The moon is quietly absorbing tiny fragments of Earth’s atmosphere — and has been doing so for billions of years, a new study reveals. This surprising case of cosmic cannibalism is thanks to supercharged solar winds and, more importantly, our…
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The South Pole Just Moved. Here’s Why
January 6, 2026
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Scientists Just Moved the South Pole. Here’s Why
Antarctica’s New Year’s celebration is unlike any other: every January 1 scientists physically move the South Pole. This is why
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New research shows promise of liquids as thermal conductors
Imagine a device that lets you move heat very quickly from one place to another, yet needs no power, no electricity, no pumps and no moving parts. You might think, “Sure, that’s what metals like copper or crystals like diamond are for, with…
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Electrons that lag behind nuclei in 2D materials could pave way for novel electronics
One of the great successes of 20th-century physics was the quantum mechanical description of solids. This allowed scientists to understand for the first time how and why certain materials conduct electric current and how these properties could be…
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From PanSTARRS To Howell, Feast Your Eyes With Five Celestial Delights This Year
Probably the comet of the year 2026, Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) was discovered on Sept. 8, 2025, by Pan-STARRS. Its perihelion is on April 19, 2026 and closest Earth approach is on April 26, 2026….
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Patient privacy in the age of clinical AI: Scientists investigate memorization risk
What is patient privacy for? The Hippocratic Oath, thought to be one of the earliest and most widely known medical ethics texts in the world, reads: “Whatever I see or hear in the lives of my patients, whether in connection with my professional…
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Liquid AI Releases LFM2.5: A Compact AI Model Family For Real On Device Agents
Liquid AI has introduced LFM2.5, a new generation of small foundation models built on the LFM2 architecture and focused at on device and edge deployments. The model family includes LFM2.5-1.2B-Base and LFM2.5-1.2B-Instruct and…
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'Stomata in-Sight' system allows scientists to watch plants 'breathe' in real-time
For centuries, scientists have known that plants “breathe” through microscopic pores on their leaves called stomata. These tiny valves are the gatekeepers that balance the intake of carbon dioxide into the leaf for photosynthesis against the loss…
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New research provides overview of market microstructure regulation
Market microstructure refers to the organization and design of markets for trading, how these markets are regulated, and how investors approach trading. In a new article, researchers provide an overview of the regulation of market microstructure,…
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New Type of Astronomical Object Discovered: RELHIC
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed the existence of starless, hydrogen-rich objects dominated by dark matter. Named Reionization-Limited H I Clouds (RELHICs), these objects are relics from the early Universe…
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