For decades, scientists believed that long, dark streaks on the surface of Mars were a sign of something crucial: running water. These streaks, first spotted by NASA’s Viking mission in 1976, sparked hope that they could reveal evidence of…
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Private lunar lander from Japan crashes into moon in failed mission
A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon.
The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure several hours after communication was lost with…
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NASA Discovers Strange X-Shaped Structures in Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
NASA’s Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission has made a groundbreaking discovery that has scientists reevaluating their understanding of Earth’s upper atmosphere. For the first time, the mission has captured X-shaped…
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The poison legacy lurking in libraries
Pauline McLeanBBC Scotland Arts Correspondent
BBCGreen dye was widely used in Victorian publishing The Victorians loved the colour green. In particular, they loved a vibrant shade of emerald created by combining copper and arsenic, which was used…
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SpaceX to launch SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 ahead of the launch of the SXM-8 satellite for SiriusXM on June 5, 2021. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Update June 6, 11:57 p.m. EDT: SpaceX pushed back the T-0 liftoff…
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Scientists stunned after detecting unexpected shift in Antarctic Ice Sheet: ‘A historic turnaround’
Scientists have observed an encouraging trend in growth in the Antarctic Ice Sheet but remain cautious about the climate’s future.
A study published in Science China Earth Sciences found that the AIS had a record-breaking gain in mass between 2021…
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Scientists Discover One Simple Rule That Seems To Dictate How Life Is Organized On Earth
The organization of life on Earth – from the tiniest flora to colossal fauna, from the oceans to the desert to the frozen tundra – may be governed by one simple rule. That’s the conclusion of a recent study investigating how species are…
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Powerful solar telescope unveils ultra-fine magnetic ‘curtains’ on the sun’s surface
The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, located on the summit of Haleakalā on the island of Maui, Hawaii, captured the sharpest-ever images of the sun’s surface.
The images show ultra-fine bright and dark…
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Clinical trial finds diabetes pill reduces liver scarring
The sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drug dapagliflozin, widely used to treat type 2 diabetes, also shows improvements for patients with progressive liver disease, finds a clinical trial from China published on June 4 by The BMJ.
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Extreme weather is wiping out amphibians—Here’s where it’s worst
The fire salamander native to Europe is one of many species that depend on sufficient moisture. Credit: Daniel Rosengren/Frankfurt Zoological Society Habitat loss, diseases, pollution, and climate change are already…
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