Long before dinosaurs roamed the land, Earth looked very different from the planet we know today. Around 500 million years ago, most of Earth’s surface was bare rock and dry soil. There were no trees, no grass and no flowers. Life existed…
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Apple’s AirPods Max 2 bring H2 chip, boosted ANC in April for $549
Apple announced the AirPods Max 2 today, following up the original AirPods Max, which were announced in December 2020. The new model brings improved active noise cancellation (ANC) and…
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The first modern rocket launched 100 years ago, beginning a century of both innovations and challenges for spaceflight
Apollo 11 first landed astronauts on the moon in 1969, but the journey to the lunar surface actually began 43 years before, in snowy Massachusetts.
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A complete set of canonical nucleobases in the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu
Extraction and purification of organic molecules from samples
The Ryugu A0480 (11.9 mg) and C0370 (8.3 mg) aggregate samples were allocated through the Third Announcement of Opportunity (AO3) by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)…
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This Fungus Can Make Water Freeze
Fungi are truly weird and impressive—they can live anywhere, be poisonous or medicinal, and, reportedly, transform plastic waste into edible ingredients. And in more fungal news, some groups of fungi can literally foster the…
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Scientists Just Spotted a Black Hole Collision That Defies All Odds
an international team of astronomers has detected an extraordinary cosmic event that could redefine our understanding of black hole mergers. For the first time, a binary black hole merger, observed in November 2024, has been linked with a…
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100 years later, where is Robert Goddard’s first liquid-fuel rocket?
Henry Sachs, Robert Goddard’s assistant, ignites the first liquid fuel rocket on March 16, 1926.
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Deadly campus meningitis outbreak in the U.K. kills 2, sickens many more
March 16, 2026
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Deadly campus meningitis outbreak in the U.K. kills 2, sickens many more
Tens of thousands of people in the U.K. may be impacted by the outbreak of this disease, which is largely preventable with…
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New polygenic risk scores improve prediction of metabolic disease outcomes
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity are metabolic conditions with many causes, including overlapping and distinct genetic features. A polygenic risk score (PRS) can capture multiple genetic risk factors to provide an estimate for…
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Molten alien planet with sulfur-choked atmosphere displays unique hellscape – Reuters
- Molten alien planet with sulfur-choked atmosphere displays unique hellscape Reuters
- ‘A molten, mushy state’: scientists may have found a new type of liquid planet The Guardian
- Hellish new planet identified beyond solar system Financial Times
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