucky Zodiac Signs With Financial Abundance | August 26, 2024

In 2015, Samantha Hansen and a team of researchers from the University of Alabama and Arizona State University traveled to Antarctica to install 15 seismology stations. These stations allow researchers to study the interior of the planet. What they ultimately found were large mountain-like structures deep within the Earth. Mountainous...

Scientists Are Baffled by Massive Mountain-Like Structures Deep Inside Earth

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Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus is the first large Jurassic predatory dinosaur ever unearthed between central Europe and East Asia.

Distant T. Rex Cousin With Weird "Eyebrow" Stalked Kyrgyzstan 165 Million Years Ago

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The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana, and the country’s president showed off the fist-sized stone to the world at a viewing ceremony Thursday. The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered in a...

Biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana — a whopping 2,492 carats

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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The chances for the tropical wave in the Atlantic developing have now risen to 80% over the next seven days. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has advised that this disturbance could become the next tropical storm or hurricane within the coming days, potentially targeting the U.S. East Coast.

Tropical Wave That Could Impact Georgia Now Has 80% Chance of Development

On Sept. 26th, 2022, NASA's Double Asteroids Redirect Test (DART) collided with Dimorphos, the small moonlet orbiting the larger asteroid Didymos. In so doing, the mission successfully demonstrated a proposed strategy for deflecting potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) – the kinetic impact method. By October 2026, the ESA's Hera mission...

NASA Asteroid Collision Debris May Be Headed Toward Earth

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TWO sets of dinosaur footprints that are "almost identical" have been uncovered 3,700 miles apart providing fresh evidence about how Earth looked some 120million years ago. Experts found more than 260 footprints in Brazil and in Cameroon. Today the two countries are separated by the Atlantic Ocean. But about 120million...

Near identical dinosaur footprints found 3,700 miles apart revealing new clue about Earth 120million years ago

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The discovery of what could be the first cave on the moon spurred hopes that it could be used as a base to protect astronauts in the future.

NASA found a cave on the moon. Now, take a look inside.

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During two of the last few days in the month of August, the moon is set to become very close in the night sky to two very well known planets!. The moon is set to appear in the night sky in very close proximity to the planet Jupiter. The moon will be 43.2%-illuminated when the event takes place. Jupiter will be at a magnitude of -2.3.

August's Celestial Show: Moon's Close Encounter with Planets!

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Using the NASA exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS, astronomers have discovered a hot Jupiter dancing with a hidden super-Earth companion.

Giant exoplanet the size of 2 Jupiters has a hidden companion disturbing its orbit

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

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Bold move by officials on Aug. 24, 2006, created astronomical protest.

Deseret News archives: Rueing the day they deemed Pluto a ‘dwarf’ planet

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The shocking footage is an important reminder to always obey trail closures

Watch as unpermitted hikers scramble for their lives when volcano unexpectedly erupts

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Incredible peak INSIDE Europe’s tallest active volcano as it gets even taller

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Incredible peak INSIDE Europe’s tallest active volcano as it gets even taller

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