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An F-15 soars over the world's largest compass rose, flight-testing NASA's CATNLF project. This innovative wing design aims to slash future commercial aircraft fuel costs.
Mohenjo-daro's prosperity didn't breed inequality. A new study of the ancient Indus city challenges long-held historical views, suggesting a surprisingly egalitarian past.
Lost ancient math could be recovered! A newly identified Archimedes Palimpsest leaf, once thought lost, may reveal secrets using modern imaging.
Hubble just spotted unexpected UV light from a galaxy 1.4 billion years post-Big Bang. Its young, clustered stars emit ionizing light, clearing opaque gas and revealing the early universe.
NASA's upgraded Cold Atom Lab transforms the ISS into a quantum research frontier. It creates ultra-cold matter, unlocking universe discoveries and paving the way for powerful space technologies.
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Placebo pills boosted memory, physical performance, and stress reduction in older adults. The mind's power significantly impacts healthy aging.
New Zealand's caves just revealed a lost ecosystem from 1M years ago! Fossils include a possible flying kākāpō ancestor, showing volcanoes and climate drove extinctions long before humans.
Trump's administration planned to remove hundreds of scientific instruments from Pacific Northwest, North Carolina, and Greenland waters, cutting a multi-million dollar ocean research program. Then, they reversed course.
A museum's mislabeled skull was actually a primordial saber-toothed cat, revealing early evolution's drive for longer fangs.
Your cat's brain ages like yours. New research reveals domestic cats show similar age-related brain deterioration patterns to humans.
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Taiwan's remote forests hid a secret for a decade: East Asia's tallest tree. Now discovered, it stands among hundreds of other towering giants.
A 30-year shipwreck mystery is solved! The Dutch trading ship Dom van Keulen, lost in 1633 with 9,000 gold coins, is identified off England's coast.
The hunt for limitless clean energy just got a multi-billion dollar boost. Investors and governments are pouring funds into nuclear fusion, hoping to power our future.
From Norway's ambitious subsea tunnels to Delhi's 'Matka Man' serving dignity, humanity is building, cooperating, and quietly making progress. Also, butterflies might hold the secret to longer lives.
Exoplanet magnetic fields are finally measured! Ultra-hot Jupiters have strong magnetism, shaping atmospheres and offering new insights into planetary habitability.
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A dormant black hole, the most distant ever found, has been identified from the universe's early history.
Quantum time can stretch, blur, or even reverse. Researchers are investigating how this mind-bending phenomenon works.
Fruit flies are tiny, but their sperm are giants! These 2mm insects (sesame seed size) produce sperm just as long, with tails taking up most of the space.
A colossal ancient collision may have left the Moon's deepest secrets surprisingly close to future Artemis landing sites. Scientists recreated the impact that formed the South Pole-Aitken basin.
Heliconius butterflies live several times longer than relatives, some showing little age decline. Scientists link their extraordinary lifespan to a unique pollen-feeding lifestyle.
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Defying self-interest, 69% of 100,000 people across 125 countries chose to cooperate with a stranger, even at a personal financial loss. They underestimated others' generosity, guessing only 47% would do the same.
T. rex grew slower than thought! New fossil evidence suggests the 8-ton predator took 40 years to reach full size—15 years longer than previous estimates.
Ötzi the Iceman's microbial secrets are out! A new study distinguishes between microbes from his life and those that arrived after his death, untangling his complex microbial history.
A newly identified gene boosts early growth and reproduction, but at a hidden cost later in life.
Unlock the secret to a longer, healthier life. Rare gene variants, found in long-lived families, may temper inflammation, delaying disease and extending healthy years.
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Our galaxy's central black hole, Sagittarius A*, is subtly expelling matter. After decades of searching, scientists finally found signs of this outflow.
Unlock the universe's secrets! A new machine learning simulation reveals how the heaviest elements are forged, offering unprecedented insight.
Watch macrophages obliterate melanoma cells! Scientists filmed the live destruction, a breakthrough that could revolutionize immunotherapy and inspire new cancer treatments.
Measles vaccine T-cells recognize deadly Nipah virus. This discovery could lead to broader vaccines, defending against multiple emerging viruses simultaneously.
Solid-state batteries fail due to a newly discovered mechanism. This breakthrough could unlock safer, longer-lasting energy storage.
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A century after a landmark experiment, researchers revisited the embryonic "organizer" concept in one of Earth's oldest animal lineages.
Birds and fish flock like crystals! NYU mathematicians found their high-speed group movements use the exact structural mechanics of soft crystalline materials.
Desert mosses hold a surprising secret: a discovery that could rewrite plant evolution.
This week, the universe got stranger, health got smarter with zero cervical cancer deaths in vaccinated women, and solar just beat coal in the US. Get ready for some major shifts.
A DNA-protecting "good guy" gene, EXO1, turns dangerous when overproduced. Normally repairing DNA, excess EXO1 acts like molecular scissors, cutting DNA it shouldn't.
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Twisting hexagonal boron nitride sheets dramatically alters light from embedded quantum emitters. This unexpected control could power future quantum computers and communication.
Ultrafast ion transport is here. Researchers developed new nanotube membranes, unlocking high-efficiency clean energy, lithium recovery, and molecular separation.
Ancient winemaking secrets are uncorked! A genetic study of 2,000-year-old grape seeds reveals new insights into historical wine production.
Sclayn, a small village nestled between the Meuse and hills, is just 75 minutes from Brussels or Maastricht. A green valley descends to a plain where a cave, discovered in 1971, revealed carved tools.
Good news! Earth might escape the sun's fiery death. Scientists now say our planet may not be engulfed by the expanding, dying star as long assumed.