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Amazing iguanas conquered Fiji after a 5,000-mile journey
Watch a video about how iguanas floated 1/5 of the way around the world to colonize Fiji. Thumbnail image via Bjørn Christian Tørrissen/ Wikipedia...
earthsky.org - 10 days ago
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Psychophysical evidence for an internal model of gravity in the visual and vestibular estimates of vertical motion duration
The motion of objects and ourselves along the vertical is affected by gravitational acceleration. However, the visual system is poorly sensitive to...
nature.com - 10 days ago
science / space / technology
Mini-Satellite Sends Encrypted Quantum Message a Record-Breaking Distance
Researchers have broken a distance record in quantum communication by sending a secret encryption key nearly 13,000 km from China to South Africa,...
scientificamerican.com - 10 days ago
science / technology
A breakthrough moment: Researchers discover new class of antibiotics
The last time a new class of antibiotics reached the market was nearly three decades ago—but that could soon change, thanks to a discovery by...
phys.org - 10 days ago
space / science
Scientist Says This Star Is About to Explode So Brightly You'll Be Able to See It With the Naked Eye
Coming to a night sky near you. Keep your eyes peeled, because a dim star is about to quite literally go nuclear. And guess what? Its outburst will be...
futurism.com - 10 days ago
nature / science
Manatees in peril as human pressures push gentle giants toward the brink
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay’s founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Few creatures...
mongabay.com - 10 days ago
science / space
We could be living in a black hole
Could our galaxy actually be inside a black hole? New research seems to suggest this possibility. NASA's James Webb Telescope discovered that the...
theweek.com - 10 days ago
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Scientists discover why obesity takes away the pleasure of eating
A high-fat diet reduces a brain chemical linked to pleasure: Boosting it in mice aids weight loss Many obese people report losing pleasure in eating...
sciencedaily.com - 10 days ago
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Why humans have smaller faces than Neanderthals
The human face is strikingly distinct from our fossil cousins and ancestors—most notably, it is significantly smaller, and more gracile. However, the...
phys.org - 10 days ago
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How you can see and dig for dinosaurs in South Park
A boy who adored dinosaurs is now a man with lifelike dino displays open to the public for free in building 8 of the South Park Fairgrounds. Under the...
post-gazette.com - 10 days ago
learning / science / technology
Meta’s new AI can read your mind and type your thoughts with startling accuracy
Look like Mr. Zuckerberg is secretly working on something that could work as an alternative to invasive brain chips....
zmescience.com - 10 days ago
nature / science
Elephants avoid wasting energy during their epic journeys
Earth's largest living land animals appear to factor several key elements into their travel plans. For African elephants, currently the largest land animals walking the Earth, finding food efficiently is critical to survival. These endangered pachyderms must eat upwards of 330 pounds of low-calorie...
popsci.com - 10 days ago
cool stuff / science
Sent DNA to 23andMe? Here’s How to Delete Your Data
You can delete most of your data from 23andMe, though the company may still retain access to some sensitive information. 23andMe gained popularity...
mentalfloss.com - 10 days ago
science / space
Neptune delights scientists with a stunning light show in its atmosphere
Neptune is so far away — at an astonishing 3 billion miles from the sun — that there’s a lot we still don’t know about this planet. From fluctuating...
digitaltrends.com - 10 days ago
nature / science / space
2,200-year-old mysterious pyramid structure filled with coins and weapons found near Dead Sea
The purpose of a mysterious pyramidal structure in the Judaean Desert is unknown, but excavators are finding many well-preserved artifacts...
livescience.com - 10 days ago
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How weird fossils created by human garbage may baffle future civilisations
Plastic bottles, smartphones, chicken bones – and the wider debris of everyday life – are tipped to outlast human civilisation and become the defining fossils of our age. Fossils are usually associated with dinosaur bones or ancient sea creatures preserved in stone. But scientists now believe that...
www.rfi.fr - 10 days ago
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Scientists Alarmed As US Picks David Geier To Lead Controversial New Vaccine And Autism Study
Among many other problems, Geier was once disciplined by Maryland regulators for practicing medicine without a license....
