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August 21, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE      Amazing science every day SIGN UP ⋅   WEBSITE   Top Science News (ktsimage via Getty Images) Physicists find superconductor behavior at temperatures once thought 'impossible' Scientists have observed an unexpected new behavior in a superconducting material. If physicists can figure out the cause, it could help them to find room-temperature superconductors. Read More History & Archaeology (National University of Trujillo) Rare pre-Inca burials of 4 people found at 'water cult' temple in Peru Archaeologists have found the skeletal remains of four people — two children, a teenager and an adult — at a site in Peru that predates the Incas. Read More In the Sky (Aaron Watson/skies-alive.com) Rare 'moonbows' light up night sky across US as blue supermoon rises — and you could still spot another one At least two lunar rainbows, including a stunning "double moonbow," have been spotted above the U.S. in the lead-up to the blue supermoon. And there is still a chance to see one of these elusive arches for yourself. Read More Health (Arxiu de la família Branyas Morera, (CC0 1.0 UNIVERSAL Deed), via Wikimedia Commons) World's oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, dies at 117 years old The supercentenarian, who was born in San Francisco in 1907, died "peacefully in her sleep" in Olot, Spain. Read More Animals (Kirk Murray, University of Iowa Office of Strategic Communication) Huge 13,600-year-old mastodon skull and bones unearthed in Iowa A team of archaeologists recently excavated the first well-preserved mastodon bones ever found in Iowa, including the prehistoric animal's skull. Read More Daily Quiz In addition to the temperature of the air, what other factor does "wet-bulb temperature" consider? Learn the answer here. The strength of the sun The speed of the wind The amount of humidity Whether or not it's going to rain that day

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