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science
Archaeologists Found a Hidden Tomb That Reveals a Lost Egyptian Dynasty
The tomb could unlock the secrets of the “lost” Abydos Dynasty. Researchers discovered a royal tomb that is over 3,600 years old in Abydos, Egypt. • The...
popularmechanics.com
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science
10 strange and bizarre underground animals that live beneath our feet
Discover the animals that inhabit the subterranean world we rarely see From the largest elephant to the tiniest mouse, the earth is roamed by animals...
discoverwildlife.com
@ 30 days ago
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science / space
Antarctic bases are hotbeds of stress and violence. Space stations could face the same challenges
Earlier this week, reports emerged that a scientist at South Africa’s SANAE IV Antarctic research base had accused a colleague of physical assault. We...
theconversation.com
@ 30 days ago
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science / nature
Universities team up to get U.S. scientists into climate panel
With the extent of official U.S. participation in the next UN climate panel report in doubt, a new group has formed to recruit U....
axios.com
@ 30 days ago
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science / wellness
Scientists issue urgent warning after finding tiny particles in human brains: 'Particularly alarming'
Microplastics, or the tiny particles of plastic typically smaller than a grain of sand, have been found in human brains. Alarmingly, these particles...
thecooldown.com
@ 30 days ago
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science
Deadly bacteria have developed the ability to produce antimicrobials and wipe out competitors, scientists discover
A drug-resistant type of bacteria that has adapted to health care settings evolved in the past several years to weaponize an antimicrobial genetic...
phys.org
@ 30 days ago
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science / space
Ask Ethan: Can we turn Einstein’s equations into Newton’s law?
Although Einstein is a legendary figure in science for a large number of reasons — E = mc², the photoelectric effect, and the notion that the speed...
bigthink.com
@ 30 days ago
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science / space
A Star May Explode Next Week In Once-In-80-Years Event — What To Know
Scientists have announced that a dim star in a constellation easily visible after dark from the Northern Hemisphere may be on the verge of exploding....
forbes.com
@ 30 days ago
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science
How Metabolism Can Shape Cells’ Destinies
A growing body of work suggests that cell metabolism — the chemical reactions that provide energy and building materials — plays a vital, overlooked...
quantamagazine.org
@ 30 days ago
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science
Stealth Technology Breakthrough By Navy Researchers Could Revolutionize Underwater Drone Capabilities
In the dark, crushing silence of the deep ocean, a new kind of sonar could soon be making waves—not with high-powered acoustic blasts or...
thedebrief.org
@ 30 days ago
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science
Hammerhead sharks’ diets may affect if they roam or stay home
Understanding hammerhead sharks’ food preferences could aid efforts to protect the critically endangered fish....
sciencenews.org
@ 30 days ago
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science
Discoveries That Baffled Archeologists
Researchers across all branches of science have made some amazing discoveries, both on Earth and throughout the universe. However, those discoveries...
sciencing.com
@ 30 days ago
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photography / science / space
Which is better for astrophotography? Sony, Canon or Nikon?
Three giants in the camera industry — but which one has the best astrophotography features for you? It can be a complex decision to choose the...
space.com
@ 30 days ago
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science / space
Behold 'Big Wheel': An Unusually Monstrous Galaxy From the Early Universe
Astronomers using the Webb Space Telescope spotted the gigantic—and growing—primordial galaxy. Observations by the keen-eyed Webb Space Telescope have...
gizmodo.com
@ 30 days ago
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science
Sewage Sludge Could Transform Into Food for Animals or Fuel for Cars
A pilot project shows that the noxious wastewater treatment byproduct could be broken down into animal feed and automotive fuel. Medieval alchemists...
discovermagazine.com
@ 30 days ago
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innovation / science
New £1.9m IUK-Funded Project Set to Develop Sustainable Materials for Applications in Bioprocessing
Innovate UK (IUK) reported the start of an industry-academia collaboration to advance sustainable bioprocessing through innovative materials for...
genengnews.com
@ 30 days ago
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science
A radical new idea for how our ancestors invented stone tools
When ancient humans first invented stone tools, they may have been trying to emulate naturally formed sharp stones, meaning they would not have...
newscientist.com
@ 30 days ago
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science / space / nature
Massive star explosions may have triggered two mass extinctions in Earth's past: 'It would be terrifying.'
