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NASA's INCUS mission, investigating convective updrafts, features three satellites. One is seen here at Blue Canyon Technologies, poised for a 2026 launch.
MIT researchers developed a chipmaking technique embedding gallium nitride transistors into ultrathin diamond. This innovation promises faster, more powerful, and energy-efficient wireless systems.
Why do similar volcanoes erupt so differently? Scientists just found a thermal magma process that could explain the mystery.
Disappointment can be good for you. Scientists found a brain signal triggered by missed rewards—a surge of acetylcholine—helps us break old habits and adapt to change.
Magnetic fields might be the cosmic matchmakers for stars and black holes. New simulations show they're crucial for forming binary stars, explaining their prevalence in the Milky Way.
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NASA just unveiled a game-changer for space communication: a new tech letting spacecraft talk across multiple networks. This paves the way for a flexible, reliable space internet.
NASA fast-tracks Moon habitats! Scientists are racing to solve the immense technological challenges of lunar living as permanent settlements become a near-future reality.
Homing pigeons navigate using a magnetic compass in their liver! Disabling iron-rich macrophages in the liver prevented pigeons from finding home on overcast days.
Building muscle? Equal servings of animal protein may pack a bigger punch than plant-based options, research suggests.
Flawless on the surface, but failing within. Hidden structural defects in 2D thin films, key for next-gen semiconductors, cause malfunction. A Korean team developed an optical analysis method to find them.
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A tiny DNA tweak in mice can dramatically alter sex development, a new study reveals.
Chatbots are everywhere, powered by LLMs. But as AI rapidly scales, the cost and resources needed are skyrocketing.
AI hardware is getting a brain-lift! Researchers are ditching rigid silicon for stretchable, neuromorphic electronics that mimic the human brain, paving the way for seamless human-machine integration.
Artemis II astronauts just took the ultimate roadtrip: a Moon flyby, bringing the entire world along. Their 7-hour livestream showcased lunar views and astronaut narration.
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The findings could lead to new treatments for multiple neurodegenerative diseases. Huntington’s disease is tragically predictable. An inherited genetic mutation causes neurons to make distorted, sticky proteins. These proteins clump together and gradually overwhelm brain cells. The brain loses its a...
UChicago scientists found a surprisingly simple way to create powerful, hard-to-produce quantum states. Tiny energy tweaks in an optical cavity generate highly entangled states.
A distant quasar just unveiled one of the most extreme ultraviolet outflows ever seen, offering new clues into supermassive black hole-galaxy interactions.
A comet from beyond our solar system just unveiled methane and chemical secrets, offering a rare glimpse into another star system's building blocks.
An 18th-century shipwreck just yielded 40 artifacts, with thousands more treasures expected. This discovery promises to rewrite history.
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Astronaut Victor Glover is simulating lunar surface walks on Earth, harnessed to NASA's gravity offload system. This critical research at Johnson Space Center prepares Artemis II for its Moon mission.
Black hole pairs are hard to find. Now, scientists propose a new method: hunt for stars that flash repeatedly as black holes' gravity magnifies their light.
Black holes devour anything too close. But they don't eat forever. When cosmic meals run out, these dormant giants become nearly impossible to detect, posing a huge challenge for astronomers.
Queen bee development hinges on unique "peanut-shaped" compartments. Their wax differs chemically and physically from other hive wax, suggesting a crucial role.
Moon missions need human waste! UND grad students are stress-testing a system to convert astronaut sewage into plant nutrients. NASA's lunar future depends on it.
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Stonehenge's 4,500-year-old altar stone, once linked to Wales, now traces to Scotland via geological fingerprinting. How did this megalith travel 435 miles to England? Scientists are investigating.
Mass spectrometry just got a massive upgrade. A new prototype analyzes billions of molecules at once, a huge leap from the previous few.
Scientists caught a famous "sandwich" molecule in a rare hidden state, uncovering a long-missing step in its formation.
A mysterious low-frequency sound, "The Hum," has plagued people worldwide for decades. Researchers are still searching for its elusive source.
Tiny microbes in fish are secretly shaping ocean chemistry. A new University of Miami study reveals their surprising global impact.
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A golf-ball sized, short-armed blue octopus, first spotted in 2015, is officially a new species! Scientists confirmed Microeledone galapagensis after its deep-sea discovery near Darwin Island.
AI just designed a "world-first" vaccine. Cambridge scientists have now tested it, marking a significant leap in medical innovation.
NASA's Roman Telescope could uncover 100,000 hidden worlds, rewriting our understanding of planets across the Milky Way. This telescope will dramatically expand humanity's exoplanet catalog.
Giant planets can spin faster than brown dwarfs, a new Keck Observatory study reveals. This challenges assumptions about planetary system formation and evolution.
Captive animals need natural behaviors for welfare. But one crucial aspect has been overlooked: sex. Chloe Heys (U. Lancashire), Kevin Arbuckle (Swansea U.), and Matilda Brindle (Oxford U.) explain.
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A star caught devouring its companion reveals the source of the galaxy's most mysterious repeating signals.
AI tackles CO2 and blurry lenses, tiny platinum tweaks unlock clean fuel, and a new tech turns seawater into drinking water while mining lithium. Plus, Jupiter is doing something wild.
Over 100 ancient bird fossils litter China's Changma Basin, many resembling owl pellets. For years, scientists suspected a predator, but lacked a suspect. Now, they have a plausible candidate.
Jupiter's electrons are being accelerated, revealing a potential universal mechanism for particle acceleration. This discovery could constrain how energetic particles are produced across the cosmos.
Stonehenge: a 5,000-year-old logistical marvel. Neolithic teams used clever techniques to precisely place gigantic megaliths, including sarcens and bluestones, sourced 15 miles away.