A new investigation of the early Universe led by Poland’s National Centre for Nuclear Research has just found that there may be an interaction between two of the most elusive components of the cosmos.
By combining different kinds of…
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Experts push back against cancellation of NASA’s Mars sample return project
BOULDER, Colorado — The existing NASA-European Space Agency effort to establish a Mars Sample Return program is slated to be discontinued.
That’s the word according to the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, a
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Queen bumblebees are poor foragers thanks to sparse tongue hair
The density of fine hairs on bumblebees’ tongues determines how much nectar they can collect — and workers put queen bees to shame.
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Scientists Just Captured 1.4-Billion-Year-Old Air, and What It Revealed Left Them Speechless
A team of scientists has captured and analyzed ancient air trapped in rocks for over 1.4 billion years, revealing surprising details about Earth’s early atmosphere. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
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Our Moon Is Curiously Lopsided, And a Massive Impact Could Be to Blame : ScienceAlert
The first material ever collected from the far side of the Moon could help settle a long-held lunar mystery.
According to a Chinese Academy of Sciences analysis of Moon dust ferried to Earth by China’s Chang’e-6 mission, the reason the…
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Sick Astronaut on ISS Forces Early Transfer of Command from NASA Crew Member to Russian Cosmonaut
January 12, 2026
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Sick Astronaut on ISS Forces Early Command Transfer from NASA Crew Member to Russian Cosmonaut
NASA astronaut and ISS leader Mike Fincke transferred station command to a Russian cosmonaut ahead…
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DNA from ancient viral infections helps embryos develop, mouse study reveals
A stretch of DNA in the mouse genome left by ancient viral infections is crucial for early development in the womb, new research shows.
According to the study, published in December in the journal Science Advances, this viral DNA switches on…
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How Earth’s orbit might help us find oil reserves within the planet
Today, science can narrow down potential oil reserves with surprising accuracy — especially when it comes to shale oil, found embedded within sedimentary rock. By studying sediments in China’s Sichuan Basin, researchers found that variations…
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The pandemic may have caused a songbird’s beak to change shape, scientists find
Dark-eyed junco songbirds have been serenading the University of California, Los Angeles campus for decades as they forage for food.
The species from the sparrow family is not usually…
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Metal compounds identified as potential new antibiotics, thanks to robots doing ‘click chemistry’
An iridium metal complex has been identified as a promising, if unconventional, new antibiotic drug, a new study finds.
The compound is one of more than 600 produced in a study published in December in the journal Nature Communications. The…
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