The figurine features an elongated skull and slanting eyes, characteristic of Ubaid culture.
Analysis shows disc was produced using ten cycles of heating to 700°C and forging, demonstrating advanced Bronze Age craftsmanship.
Early humans of Homo juluensis had a large head shape, with measurements notably larger than those of Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.
In 2026, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans to launch the Mars Moons eXploration (MMX) mission.
The discovery occurred while the NASA team was testing the Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR) system aboard a Gulfstream III aircraft.
Water extraction caused an average annual drift of Earth's rotational pole by 4.63 cm, totaling 80 cm in less than two decades.
Findings resolve years of debate and offer new insights into the Moon's evolution and the Solar System's history.
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