NASA’s ambitious SPHEREx telescope project represents a significant leap forward in our understanding of the cosmos. With a price tag of $488 million, this revolutionary instrument is designed to create an unprecedented three-dimensional…
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Satellite tracking of 12,000 marine animals reveals ocean giants are in trouble
A sweeping new study is helping pinpoint where whales, sharks, turtles, and other ocean giants need the most protection and where current efforts fall short.
Led by Ana Sequeira of Australian National University and supported by the United…
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Drone tech uncovers 1,000-year-old native american farms in michigan
With its cold climate, short growing season, and dense forests, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is known as a challenging place for farming. But a new Dartmouth-led study provides evidence of intensive farming by ancestral Native Americans at the…
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This battery self-destructs: Biodegradable power inspired by “Mission: Impossible”
In the Mission: Impossible films, superspy Ethan Hunt — played by Tom Cruise — gets orders from his superiors on various devices that self-destruct in five seconds.
Could electronics disintegrate into nothing in real life? Binghamton University…
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Whales blow bubble rings—And they might be talking to us
A team of scientists from the SETI Institute and the University of California at Davis documented, for the first time, humpback whales producing large bubble rings, like a human smoker blowing smoke rings, during friendly interactions with…
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Cannabis use among seniors surges 46% in two years—Study reveals
Marijuana use among older adults in the US has reached a new high, with 7 percent of adults aged 65 and over who report using it in the past month, according to an analysis led by researchers with the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research…
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The hidden dna repair system that could transform cancer treatment
When DNA breaks inside the cell, it can spell disaster, especially if the damage occurs in areas of the genome that are difficult to repair. Now, scientists Irene Chiolo and Chiara Merigliano at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and…
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NASA Spots Strange Towering Shape Breaking Through Mars’ Atmosphere
A new image from NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter reveals an extraordinary sight: a massive formation breaking through Mars’ early morning cloud cover. Taken just before dawn on May 2, 2025, and released by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on…
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Ancient Protein Breaks Biological Rules by Working in a Mirror World
A molecular reinterpretation of Alice in Wonderland reveals an ancient protein with a surprising function. In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have found that an ancient protein still works even when its molecular structure is flipped like…
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Geologists Just Cracked Open a 500-Million-Year Mystery in the Grand Canyon — What They Found Is Rewriting Earth’s History
A newly published study in GSA Today has upended decades-old theories about how some of the Grand Canyon’s oldest layers — specifically the Tonto Group — were formed. Drawing on fieldwork across over 50 sites, cutting-edge zircon dating,…
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