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[:es]An Ancient Puzzle Posed 2,500 Years Ago Now Has an Ingenious Solution[:]

Thousands of years ago, a man living in what is now India wrote down all the grammatical guidelines that govern Sanskrit; one of the earliest documented languages in the ancient […]
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[:es]It’s Official: JWST Breaks Record For Most Distant Galaxy Ever Detected[:]

Light that has traveled for over 13.4 billion years to reach our neighborhood of space has been confirmed as originating from the earliest, most distant galaxy detected yet.
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[:es]Humans Keep Growing an Extra Artery in Their Arms, And This Is Why[:]

Picturing how our species might appear in the far future often invites wild speculation over stand-out features such as height, brain size, and skin complexion. Yet subtle shifts in our […]
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[:es]These Mysterious Fungi Belong to an Entirely New Branch on The Tree of Life[:]

Some of Earth’s weirdest fungi, including types of lichen, mycorrhizal, and insect symbiotes, never quite seemed to fit in our current tree of life. But a new genetic analysis discovered […]
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[:es]People in Portland Planted Trees. Decades Later, a Stunning Pattern Emerged[:]

In a new study led by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, researchers found that each tree planted in a community was associated with significant reductions in non-accidental […]
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[:es]Unabated Carbon Is Shrinking Earth’s Upper Atmosphere[:]

[:es]Rising levels of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere could exacerbate efforts to clean up our increasingly cluttered shell of orbiting space junk.[:]
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[:es]The Most Common Pain Relief Drug in The World Induces Risky Behavior[:]

One of the most consumed drugs in the US – and the most commonly taken analgesic worldwide – could do a lot more than simply take the edge off your […]
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[:es]Increased Levels of CO2 Are Proving to Be Too Much of a Good Thing For Plants[:]

While it is certainly true that plants need CO2 to thrive, it appears that even plants can overdo it.
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[:es]Scientists Just Discovered an Entirely New Way of Measuring Time[:]

[:es]Experiments on the wave-like nature of something called a Rydberg state have revealed a novel way to measure time that doesn’t require a precise starting point.[:]