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A 50-year-old father who normally needs a cane for long walks tested a new $1,999 exoskeleton device while hiking the Grand Canyon with his teenage daughter. The lightweight robotic legs didn't turn him into a superhero, but they helped extend his endurance on terrain he couldn't typically manage.
For years, wearable exoskeletons have had enough power but terrible timing, making users feel like jerky robots. Hypershell's new X Series just changed that with AI that actually syncs with how humans naturally move.
Scientists in Thailand discovered a 27-metre sauropod nicknamed "the last titan" that roamed the region before rising seas transformed the landscape forever. The remarkably complete skeleton gives researchers their best window yet into Southeast Asia's prehistoric giants.
The James Webb Space Telescope has created the clearest map ever of the cosmic web, revealing the universe's hidden structure from when it was just a billion years old. This breakthrough gives scientists an unprecedented view of how galaxies connect across space and time.
Scientists using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have created the most detailed map ever of the cosmic web, revealing how galaxies connect across 13.7 billion years. The breakthrough lets us see the universe's skeleton when it was just one billion years old.
The James Webb Space Telescope just revealed the most detailed map ever of the cosmic web, the vast network connecting all galaxies across nearly the entire history of the universe. For the first time, astronomers can see this cosmic skeleton stretching back to when the universe was barely a billion years old.
Builders discovered a lost medieval church and 317 burial sites beneath an old Debenhams store in Gloucester, England. The site, now becoming a university campus, reveals 1,000 years of history from Roman times through the English Civil War. #
Scientists found a way to make termites self-destruct by blocking their ability to grow new exoskeletons, eliminating 95% of colonies without toxic fumigation. The breakthrough could end the need for tenting entire homes while keeping families safer.
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After 166 years, scientists have finally identified the skeleton of Henry Peglar, a senior sailor from the doomed 1845 Franklin expedition who mysteriously died wearing a steward's uniform. DNA analysis solved a puzzle that has baffled historians since his remains were discovered on a remote Arctic island in 1859.
Scientists on Scotland's Isle of Skye discovered the most complete dinosaur skeleton ever found in the country, a dog-sized plant-eater from 166 million years ago. The rare Middle Jurassic fossil could rewrite how we understand the evolution of herbivorous dinosaurs.
A retired chicken farmer unknowingly built a garden wall with rocks containing one of Australia's most remarkable fossils. Scientists have now identified the 240-million-year-old amphibian, revealing a nearly perfect skeleton with rare skin traces.
Scientists created exoskeletons that let musicians physically feel each other's movements, dramatically improving how they play together. The technology could revolutionize how we teach everything from surgery to sports.
A master skeleton builder from New York is assembling ancient bison bones into a full skeleton display at a small-town Minnesota museum. The 7,000-year-old bones were discovered in Anoka County in 1991 and have been waiting in storage for this moment.
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A 2,000-year-old skeleton discovered outside Pompeii's gates perfectly matches an eyewitness account of the disaster written by Pliny the Younger. The man died holding a bowl over his head for protection and a lamp to light his escape through the darkness.
A nearly complete 90-million-year-old skeleton from Argentina is solving one of paleontology's strangest puzzles. The tiny dinosaur proves these odd creatures shrank before they specialized, flipping evolution theories on their head.
A nearly complete ancient rhino skeleton discovered in Canada's High Arctic is rewriting what we know about where these animals lived and evolved. Working with an Inuit elder, scientists chose a name that honors both the find and the community.
Winter storms stripped away sand on a Portuguese beach and revealed two nearly complete whale skeletons from 10 million years ago. Scientists rushed to rescue the rare fossils before the tides could destroy them.
Archaeologists uncovered rare ancient graves beneath a schoolyard in France, where people were buried sitting up 2,000 years ago. The mysterious discovery offers a fascinating glimpse into how Celtic tribes honored their dead.
A Bavarian tech company created a powered exoskeleton that helps renewable energy workers avoid career-ending back injuries while building solar farms and wind turbines. The Exia system detects lifting movements and provides real-time support to workers doing thousands of repetitive lifts.
Double Olympic gold medalist Matt Weston refuses to keep his medals locked away, carrying them in a hand-knitted pouch from diver Tom Daley so strangers can hold them and feel inspired. His fiancée thinks he's being reckless, but Weston believes touching Olympic gold might change someone's life.
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