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Greenland's history is etched in its landscape: Paleo-Inuit, Vikings, and Danes all left their mark. Now, microbes from ancient rubbish heaps reveal how they farmed, hunted, and lived.
Got World Cup fever? Bielefeld University wants your smartwatch data! Help researchers study how fans worldwide physically react to their team's wins and losses.
Oxford physicists just created a new class of quantum superpositions. They used highly nonclassical states, pushing the boundaries of quantum mechanics.
Magma's thermal history dictates eruption intensity. Gentle or vigorous? It all depends on how the magma cooled and crystallized.
A nearby galaxy celebrated early: NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory spotted a supernova's explosive, firework-bright aftermath in Messier 83, defying typical fading stellar debris.
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Cities pulse with life, and now scientists can measure their changing rhythms in near real-time using a new satellite-based framework.
Uncover the universe with the James Webb Space Telescope. Explore NASA's latest discoveries, stunning images, and the science behind Webb's mission, from early galaxies to other worlds.
From putting your name on a NASA telescope to an 80-fold turtle comeback, today's news reminds us that curiosity and conservation are charting new courses.
Two perfectly preserved Roman statues, unearthed during a railway expansion near Binyamina, Israel, were reported June 15 by the IAA. These 4th-century marble busts depict Greco-Roman figures.
Japan's tiny lunar robot just made history! Operating autonomously for 100+ minutes, it sent images from the moon, paving the way for future crewed settlements and swarms of robotic explorers.
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Italian astronomers found a primitive planetary system! Using the VLT, they observed star WRAY 15-1880's circumstellar disk, revealing clues to planet formation.
JUNO's initial results kickstart a new era of precision neutrino physics, bringing scientists closer to solving the elusive neutrino mass mystery.
Dark energy, the universe's accelerating force, just got a major boost. A new study overturned a key challenge to its existence.
WASP-121 b's sunrise and sunset sides boast surprisingly different atmospheres, a new discovery by the James Webb Space Telescope.
GHK-Cu: The anti-aging peptide everyone's talking about. This experimental treatment is making waves, but what is glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine copper, and does it live up to the hype?
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Missed Artemis II? Get your name in space sooner! NASA just opened submissions to fly your name aboard the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, launching August 30.
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory just spotted "unexpected fireworks" in Messier 83! Witness stunning supernova remnants in a composite image and timelapse videos.
Staple-shaped particles tangle into a material that's both strong and flexible. Lock them into a sturdy structure, or unravel them rapidly with vibrations.
Stonehenge's massive Altar Stone journeyed 700km from Scotland. This incredible feat was no accident—it was a meticulously planned human endeavor.
Solar fuel, no batteries needed. This self-regulating artificial photosynthesis system offers a simpler, cheaper path to clean energy storage.
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Students exploring Florida's Nest Key got a shock: they watched a male seahorse give birth! This rare sight unfolded right before their eyes, revealing two tiny seahorses.
Unlock AI's secrets in materials discovery! Japanese researchers developed a method to interpret AI models by analyzing learned features from atomic data and optical spectra.
Fruit flies reveal a stunning secret: their complex behaviors aren't centrally controlled. Scientists mapped the first complete brain-to-body wiring, showing distributed neural teamwork.
Planet Nine: The solar system's biggest mystery just got harder to solve. Is a massive, undiscovered planet lurking in the outer reaches? The hunt for Planet X continues.
Gravitational waves: how do we measure them in an evolving universe? A new detector-based method provides clarity.
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Unlock sharper memory, even while awake. New research shows replicating a sleep-like brain pattern in animals preserves learning and memory abilities.
Argonne supercomputers just unveiled the pion's internal structure with unprecedented detail. This breakthrough, published in J. High Energy Physics, redefines our understanding of subatomic particles.
Giant planets spin faster than brown dwarfs? New Keck Observatory data challenges assumptions about mass and rotation, revealing unexpected planetary dynamics.
Forget calories! A new model tracks food's journey past digestion, revealing how gut microbes impact nutrient absorption.
Ancient charcoal fragments from a lakeshore campsite reveal how humanity's earliest fire users managed resources and understood their environment.
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Evolution stalled for eons. Then, a new study reveals, sexual reproduction ignited a biodiversity explosion, unlocking millions of years of pent-up change.
A feathered dinosaur from China could crack a major mystery: why an ancient fossil bed is packed with bird remains.
Forget animal testing. Researchers now use lab-grown canine muscle cells to efficiently screen new therapies, quickly identifying effective treatments.
Uncover Hubble's universe-changing legacy. Explore its history, groundbreaking science, cultural impact, and technological benefits—from human spaceflight to AI partnerships.
What if time isn't real? A new experiment with 24,000 ultracold atoms suggests our past-to-future experience might arise from a system's internal dynamics, not reality itself.
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Astronomers found a surprising pattern in intensely heated exoplanet atmospheres, hinting at a hidden property of these distant worlds.
A meteorite from the Sahara Desert reveals compelling evidence of a long-lost world from the solar system's earliest days.
From stronger concrete to nature-inspired water filters and better sunscreen, this week's news shows humanity getting smarter about improving existing systems, not just inventing new ones.
Isolated research reveals how teams adapt to long confinement. New clues emerge from Earth's most remote station.
Ancient Australian fossils reveal Earth's earliest eukaryotes needed oxygen. This new evidence suggests oxygen was crucial for the evolution of complex life.