In late 2025, scientists reported that for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on land using NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) sensor aboard the International Space Station. The…
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How NASA is homing in from space on ocean debris
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Only 16 People Might See This Eclipse, And It’ll Be the Most Spectacular in Years
In a few days, a rare annular solar eclipse will set the skies over Antarctica alight with a dramatic “ring of fire”. The spectacle will only be fully visible from a narrow, uninhabited stretch of the continent, with a handful of…
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Scientists research how Greenland sharks live for hundreds of years – Boing Boing
- Scientists research how Greenland sharks live for hundreds of years Boing Boing
- How Greenland sharks defy aging Science News
- Blind, slow and 500 years old – or are they? How scientists are unravelling the secrets of Greenland sharks The…
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AI agents streamline discovery of safer, more efficient solid electrolytes for batteries
Solid-state batteries are widely viewed as a key technology for the future of energy storage, particularly for electric vehicles and large-scale renewable energy systems. Unlike conventional lithium-ion batteries, which rely on flammable liquid…
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Environmental conditions can influence evolution of gut microbiomes in African herbivores
A study of wild African herbivores offers new insight into how environmental conditions—not just diet and anatomy—can influence the evolution of gut microbes that play a critical role in animal health and well-being.
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Tapping the engines of cellular electrochemistry and forces of evolution
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have a unique resource in the form of the Center for Biomolecular Condensates at the McKelvey School of Engineering, which draws scientists from around the world to study the biochemical reactions…
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Ancient Humans Used Straight-Tusk Elephants Bones as Hammers
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A little piece of fossilized elephant bone found in southern England offers a…
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AI tools improve diagnostics and patient outcome prediction in resource-limited health care settings
After a cardiac arrest, families and doctors are often faced with agonizing uncertainty about a patient’s chances of recovery. This uncertainty is even greater in hospitals with limited resources, where access to advanced diagnostic tools and…
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3′UTR-derived small RNA couples acid resistance to metabolic reprogramming in Salmonella within macrophages
Acid resistance is a crucial property that enterobacteria must possess to withstand host acidic environments during infection, including the gastrointestinal tract and macrophage phagosomes. The facultative intracellular pathogen Salmonella…
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Mysterious dark matter seen in new high-resolution map of distant galaxies
A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand a mysterious invisible substance that helps hold the universe together.
The ordinary matter all around us — stars, planets and people — makes up just 5% of the…
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