When the Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak, it will be spring’s first chance to see shooting stars.
The Lyrids have surprised skygazers in the past with as many as 100 meteors per hour, but it’s not…
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Scientists Say a 500-Billion-Year Spin Could Be the Key to the Universe’s Biggest Puzzle
A tiny but radical twist in the fabric of the cosmos could offer a breakthrough in one of astronomy’s most persistent mysteries. According to a new study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, researchers led by…
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Orcas and Dolphins Have Crossed the Point of No Return in Their Evolution to Live on Land
Dolphins and orcas have undergone such extensive evolutionary changes to adapt to life in the ocean that returning to land is now impossible, according to a study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. These iconic marine mammals, once…
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Indicators of alien life may have been found – astrophysicist explains what the new research means
What do you think of when it comes to extra terrestrial life? Most popular sci-fi books and TV shows suggest humanoid beings could live on other planets. But when astronomers are searching for extra-terrestrial life, it is usually in the…
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Are we trapped inside a black hole?
What if everything we know—the stars, the galaxies, the expanding fabric of space-time—isn’t floating in a limitless void, but instead exists inside a black hole?
It may sound like a work of fiction; however, this theory is gaining…
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They Swam With Dinosaurs—Now These Jurassic-Era Fish Are Dying Out Because of…
A prehistoric fish species that once swam alongside the dinosaurs might still be clinging to life in a muddy stretch of river in southern Kazakhstan. The Syr Darya sturgeon, unseen since the 1960s, is now at the center of a high-stakes mission…
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How does your brain create new memories? Neuroscientists discover ‘rules’ for how neurons encode new information
Every day, people are constantly learning and forming new memories. When you pick up a new hobby, try a recipe a friend recommended or read the latest world news, your brain stores many of these memories for years or decades.
But how does…
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Geologists Have Uncovered a Brand New Continent in Arctic Breakup Zone
Geologists have uncovered a long-lost continental fragment buried beneath the thick ice of Greenland, a discovery that offers new insight into the ancient forces that shaped Earth’s surface. This previously unrecognized microcontinent, formed…
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Rocket Report: Daytona rocket delayed again; Bahamas tells SpaceX to hold up
Approaching 500 launches … It supported the launch of 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites heading into low Earth orbit. The 27th outing for B1067 comes nearly four years after it launched its first mission, CRS-22 on June 3,…
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Earth is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada, rare evidence shows
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