Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new Type II supernova. The newly detected supernova, named SN Eos, exploded when the universe was only 1 billion years old. The finding was…
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Ancient Type II supernova discovered from universe's first billion years
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How concrete jungles could be changing dandelion seed dispersal in Japan
Dandelions are incredible plants with a highly efficient seed-dispersal system, meaning even a gentle breeze can carry seeds and their parachutes great distances. But in several places in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, they have changed, and the seeds…
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How to make academic service activities count | Careers
Angela Brown loves research and teaching. But she also enjoys participating in service activities. A professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Lehigh University, US, Brown finds it especially meaningful to serve on her…
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Stone age hunters used poisoned arrows 60,000 years ago, chemical analysis shows
Pleistocene-era humans hunted with poisoned weapons, according to new chemical analysis that found toxic plant-derived alkaloids on 60,000-year-old stone age arrowheads. ‘This discovery shows that people were using bow and arrow earlier…
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TrustPoint demonstrates non-GPS navigation for LEO satellites
WASHINGTON — TrustPoint, a Virginia-based startup developing a network of navigation satellites in low Earth orbit, said it has successfully transmitted time and tracking signals from a ground station to a spacecraft in orbit, marking a…
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Cell Mutation Predicts Chemotherapy Response in Bladder Cancer
The American Cancer Society estimates that over 80,000 individuals will be diagnosed with bladder cancer this year. Unfortunately, in the same year, it is estimated that over 15,000 deaths will be attributed…
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Parloa triples its valuation in 8 months to $3B with $350M raise
Berlin-based Parloa has raised $350 million in Series D funding from existing investors, valuing the six-year-old customer service AI startup at $3 billion. The round comes just eight months after the company raised $120 million at a $1 billion…
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Textbooks Challenged: Scientists Discover New Mechanism of Cell Division
Scientists have uncovered a new way embryonic cells divide when conventional mechanisms fail. Cell division underpins all forms of life, but scientists have long struggled to explain how this process unfolds during the earliest stages of…
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Statins may help almost everyone with type 2 diabetes live longer
A large long-term study has found that statins, a widely used class of cholesterol-lowering medications, significantly reduce the risk of death and serious heart-related problems in adults with type 2 diabetes. Importantly, these benefits were…
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Perth's dolphins eat what's in season and are loyal to their groups
Perth’s two dolphin groups in the Swan-Canning Rivers and further south in Cockburn Sound have been studied for more than a decade by Murdoch University researcher Dr. Delphine Chabanne, who is a passionate champion of the marine mammals’ welfare.
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