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Dark matter might be playing a cosmic trick. A hidden force makes it cluster, but also effectively lighter as the universe expands, weakening its gravitational pull.
A tiny coffee pest may be building the perfect hideout for its own predators. Share
Brain cells undergo surprising inflammatory and gene regulation shifts between midlife and old age. Brain aging isn't just decline; it's an active biological remodeling process.
Autistic children process faces differently. Their brains show earlier, less refined signals compared to neurotypical children, impacting social development.
Ancient millet reveals a hidden history. This native Australian grain may carry genetic proof of thousands of years of Aboriginal harvesting, storage, and plant management.
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1.4-million-year-old footprints reveal a powerful human relative, nearly our size, possibly traveled in all-male groups.
A Jupiter-mass object orbiting a brown dwarf could become the first confirmed exomoon. This discovery would redefine our understanding of planetary systems.
Curiosity found a vast sea of Martian polygons. These formations may reveal how water and climate once reshaped the Red Planet.
New fluorescent probes developed by IITGN and RCB allow scientists to visualize xylem, the plant tissue transporting water and minerals.
Whale sharks are full of surprises! They use a wider range of feeding strategies and depths than surface observations ever revealed.
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One neuron could be a multitasking marvel, simultaneously recognizing sights, tracking body movements, and guiding decisions.
Quantum entanglement just went real-world! Researchers achieved the first demonstration over a busy telecom fiber network, a major leap for secure quantum communication.
Quantum computing just got a major boost! Researchers showed braiding and fusing non-Abelian anyons can perform every operation needed for a quantum computer.
LHC experiments reveal oxygen-neon collisions may forge the extreme matter of the early universe, just microseconds after the Big Bang.
Amateur fossil hunters in Australia just unearthed a prehistoric predator's fossil, offering a unique glimpse into ancient predatory dynamics.
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Light racing around corners defect-free? Physicists dreamed of it, achieving it with topological photonics. But only edges carried light. Now, researchers turned entire structures into 4-lane light highways.
July saw astronomers rewrite cosmic rules, health tech get faster and less invasive, and a billion citizen scientists connect the dots. A month of surprising resilience and collective ingenuity.
August skywatching delivers! Catch a solar eclipse, the Perseids meteor shower, bright Venus, and a deep partial lunar eclipse. Don't miss these celestial events.
Your gut bacteria might be aging you faster or slower. Scientists found specific microbes are linked to biological age, not just chronological.
Superheated magma from La Palma's 2021 eruption revealed a game-changer: extreme heat dissolves crystal seeds, preventing crystallization and altering eruption dynamics.
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DNA traces on the Shroud of Turin reveal a complex biological history. New research uncovers ancient secrets preserved within its fibers.
The inventor of plastination, Gunther von Hagens, has died at 81. His groundbreaking method preserved bodies by replacing fluids with polymers.
A new microscope shatters imaging limits! Researchers developed a high-throughput device for large-scale, dynamic samples, overcoming the traditional trade-off between speed, field of view, and resolution.
A giant planet hid for over a decade inside one of astronomy's most watched star systems. What secrets does it hold?
£3M investment could secure the UK's leading role in NASA's search for extraterrestrial life.
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Magnetism isn't just two categories. New spin symmetries reveal a more complex, previously overlooked magnetic world.
Mysterious marks on ancient cave bones unlock secrets. They reveal how underwater fossil deposits formed and changed over time.
CO2 transformed into solid carbon in real-time! Scientists at Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley, and Estonia's NICPB achieved this breakthrough in molten salt heated to 500°C.
Are those fossil marks real bite marks? New research helps scientists tell the difference, uncovering ancient predator-prey stories.
Free electrons offer chemists a new way to control reactions. This method bypasses conventional electron transfer rules, opening doors to previously impossible chemical processes.
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Lunar bases need level ground. Future Moon missions demand heavy machinery for terrain clearing and construction, operating autonomously.
Our DNA carries echoes of ancient love. Modern humans interbred with Neanderthals, Denisovans, and now, evidence points to two even older, unknown ancestors.
Gusty winds challenged students from NASA's SARP as they launched an ozonesonde balloon over the Texas Gulf Coast. Their mission: measure ozone concentrations high in the atmosphere.
Mammals were isolated on two continents before the Panamanian land bridge formed 3M years ago—or so we thought. New fossils reveal they mixed much earlier.
While millions celebrated the World Cup, a quiet math revolution began. An AI-assisted discovery just challenged the Jacobian conjecture, a long-standing problem.
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Twist large oxide crystals into new materials? Scientists just did, unlocking powerful electronic properties.
A rock collected 30 years ago in Osaka Prefecture just revealed a secret: fossils that may belong to a previously unknown species.
DNA copying starts with a bang! Researchers mapped where DNA first opens and how a helicase gate releases one strand, revealing the genome's replication secrets.
Darwin's finches reshaped biology, but Galápagos plants hold a new evolutionary surprise. Giant daisies repeatedly evolved similar heat-tolerant leaves using different genes.
Manipulating dreams sounds like sci-fi, but for Walter Gonzalez, it's real. This Freeman Hrabowski Scholar is bringing dream scenarios off the big screen and into reality.