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Thanks to a weakening of the Earth's magnetic field, the magnetic north pole is moving away from Canada.
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Scientists have identified an enormous land-based canyon that descends 11,500ft beneath sea level.
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Archaeologists in England are hailing the discovery as one of the most significant finds of the millennium.
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If successful, the mission will be the first ever to remove a piece of space junk from Earth's orbit.
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A large space rock the approximate size and shape of the Great Pyramid of Giza is set for a close encounter.
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Scientists have discovered new evidence of a temporary moon burning up in the Earth's atmosphere.
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NASA and ESA are planning an ambitious mission to return samples of Mars to the Earth for the first time.
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Two metal detectorists in the UK have been jailed after trying to sell a $15M Viking hoard of gold and silver.
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Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, more and more people now believe that the Earth is flat.
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The skeletons of two infants unearthed in Ecuador were found to be wearing helmets made from other skulls.
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Standing up to three meters tall, Gigantopithecus was the largest ape to ever walk the face of the Earth.
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Archaeologists have discovered the remains of what is thought to be one of the oldest books ever written.
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Dating back 40,000 years, the necklace may have been the last of its kind ever made by the Neanderthals.
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A population of woolly mammoths still roamed the Earth at the time the Egyptian pyramids were being built.
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Former professional boxer turned commentator Carl Froch is the latest celebrity to come out as a Flat Earther.
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A remarkable new study has suggested that until relatively recently, Venus was much like the Earth.
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NASA and ESA are hoping to secure formal approval to return samples of Mars soil to the Earth for study.
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Palaeontologists have identified one of the largest flying creatures ever to live on planet Earth.
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A belt buckle exhibiting a surprisingly familiar shape has been discovered at a dig site in southern Siberia.
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Scientists have discovered an exotic alien mineral that does not occur naturally anywhere on Earth.