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May 22, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE     Amazing science every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE TOP SCIENCE NEWS Alexander Spatari via Getty Images New York City may be sinking under its own weight because the buildings are too heavy, scientists warn Scientists estimate the mass of the 1,084,954 buildings within the five boroughs of New York City is 1.68 trillion pounds. Read More HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY Courtesy Ivailo Kanev 1,100-year-old breastplate to ward off evil may contain the oldest Cyrillic writing ever found An inscription on an 1,100-year-old breastplate found in a ruined fortress in Bulgaria may contain one of the earliest known examples of Cyrillic text, researchers claim. Read More SPACE NASA Goddard James Webb Telescope finds evidence of ‘celestial monster’ stars the size of 10,000 suns lurking at the dawn of time The James Webb Space Telescope has found key chemical fingerprints of supermassive stars just 440 million years after the Big Bang. Read More ANIMALS Hua Zeng Surprisingly-bad acting is key to jumping spider’s survival A tiny jumping spider’s imperfect ant impression lets it mimic multiple species, enabling it to live in various habitats. Read More Ramos et al Watch an octopus waking up from what scientists think could have been a nightmare The male octopus was repeatedly filmed violently jolting awake from sleep and engaging in unusual activities, but exactly what prompted this odd behavior is unclear. Read More BONES Sebastián Rozadilla Humongous, 100-foot-long dinosaur from Argentina is so big its fossils broke the road during transport About 90 million years ago, a ginormous long-necked dinosaur measuring nearly 100 feet (30 meters) long lumbered through what is now Patagonia, Argentina. Read More DAILY QUIZ Why are insects so attracted to artificial lights? (Find out the answer here.) They mistake them for the moon, which they use for navigation. Light somehow mimics mating pheromones in their vision. Scientists still aren’t sure, but think insects likely rely on light to orient themselves. Sign Up  |    Update Profile  |    Unsubscribe Privacy Policy  |    Cookies Policy  |    Terms and Conditions CONTACT US: FEEDBACK  |    ADVERTISE Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036

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