The Large Hadron Collider has been responsible for astounding advances in physics: the…
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The case for leaving trees alone
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries.
In a quiet corner of northern New York state,…
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16-million-year-old amber reveals dirt ants once ruled Caribbean
Paleontologists have unearthed an ancient dirt ant trapped in 16-million-year-old amber from the Dominican Republic.
Interestingly, this is the first fossilized Basiceros dirt ant ever found in the Caribbean.
“Dirt ants are rare finds…
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Miniature Black Hole? This New Device Swallows and Spits Out Light
A team of researchers has engineered a groundbreaking optical device that mimics the physics of black holes and their mysterious counterparts, white holes. These “optical analogs” use a principle called coherent perfect absorption to either…
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Reimagining synthetic strategy with skeletal editing ticks box on chemists’ wish list | Research
A strategic atom swap solves a longstanding selectivity problem in the synthesis of complex pyrazoles and is something that has been on the wish list of medicinal chemists for some time. The formal sulfur–nitrogen exchange leveraged asymmetry…
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A gateway to the Gateway around the moon picture of the day for April 16, 2025
The HALO (Habitation and Logistics Outpost) for NASA’s Gateway lunar orbit platform is removed from its transport container at Northrop Grumman’s Gilbert, Arizona, facility on April 3, 2025. (Image credit: NASA/Josh Valcarcel) On April 3, 2025,…
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A 500-Billion-Year Spin: The Tiny Cosmic Twist That Could Rewrite the Universe
A faint cosmic spin – one rotation per 500 billion years – could resolve the stubborn Hubble tension by tweaking standard expansion models. Researchers led by István Szapudi showed this tiny rotation harmonizes supernova and cosmic microwave…
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Glitch forces Japan’s asteroid-sampling Hayabusa2 probe into protective ‘safe mode’ in deep space
The Japanese asteroid-sampling spacecraft Hayabusa2 has been forced into protective “safe mode” while journeying through deep space.
Hayabusa2 successfully delivered pieces of the asteroid Ryugu to Earth in December 2020, marking a triumph for…
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A ‘fireball’ lights up Mexico City skies, sparking awe and plenty of memes
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A bright object, initially appearing to be a meteorite, lit up the skies over Mexico’s capital around 3 a.m. Wednesday, stretching over plains, volcanoes and small towns.
Videos of a…
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