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September 2, 2024

Labor Day Sale at My Modern Met Store: Save 15% on All of Our Creative Products

Labor Day weekend often signifies the end of summer and also marks the beginning of the shopping season. Whether you’re picking up back-to-school items or getting ahead on your holiday gift list, be sure to visit My Modern Met Store during our special Labor Day sale. By using the code LABORDAY24 at checkout, you'll save 15% off your entire order of unique gifts today only, September 2, until 11:59 p.m. PDT.

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Astronomy
August 30, 2024

Scientists Discover New Evidence That a Magma Ocean Once Covered the Moon

The Moon is our planet's loyal companion, orbiting Earth every 27 days. Although over 200,000 miles from Earth, it is our closest celestial neighbor. It clocks in at one-quarter Earth's size, and its history is deeply entwined with its larger companion. Scientists believe the Moon was created when a protoplanet impacted the early Earth, breaking off a large chunk of matter, and eventually formed a new body.

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Archeology
August 30, 2024

13,600-Year-Old Mastodon Skull Discovered in Iowa Riverbank

Mastodons once lumbered across North America. A member of the same animal family as mammoths and modern-day elephants, these ancient creatures roamed for millions of years, but died out in the end of the Pleistocene, around 10,500 years ago. Their decline coincided with several other critical changes, including the receding of the Ice Age glaciers and the spread of human beings across the continent.

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