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Original fossil (ATE7-1) alongside the mirrored right side by means of virtual 3D imaging techniques of the face of a hominin assigned to Homo aff. erectus found in level the TE7 of Sima del Elefante site. (Image Credit: Maria D. Guillén / IPHES-CERCA / Elena Santos / CENIEH.)

Ancient human face fossil

Learn more about Homo affinis erectus, Western Europe’s oldest human ancestor. 

1.4 Million-Year-Old Hominin Is the Oldest Face of Western Europe

(Image Credit: Tranding art/Shutterstock)

Black hole illustration

Observations about the directions in which galaxies turn have a head-spinning implication: our entire Universe might exist inside a black hole.

JWST Findings May Suggest Our Universe Exists Inside a Black Hole

Artist's impression of a red dwarf (left) and a white dwarf orbiting each other, emitting radio pulses.

(Image Credit: Daniëlle Futselaar/artsource.nl)


Twin.Star

A student started a chase for the stars after detecting unusual sound waves in archival data.

Astronomers Detect Dancing Twin Stars That Produce Strange Signals 

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