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Artemis II united America. High favorability for NASA and space exploration proves lunar missions captivate a nation often divided, sparking shared excitement across political lines.
Dark matter's elusive nature just got a new twist. A study suggests its absence in some galaxies doesn't contradict evidence found in our own, challenging previous assumptions.
NVIDIA just unveiled new open AI models, Ising, to tackle quantum computing's biggest hurdles: calibration and error correction. These models promise more stable, scalable quantum systems.
Forget ancient Egypt! Native Americans were rolling dice for games over 12,000 years ago, long before Old World Bronze Age societies, a CSU study reveals.
A subtle periodic table shift unveils a complex, unexplored layer of biology. This discovery promises to reshape our understanding of life's fundamental processes.
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Hawaiians hunted native waterbirds to extinction? A new UH Mānoa study overturns this decades-old belief, finding no evidence and proposing climate change and invasive species as culprits.
Andes Mountains' formation just got a new timeline. A major tectonic collision, long assumed to be recent, actually occurred much earlier, according to a new geological study.
From quantum computing to Himalayan forest restoration, discover how unseen forces and human patience are driving today's most profound progress.
Gallium just shattered decades of scientific assumptions. Its liquid structure is far more complex than we ever imagined, revealing unexpected behavior that challenges established physics.
Ketchup or quicksand: non-Newtonian fluids defy easy explanation. Their flow changes with force, but the mechanics—especially rapid deformation—remain a mystery scientists are still unraveling.
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Tired of gritty protein shakes? New research reveals how subtle whey protein processing changes could revolutionize the taste and texture of your favorite drinks.
A hydrologist snowshoeing through Washington's snowy Cascades isn't unusual. But the long, serrated aluminum tube he carried? That's where the story begins.
Europe's quantum computing companies are rapidly advancing. Could the continent lead the global quantum tech race?
Hummingbirds and sunbirds both drink nectar, but sunbirds use a unique tongue-suctioning technique—a first among vertebrates.
Forget topsoil! New research is unearthing thousands-year-old deep soils, revealing secrets about carbon storage, nutrients, and microbes. The Deep Soil Ecotron is pioneering this vital exploration.
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Artemis II astronauts barely landed before worms launched into space! These tiny travelers blasted off April 11 from Cape Canaveral, headed to the ISS aboard NASA's CRS-24 mission.
A bizarre, bipedal crocodile relative is rewriting the rules of Triassic evolution. This "peculiar" reptile challenges assumptions about ancient croc movement and ecosystem diversity.
A 300-million-year-old mummified reptile reveals the earliest evidence of a land vertebrate using rib muscles to breathe—just like modern mammals, reptiles, and birds.
This tiny fossil snake is a giant clue. It's rewriting snake evolution, behavior, and revealing an ancient ecosystem unlike anything we know today.
A long-overlooked fossil just rewrote pterosaur evolution. A chance discovery inside revealed an unexpected chapter, changing what we know about these ancient flyers.
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Quantum mechanics, once baffling, now drives modern tech and frontier research.
Light trapped on a chip for millions of cycles? Researchers achieved it, overcoming a major hurdle in photonics. This breakthrough allows shaping delicate atomically thin materials for high-performance optics.
Jupiter and Saturn: gas giants, yes, but their moon systems tell vastly different tales. Magnetic forces and planetary evolution sculpted these worlds in unique ways.
Curiosity's mission updates, science overview, and exploration goals are all here. Dive into raw images, videos, and audio from Mars, plus details on other Mars missions.
Alzheimer's most familiar protein may have a secret life. New research suggests it plays a hidden role in cell division, potentially reshaping our understanding of the disease.
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A hidden brain process may quietly determine if long-term pain leads to resilience or depression.
Paulo Coelho famously said, "I can stand defeats, pain, anger. But I can't stand boredom." Turns out, avoiding boring conversations comes at a cost, according to new research.
March 2025: Biologist Benito Wainwright sought katydids in Panama's rainforest. Instead, he found a shocking hot-pink katydid, a rare sight he then watched transform from pink to green.
Boring" ocean faults? Think again. Scientists discovered these unassuming geological features might be secretly stashing massive amounts of Earth's carbon.
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A luminous swirl against deep space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with ethereal light in this new NASA Hubble image.
Chalmers University researchers just theorized a revolutionary quantum system. Their "giant superatoms" could unlock powerful, stable quantum computers.
Thought identical for decades, small olive-green songbirds on two Japanese islands are actually two distinct species. Isolated for millions of years, both now face extinction.
Witness history unfold. BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle shares her personal experience following NASA's groundbreaking mission to the Moon, from blast off to splashdown.
Hidden oceans of molten rock deep inside massive exoplanets might generate powerful magnetic fields. This unexpected discovery challenges our understanding of planetary dynamics.
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Saturn's magnetic shield is a cosmic enigma. It behaves in ways that defy all Earth-based expectations, challenging our understanding of planetary physics.
Astronaut Victor Glover's historic Artemis II mission around the moon brought him closer to God. He and his crewmates returned April 10 after a 10-day journey, forever changed by the enormity of space.
New imaging reveals quantum materials' electronic patterns evolve unevenly with space and temperature. This breakthrough offers unprecedented insight into their complex behavior.
Solar power vanishes with the sun. Scientists struggle to efficiently store solar energy as heat, as multi-layered systems waste power at every step.
From lunar flybys to frog gut breakthroughs, this week saw humanity reaching for the stars and finding hope in the smallest corners of science.