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The first probe to achieve a soft landing on the far side of the Moon began searching for alien technology. It's less stupid than it sounds. iflscience.com/on-the-far-sid…

We've existed for 300,000 years. But that's way off Homo erectus's extraordinary long-service record. iflscience.com/homo-sapiens-i…

“Dinosaurs like Gus belong in museums,” said Prof Steve Brusatte to IFLScience. iflscience.com/50-million-din…

Could these mine-dwelling microbes be used to clear up radioactive junk? iflscience.com/uranium-chompi…

This discovery pushes back the known origin of amber to a time before flowering plants even existed. iflscience.com/385-million-ye…

Mars isn't all craters and craters within craters. There are dunes in the craters within craters, too. And maybe signs of water. iflscience.com/mars-express-t…

The Sahara is on the move, and Europe is in its way. iflscience.com/more-and-more-…

It’s hard spotting animals far below where sunlight penetrates, but harder still finding one that isn’t carrying the mark of human indifference to the environment. iflscience.com/microplastics-…

Carvings at Göbekli Tepe are thought to represent the world's oldest calendar. iflscience.com/a-13000-year-o…

"Whether or not you're a scientist, every person has a role to play in building and maintaining trust in science and in the 100 Days mission" iflscience.com/100-days-to-ma…

The comet was seen as an omen, so its position in the famous embroidery was shifted. iflscience.com/yes-halleys-co…

We wouldn’t recommend drinking deep, but it might taste sweet. iflscience.com/first-sugar-di…

How many years of bad luck if you break a giant space mirror? iflscience.com/in-1993-russia…

Graphic communication may be much older than we think. iflscience.com/32-symbols-fou…

Consuming humans is one of the most widespread taboo on Earth. iflscience.com/humans-contain…

The Vera Rubin Observatory has revolutionary technology at its core. iflscience.com/how-the-worlds…

When her notebooks are so radioactive they can’t be touched, how is it safe to walk into the lab Curie worked in for decades? iflscience.com/marie-curie-di…

It's not so easy to put some of these on a kitchen scale. iflscience.com/how-do-you-wei…

It would be nice to solve a mystery that has puzzled astronomers for centuries, and it might lead us to similar fascinating examples. iflscience.com/theta-eridani-…

Human DNA with the genetic signatures of Europe, the Middle East, and India were also detected on the famous relic. iflscience.com/peanut-banana-…