March 13, 2026
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Hoppers‘ beaver expert shares the wild facts of these dam builders
How do scientists actually study beavers? How do beavers build dams? And what is “beaver butt juice”?
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2 planets collide 11,000 light-years from Earth in rare sight
Two planets crashed into one another in a violent, chaotic collision that astronomers recently witnessed 11,000 light-years away from Earth.
The rare cosmic event is not one scientists get to see every day.
But thanks to a bit of serendipity, a…
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Plasmids promote antimicrobial resistance through insertion sequence-mediated gene inactivation
Ho, C. S. et al. Antimicrobial resistance: a concise update. Lancet Microbe 6, 100947 (2025).
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Okeke, I. N. et al. The scope of the antimicrobial resistance challenge….
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China just approved its first brain implant for commercial use, a world first
March 13, 2026
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China just approved its first brain implant for commercial use, a world first
Neuracle Medical Technology’s invasive brain-computer interface has been given the green light in China for people…
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NASA Plans to Build the First Permanent Human Base on the Moon with Water
NASA is setting its sights on building a permanent base on the Moon, a huge step in humanity’s push to live and work in space for the long haul. With support from the U.S. Senate and a recent executive order, NASA is moving ahead with…
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Katharine Burr Blodgett’s story shows how a brilliant legacy can be forgotten
How is a legacy preserved, and how is someone forgotten? Determined to make a final name for himself, Nobel Prize–winning chemist Irving Langmuir ventured into science that many would classify as what he himself called “pathological…
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Neutron star merger hiding in mini-galaxy could answer 2 big astrophysics questions
Astronomers have spotted a colossal explosion coming from a pair of merging neutron stars lurking within the remnants of an ancient galaxy pileup. The unexpected “collision within a collision” could help answer “not one, but two” major…
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Did you see a fireball in the sky? This is what it likely was :: WRAL.com
Reddit users began sharing descriptions Thursday night of a bright fireball streaking across the northwestern sky around 8 p.m.
Based on over 50 sighting reports submitted…
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Sørvágsvatn: The lake that ‘floats’ above the ocean thanks to a unique optical illusion
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Name: Sørvágsvatn or Leitisvatn
Location: Vágar, Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62.0496, -7.2362
Why it’s incredible: The lake looks like it’s hanging over the ocean.
Sørvágsvatn, also called Leitisvatn, is a 1.3-square-mile (3.4 square…
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A Man Discovered a Mysterious Stone in His Barn that Turned Out to Be an Archaeological Treasure
A seemingly mundane stone in a Czech village has revealed a connection to ancient history. What was once part of a barn’s foundation is now recognized as a rare Bronze Age artifact: a mold used to cast bronze spearheads over 3,000 years…
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