A comet whizzing through the Solar System has astonished scientists by doing something they had never seen before.
In early 2017, comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák made its 5.4-year close approach to the Sun, or perihelion.
As it did so, its…
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Astronomers Say They’ve Found Their Strongest Dark Galaxy Candidate Yet : ScienceAlert
Everybody knows that galaxies are large structures made of stars. That’s a simple definition that ignores the fact that galaxies also contain gas, dust, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, etc., and, of course, dark matter.
But one type of…
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Dude Pulls Massive Prehistoric Mammoth Or Mastodon Femur Out Of River
Talk about a conversation piece!
One of my weird bucket list items is to find a fossil.
And not just any. I mean a good fossil.
Not some bugs…
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Fossils of a new species of huge dinosaur Spinosaurus unearthed in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger — At a remote and barren Sahara desert site in Niger, scientists have unearthed fossils of a new species of Spinosaurus, among the biggest of the meat-eating dinosaurs, notable for its large blade-shaped head crest and jaws…
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Publisher Correction: PtdIns(3,5)P<sub>2</sub> is an endogenous ligand of STING in innate immune signalling
Nature, Published online: 20 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10280-6
Publisher Correction: PtdIns(3,5)P2 is an endogenous ligand of STING in innate immune signalling
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Gel helps mini spinal cords to heal from injury
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Complex 3D structures of cells called organoids…
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Super-sticky feet help a robot to climb the walls
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An adhesive inspired by the foot pads of geckos…
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Runaway black hole leaves a trail of stars
Nature, Published online: 20 February 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00510-2
The supermassive object broke away from a nearby galaxy and is now racing through the intergalactic medium.
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‘Universal’ vaccine protects mice from multiple pathogens
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Author Correction: Natural behaviour is learned through dopamine-mediated reinforcement
Nature, Published online: 20 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10199-y
Author Correction: Natural behaviour is learned through dopamine-mediated reinforcement
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