Deaths of nearby massive stars may have played a significant role in triggering at least two mass extinction events in Earth's history, according to...
space.com
@ 30 days ago
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photography / science / space
ZWO launches an upgraded 30mm f/5 Mini Guide scope
Autoguiding is an essential technique in deep-sky astrophotography, ensuring accurate tracking for long-exposure imaging. The ZWO 30mm f/5 Mini...
diyphotography.net
@ 30 days ago
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science
Sugary Drinks Disrupt Human Organs as They Pass Through the Body
Researchers conducted an organ-by-organ analysis of glucose’s impact and contribution to diseases like diabetes and obesity. We’ve been warned...
discovermagazine.com
@ 30 days ago
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science
Bird Flu Virus Can Survive in Raw Milk Cheese for Months, Study Finds
While health authorities have advised against drinking raw milk because it can harbor the bird flu virus and other pathogens, health risks from...
verywellhealth.com
@ 30 days ago
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science
This Weird Illusion Can Fool Your Brain into Feeling Less Pain, New Study Reveals
In a recent study, researchers from Ruhr University Bochum in Germany have demonstrated that the well-known “rubber hand illusion” can significantly...
thedebrief.org
@ 30+ days ago
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science / space
Astronomers Have Detected Oxygen In The Most Ancient Known Galaxy
Scientists using two enormous telescopes — one on Earth and the other in space — have detected oxygen in the most ancient known galaxy, a star-scape beaming...
mashable.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science / space
Dark energy is weakening and the universe could (eventually) collapse, study says
Dark energy, a mysterious force that scientists believe is behind the accelerated expansion of the universe, is weakening — which could result in the universe over...
npr.org
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science / space
Astronomers Stunned by Abundant Oxygen in Earliest Known Galaxy
A galaxy gleaming in the Cosmic Dawn, just 300 million years after the Big Bang, has just been spotted harboring something it...
sciencealert.com
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science
Stomach Lining Mutational Landscape Offers Clues to Gastric Cancer Origins
An international team of scientists has—for the first time , they suggest—systematically analyzed somatic mutations in stomach lining tissue to unpick...
genengnews.com
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science
Scientist Turns Violent In Antarctica: Here's Why It's Part Of A Troubling Trend
In the 1982 film, "The Thing," a touchstone of the sci-fi horror genre, a group of researchers on a remote Antarctic base is terrorized by a...
sciencing.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
These scientists are building a cat database to understand why they act like that
Notice that quirky thing your cat always does? Maybe it loses its mind when you try to eat a piece of whole wheat bread without...
npr.org
@ 30+ days ago
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science / space
The Extremely Large Telescope Could Sense the Hints of Life at Proxima Centauri in Just 10 Hours
The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), currently under construction in northern Chile, will give us a better view of the Milky Way than any...
universetoday.com
@ 30+ days ago
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fitness / science / wellness / health
World’s Oldest Person Had Cells 17 Years Younger Than Her Age. The Surprising Diet and Habits That Helped Her Live to 117
The supercentenarian’s gut health may hold the key to longevity....
zmescience.com
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science
A Mysterious 'Population B' Split From Humans 1.5 Million Years Ago—and Its DNA Is Still Inside You
Who knew our “cousins” were so smart? Using a new method of modeling genetic data, researchers identified a split in human ancestry dating back 1.5 million...
popularmechanics.com
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science / space
Dark Energy experiment challenges Einstein's theory of Universe
The mysterious force called Dark Energy, which drives the expansion of the Universe, might be changing in a way that challenges our current understanding of...