iflscience.com - 10 days ago
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No Man’s Sky lets you unearth ancient, angry mechs in the astro-archaeology filled Relics update
Stone ghosts, skeletal companions and titanic boneworms. While October might have been a better time to introduce spooky scary skeletons to No Man’s...
pcgamer.com - 10 days ago
nature / science
New dinosaur species with foot-long claws discovered in Mongolia
While Duonychus tsogtbaatari had formidable claws, they were likely used to grasp vegetation, according to a study of a fully preserved fossil from the Gobi Desert. A new species of dinosaur uncovered in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia had two gigantic claws on each arm, according to findings published...
washingtonpost.com - 10 days ago
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A new method to recycle fluoride from long-lived PFAS chemicals
Oxford Chemistry researchers have developed a method to destroy fluorine-containing PFAS (some time s labeled 'forever chemicals') while recovering...
phys.org - 10 days ago
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This Sea Creature has a Body of Eyes
Chitons have unique ‘eyes’, unlike any other creature on earth. They have tiny lenses called ocelli are used to distinguish light and shapes. Recent...
animalsaroundtheglobe.com - 10 days ago
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They break it, we all pay for it
GK Chesterton’s legacy goes beyond his Father Brown detective novels and explains why tearing down institutions harms us all...
chemistryworld.com - 10 days ago
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Scientists Discover New Dinosaur Species That Was A "Gentle Giant" 78 Million Years Ago
While a few species of dinosaurs had already been described by 1912, when Sherlock Holmes' famed author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, wrote The Lost World...
thetravel.com - 10 days ago
space / science
JWST spots the earliest sign yet of a distant galaxy reshaping its cosmic environs
The galaxy, called JADES-GS-z13-1, marks the earliest sign yet spotted of the era of cosmic reionization at 330 million years after the Big Bang....
sciencenews.org - 10 days ago
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Repetitive behaviors and special interests are more indicative of an autism diagnosis than a lack of social skills
People with autism are typically diagnosed by clinical observation and assessment. To deconstruct the clinical decision process, which is often...
sciencedaily.com - 10 days ago
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In- silico analysis unveiling the role of cancer stem cells in immunotherapy resistance of immune checkpoint-high pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Although immune checkpoint (IC) inhibition is a major treatment modality in cancer-immunotherapy, multiple cancers show low response. Our in-silico...
nature.com - 10 days ago
science / space
'Little Red Dots' in Early Universe Might Be Black Holes Running at Maximum
The James Webb Space Telescope has given us a view of the earliest moments of galaxy formation in the Universe. It's also revealed a few surprises....
sciencealert.com - 10 days ago
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Pig Liver Successfully Transplanted Into Human Patient in World First
A modified pig liver transplanted into a human patient appears to have functioned normally for the duration of the investigation with no signs of...
sciencealert.com - 10 days ago
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Bayer ordered to pay more than $ 2 billion to US cancer victim
A US jury has ordered Bayer–Monsanto to pay over $ 2 billion (£1.6 billion) to a Georgia man who alleges the company’s glyphosate-based Roundup...
chemistryworld.com - 10 days ago
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Why These Tropical Trees Love a Lightning Strike
Being struck by lightning is something humans generally try to avoid. But for at least one tropical tree species, this doesn’t hurt—and might even be...
scientificamerican.com - 10 days ago
science / technology / architecture
Making sturdy, semi-transparent wood with cheap, natural materials
Can you imagine a smartphone with a wooden touchscreen? Or a house with wooden windows? Probably not—unless you've heard of transparent wood. Made by...
phys.org - 10 days ago
health / science
Pregnancy’s true toll on the body: huge birth study paints most detailed picture yet
Data from 300,000 births reveal how essential biological measurements are altered by carrying and delivering a baby. Biologists have built up one of...
nature.com - 10 days ago
science / space
How Warp Drives Actually (Might) Work
To make a warp drive you have to arrange space time so that you never locally travel faster than light but still arrive at your destinationfaster...
