News Briefs 29-04-2026

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• ‘Stonehenge of the Amazon’ reveals secret of who lived in the rainforest before colonisation.
• The hunt for extraterrestrial life enters a new frontier: Scientists are using advanced telescopes, models and AI to help them look for signs of life beyond Earth, including in distant solar systems. (Archived page link)
• “Never talk about goblins“: OpenAI instructs its new model to not mention a number of supernatural creatures.
• MIT experiments show plant seeds can ‘hear’ the sound of rain.
• ‘STAGED’: Conspiracy theories are everywhere following White House correspondents’ dinner shooting. (Archived page link)
• New advanced underwater technology is set to be employed in the exploration of Loch Ness, with an autonomous underwater vehicle to capture high-resolution imagery of the loch floor.
• Altar to Sol: A rare 1,900-year-old monument dedicated to the Roman god of light and used in a secret underground ritual.
• Potential signs of life on distant planets sound exciting – but confirmation can take years.
• “Golden Man” burial unearthed in Western Kazakhstan.
• The FAA is going to start charging companies like SpaceX for rocket launches.
• Scorpions are literally metal, study reveals.
• The Great Pyramid of Giza was built over course of 20 years using multiple ramps, new study claims.
• ‘She’s a very talkative cow’: the curious history of America’s animal mayors.

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