New measurements show that the DART impact in 2022 not only shortened the orbit of the moonlet Dimorphos around its parent asteroid, Didymos, but also subtly shifted the entire binary system’s path around the Sun.
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Record-energy neutrino may have begun its journey in blazars
Three years ago, in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea, the passage of an “ultra-energetic” cosmic neutrino was observed—the most energetic ever detected. The event drew international attention from the scientific community as well as from the…
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Deep Inside a Remote Cave, Researchers Have Uncovered Hand, and Footprints of a Family That Explored It 14,000 Years Ago
Deep in a cave near the town of Toirano in northern Italy, archaeologists have uncovered ancient human hand and footprints that are 14,000 years old.
Publishing their findings in the journal eLife, the team, led by Dr. Marco Romano…
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RFK, Jr.’s overhauled autism advisory board cancels first public meeting
March 9, 2026
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RFK, Jr.’s overhauled autism advisory board cancels first public meeting
The cancellation of a meeting of the committee that guides federal autism research funding follows an announcement that an…
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In Malawi, farmers rebuild soil and livelihoods through agroecology
MZIMBA, Malawi – For years, life was defined by hardship for Grena Banda and her husband, Daniel Mwafulirwa, in Malawi’s northern district of Rumphi. Their small farm was their only reliable source of livelihood, yet it rarely produced…
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Sneaker-sized 'Electronic Dolphin' robot could transform oil spill cleanup
RMIT University engineers in Australia have built a remote-controlled minibot that hoovers up oil spills using an innovative filtering system inspired by sea urchins. Oil spills are still a serious problem around the world. They can badly damage…
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Can people distinguish between AI-generated and human speech?
In a collaboration between Tianjin University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, researchers led by Xiangbin Teng used behavioral and brain activity measures to explore whether people can discern between AI-generated and human speech. The…
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How changes on the Y chromosome may make species reproductively incompatible
When closely related species mate, their offspring sometimes survive but cannot reproduce. This pattern often affects males first, with hybrid males frequently failing to produce functional sperm even when hybrid females remain fertile. In a new…
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Wildfire season is shifting, but its new time windows vary across Canada and the US drought-prone West
Climate change is shifting wildfire seasons in North America, but the direction of the shift depends on the regional ecosystem, a new study shows.
The fire season in the northern boreal forests of Alaska and Canada have shifted forward, on…
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NASA Spaceline Current Awareness List #1,190 6 March 2026 (Space Life Science Research Results)
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- Ebert D, Walton M, Byrne VE, Nelson AM, Sargsyan A.Autonomous medical officer support software technology demonstrations on the…
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