universetoday.com - 10 days ago
health / science
The Weight Loss Paradox: Shedding Significant Pounds Can Be Deadly For Some
One of the lasting memories from my teenage years is what I now recognise as an obsession with weight control. Thin was in, and magazines promoted a...
sciencealert.com - 10 days ago
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Is that shark ticking? In a first, a shark is recorded making noise
The ocean can be a symphony of fish grunts, hums and growls. Now add tooth-clacking sharks to the score....
sciencenews.org - 10 days ago
architecture / nature / science / space / technology
China's superfast charging technology is twice as fast as Tesla's — fully recharging EVs in just 6 minutes
BYD's e-platform charges twice as fast as Tesla's superchargers, meaning its cars can travel up to 250 miles on a five-minute charge A Chinese...
livescience.com - 10 days ago
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Preparation is the Key to Successful Scaleup
Setting the right priorities and having an overarching leadership structure was key to the successful scaleup of an advanced therapy product. That’s...
genengnews.com - 10 days ago
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These Ancient Fish Haven’t Changed in 200 Million Years
The Earth’s oceans have been home to a variety of life forms for millions of years, evolving through time to adapt to their environment—or, in some...
animalsaroundtheglobe.com - 10 days ago
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Strategy symposium shapes up
Registration is now open for the Open Symposium of the 2026 update to the European Strategy for Particle Physics (ESPP). It will take place from 23...
cerncourier.com - 10 days ago
nature / science
How many species of insects are there on Earth?
The number of insect species is mind-boggling — and they are a critical part of the environment. Exploring anywhere on Earth, look closely and you'll...
livescience.com - 10 days ago
nature / science
This Bizarre Fossil Isn’t a Plant, Animal, or Fungus—Turns Out It’s a Whole New Form of Life
This strange organism is in a class all its own. Prototaxites, an extinct organism from the Devonian period, has been thought to be a fungus since its first fossil was unearthed. • Analysis of one Prototaxites species showed that its physical and chemical characteristics were not only different from...
popularmechanics.com - 10 days ago
fitness / health / science
‘Artificial Nap’ Could Provide Benefits of Sleep—Without Sleeping
What if we could obtain the memory, learning and perception benefits of “power naps” without actually sleeping? A recent study in Science suggests that...
scientificamerican.com - 10 days ago
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Multiomics reveals the molecular mechanism of unsaturated fatty acid-induced terpenoid biosynthesis in Sanghuangporus lonicericola
Treatment with C18:1 and C18:2, but not C18:0, increased the triterpenoid content of the medicinal fungus Sanghuangporus lonicericola. We identified...
nature.com - 10 days ago
science
New lasso-shaped antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria
Antimicrobial molecule discovered in soil from lab technician’s garden — plus, a huge study assessing the nuances of humans’ impacts on...
nature.com - 10 days ago
science / space
How a Cup of Tea Laid the Foundations for Modern Statistical Analysis
Scientific experiments run today are based on research practices that evolved out of a British tea-tasting experiment in the 1920s. In the early...
wired.com - 10 days ago
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Shackles Found in Egyptian Gold Mine Reveal the Human Toll of Ancient Wealth
The artifacts reveal the harsh working conditions in ancient Egyptian gold mines under the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty. In the second century BCE,...
gizmodo.com - 10 days ago
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Biologists witness first case of a shark intentionally making sounds
A small international team of marine biologists has observed the first known instance of a shark intentionally making sounds. In their study...
phys.org - 10 days ago
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From polystyrene to phenol
The team of researchers studied the formation of hydroperoxides first from the aerobic oxidation of dimeric and trimeric PS models using...
nature.com - 10 days ago
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Meet the worst parents in the animal kingdom – including cute, but deadly, hamsters that eat their young
Parenthood looks different across species – and not all are as supportive and nurturing as you might expect. From cliff-diving chicks to sibling...
discoverwildlife.com - 10 days ago
science / space
How NASA’s Perseverance Is Helping Prepare Astronauts for Mars - NASA
The rover carries several swatches of spacesuit materials, and scientists are assessing how they’ve held up after four years on the Red Planet. NASA’s...
nasa.gov - 10 days ago
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