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Scientists discover surprising cause of massive flood that unleashed more than 20 billion gallons of water: ‘It was so unexpected’
Scientists were left perplexed by the impact of an undetected flood in Greenland that occurred over a decade ago. The findings are raising as many questions as answers.
What’s happening?
Unknown to researchers at the time, Greenland experienced a…
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James Webb telescope reveals ‘Sleeping Beauty’ galaxies in the early universe — snoozing where they weren’t supposed to exist
This story was provided by Live Science, a sister site of Space.com.
Astronomers have discovered over a dozen “dormant” galaxies that paused their star formation within the first billion years after the Big Bang.
The discovery, made with data from…
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Meteorite that punched a hole through Georgia roof may be older than Earth itself
University of Georgia researcher Scott Harris holds a chunk of the McDonough Meteorite (Image credit: University of Georgia) A meteorite that survived atmospheric entry and smashed through the roof of a Georgia home earlier this year may have…
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This Amazing Blob Is Stunningly Similar to The Human Brain : ScienceAlert
A tiny blob of gelatinous tissue sitting in a dish represents a giant leap forward in human brain research.
Known as an organoid, it’s a living 3D model of a human organ; one of the first to constitute multiple different regions of the brain….
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Postdoc depression and anxiety rates are rising, finds survey of 872 researchers
“Postdocs are somewhat thriving and suffering at the same time,” says one researcher.Credit: nitpicker/Shutterstock
A survey of the Max Planck Society’s postdoctoral researchers paints a stark picture of work life at the renowned German…
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How Paris dealt with lightning in the Age of Enlightenment
Nature, Published online: 12 August 2025; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-02429-6
A retrospective look at ‘para-tonnerres’ in eighteenth-century Paris, and Paul Nurse’s debut Nature paper, in our weekly dip into the journal’s archive.
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Organs on chips could make biomedical research more equitable
Organ-on-a-chip technology, which uses microfluidic systems to culture cells in ways that mimic human physiology, could help to reduce scientists’ dependence on animal models (see Nature https://doi.org/pxb3; 2025). There’s another benefit too:…
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Trump’s chief science adviser faces a storm of criticism: what’s next?
The election of US President Donald Trump last year triggered widespread concern in the US scientific community, but some researchers saw a glimmer of hope in the form of Michael Kratsios — the president’s chief science adviser. Scientists…
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