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During a robotic exploration of the the ocean’s abyssopelagic zone, scientists discovered never-before-seen, jet-black eggs attached to a rock. After further study and DNA examination, the team ...

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Astronomers discovered a planet 25 light-years away that orbits within the habitable zone of its star that could potentially ...

Somewhere out there, a planet roughly the size of Earth may be orbiting a distant star in conditions that could support life.