Ground-based telescopes have a fundamental problem that no amount of engineering can fix. They’re trying to observe the universe through Earth’s atmosphere, a constantly moving blanket of air that distorts and blurs incoming light. It’s…
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CDC Cuts Threaten Public Health Nationwide, Fired Employees Say
October 14, 2025
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CDC Cuts Threaten Public Health Nationwide, Fired Employees Say
A quarter of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff is gone after the Trump administration’s latest reductions in force and earlier layoffs
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Scientists make stunning discovery hidden beneath massive glaciers: ‘Fascinating’
Researchers have detected 85 previously unknown lakes underneath Antarctic glaciers, a development they fear could lead to more ice slipping into the ocean and causing global sea levels to rise even more quickly.
What’s happening?
These lakes lie…
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Nobel Prize in Economics Awarded for Research on Science, Technology and Growth
October 14, 2025
4 min read
Economics Nobel Honors Work Linking Scientific Research to Prosperity
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt share the Nobel economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and…
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Satellites reveal weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field keeps growing: “There’s something special happening”
A weak spot in the Earth’s magnetic field is growing over the South Atlantic Ocean, according to more than a decade’s worth of satellite data collected by scientists.
The magnetic field surrounding Earth protects the planet from cosmic…
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Citizen scientists just discovered the most powerful ‘odd radio circle’ twins in space we’ve ever seen
Citizen scientists have found several new “odd radio circles<” or ORCs, in distant, enormous galaxy clusters — and through their discoveries, scientists are learning more about how these huge ring-like structures form.
ORCs were first…
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Space ‘ORC’: Astronomers spot the most powerful ‘odd radio circle’ ever seen
With help from citizen scientists, astronomers have spotted the most powerful “odd radio circle” (ORC) yet. The discovery could give astronomers a better understanding of how these unusual objects — and the galaxies they encircle —…
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A Carnian theropod with unexpectedly derived features during the first dinosaur radiation
Nesbitt, S. J. et al. Ecologically distinct dinosaurian sister group shows early diversification of Ornithodira. Nature 464, 95–98 (2010).
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What is Type 1 Diabetes? Here’s Your 5-Minute Primer
Produced with financial support from Vertex Pharmaceuticals. This video is part of an editorially independent special report.
Narrator: Have you ever thought about how your body turns food into energy or just how carefully it has to manage that…
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SpaceX is preparing the next-gen Starship after a successful flight test
SpaceX’s second-generation Starship vehicle has just made a graceful exit. The company achieved every major objective it set for the super-heavy lift vehicle’s 11th flight test, the second-gen Starship’s final flight, which launched from Starbase…
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