bbc.com
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health / science / wellness
Weight Loss Drug Semaglutide Shows Promise as Alzheimer's Treatment
Scientists are trying to tackle Alzheimer's from all angles, and a new study adds to the growing evidence that semaglutide, a widely used diabetes...
sciencealert.com
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science / nature
Bleak future for Karoo succulents as desert expands in South Africa
Some time s words fall hopelessly short. This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their vehicle crunches over a gravelly...
mongabay.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Gene Therapy Tested in Mice Offers New Hope for People with Dravet Syndrome
Scientists from the Allen Institute and Seattle Children’s Research Institute have announced a breakthrough in the development of gene replacement...
genengnews.com
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learning / science
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Annaka Harris
Consciousness is everything we know, everything we experience. The mystery at the heart of consciousness lies in why our universe – despite teeming...
bigthink.com
@ 30+ days ago
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health / science / technology
Scientists Announce Possible Breakthrough in Delaying Alzheimer's
Research announced today is the first of its kind to suggest that anti-amyloid drugs can delay or even stop the progression of symptoms in people...
gizmodo.com
@ 30+ days ago
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health / science
High-Protein Diets Are Popular — but They Certainly Aren’t Sustainable
From Atkins to Carnivore, a look at the evolution and risks of high-protein diets. Podcaster Joe Rogan may have helped make meat cool again, but...
sentientmedia.org
@ 30+ days ago
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science
300-year-old Polish beech voted Tree of the Year
The Heart of the Dalkowskie Hills, a breathtaking 300-year-old beech, has won Poland the European Tree of the Year award for the fourth consecutive time ....
bbc.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
News - Researchers Reconstruct Western Europe's Oldest Human Face - Archaeology Magazine
ATAPUERCA, SPAIN—Facial bones from the earliest human ancestor ever to walk in western Europe were found in a cave in northern Spain, according to...
archaeology.org
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health / science / wellness
Changes in Sleep Patterns Could Predict Dementia Risk
A new study finds that women in their 80s who develop increasing day time sleepiness over five years are twice as likely to develop dementia....
neurosciencenews.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Archaeologists Found a Lost Roman City That Was Erased for 1,600 Years
We’re lucky it hadn’t been burnt to ash. Crews starting work on a gas line in Bulgaria uncovered a late Roman-era settlement. • The...
popularmechanics.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science / space
Watch how eerily a sunset melts away on the moon in new video
Firefly Aerospace's moon lander bids adieu. As Firefly Aerospace prepared to close out a two-week mission on the moon, its lander had one final gift...
mashable.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
'Heat is the final boss. Heat is a different beast': The planetary peril no one will be able to avoid
"What will be new about heat deaths is the extent to which the lived environment will become physically uninhabitable for everyone, old and young,...
livescience.com
@ 30+ days ago
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health / science / wellness / technology
Breakthrough stroke drug heals the brain to restore movement
There's newfound hope for stroke patients in recovery, with what researchers believe is the very first drug that can comprehensively deliver...
newatlas.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Nuclear fusion fuel could be made greener with new chemical process
Limitless power from nuclear fusion may be a step closer following the accidental discovery of a new process to supply the isotope lithium-6, which...
newscientist.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
RFK, Jr. Wants to Let Bird Flu Spread on Poultry Farms. Why Experts Are Concerned
With H5N1 avian influenza spreading in poultry flocks, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., is pushing a new plan: let...
scientificamerican.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
The Bird-Flu Tipping Point
If and when it happens, we might not know until it’s too late. Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts Top U....
theatlantic.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science / nature
A NASA Astronaut Flew Untethered To Capture A Satellite And The Footage Is Tense To Say The Least
Definitely a candidate for "most-terrifying space video" of all time ....
iflscience.com
@ 30+ days ago
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science
Space Is Set to Become a 'Wild West' as Outdated Laws Struggle to Keep Up
In the first few months of 2025, there's been a flurry of private venture space missions. Some have been successful, such as American company Firefly...
sciencealert.com
@ 30+ days ago
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