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Chinese researchers unveil Zhulong-1, a nuclear battery built to last a century

Designed to operate between -100°C and 200°C with minimal degradation over 50 years.

How scientists found a 'yellow brick road' on the Pacific Ocean floor

Formation's brick-like patterns caused by repeated heating and cooling from lava flows.

New fossils reveal Paranthropus robustus walked upright like modern humans

Researcher Cazenave emphasizes, "these fossils show that this species, comparable to modern humans, walked upright but was extremely small in size."

Scientists uncover 66 dinosaur footprints on school rock slab in Queensland

“Significant fossils like this can sit unnoticed for years, even in plain sight.”

Have Brazil's Capuchin monkeys reached the Stone Age?

Findings challenge the notion that early hominin stone tools were always intentionally produced.

Discovering the leaf-eating, tree-clinging mammal of the Paleocene

Skeleton shows Mixodectes pungens lived in trees and primarily ate leaves during the Paleocene epoch, highlighting its unique ecological niche after the dinosaurs.

Study finds women's income drops 20 percent after marriage, even without children

Gender roles contribute to women's income decline after marriage, says researcher Elena Herold.

Humans domesticated avocados 7,500 years ago in Honduras, study reveals

Ancient peoples of Latin America saved avocados from extinction by cultivating them after megafauna went extinct, researchers say.

Rare artwork with scratched eyes may be England's tragic nine-day queen

Researchers found evidence of alterations to the painting, indicating it could be the only known live portrait of Lade Jane Grey.

Alexandria erodes: Rising sea levels threaten ancient city's foundation

Over the past two decades, more than 280 buildings have collapsed in Alexandria, resulting in the deaths of 85 people.

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