On Thursday, President Trump signed legislation that formally recognizes the sacrifices of firefighters and their elevated risk of cancer.
The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes the…
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Dinosaur eggs the size of cannon balls filled with giant crystals
Two dinosaur eggs, each about five inches (13 centimeters) across and almost perfectly round, have surprised scientists in eastern China. Instead of fragile shells packed with embryonic bone, the fossil eggs were hollow cavities stuffed with…
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Subaru Telescope reveals a hidden giant planet
Astronomers working with the Subaru Telescope in Hawaiʻi have identified two remarkable objects circling distant stars: a giant planet and a brown dwarf. These findings mark the first successes of OASIS (Observing Accelerators with SCExAO…
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Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space
A paraplegic engineer from Germany blasted off on a dream-come-true rocket ride with five other passengers Saturday, leaving her wheelchair behind to float in space while beholding Earth from on high.
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Hot, humid weather during pregnancy poses far greater risks to child health than heat alone
The dangers of heat and humidity are so well known it’s become cliché to mention them. But the impacts can extend farther than even scientists and doctors realized.
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Scientists unlocked a superconductor mystery under crushing pressure
Superconductors are materials that allow electrical current to flow with no resistance. This unique ability makes them extremely valuable for technologies such as efficient power transmission, energy storage, magnetic levitation systems, and…
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Astrophysicists map the invisible universe using warped galaxies
In today’s leading model of cosmology, most of the universe is invisible: about 95 percent of the universe is made up of dark matter and dark energy. Scientists still do not know what either one actually is, but their influence is unmistakable….
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Scientists pull electricity directly from Earth’s rotation
Physicists in the United States have built a small device that seems to pull electrical energy from Earth’s rotation itself. The tabletop experiment produced only tens of microvolts.
The team carried out the work in New Jersey with colleagues…
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Scientists found climate change hidden in old military air samples
By examining DNA preserved in decades-old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, scientists at Lund University in Sweden have uncovered clear evidence that the seasonal release of spores by northern mosses has changed dramatically…
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Enormous 68-million-year-old egg dubbed ‘The Thing’ unearthed in Antarctica
About 68-million-years ago, during the Late Cretaceous, a giant fossil egg was laid in Antarctica. The excavated remains reveal that a huge marine reptile laid eggs instead of giving birth to live offspring, as scientists originally…
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