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NASA’s Juno probe spots massive new volcano on Jupiter moon Io

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Archaeologists discover an ancient Neanderthal lineage that remained isolated for over 50,000 years

Astronomers track bubbles on star’s surface

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Family of Ethel Rosenberg say US document proves she was no Soviet spy

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On this day in 1973 an ambitious cybernetic experiment was prematurely terminated

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